delfile
delfile is used to delete a 'physical' file given as an argument.
Syntax
delfile( path_fic)
Setups
Element | Description | Restrictions |
path_fic | Expression of Char type corresponding to the path of the file to delete | None |
Description
The function delfileis used to delete a file.
delfile returns an integer that gives the result of the operation. If the result is different from 0, the deletion operation has failed.
NB:
The type of returned result is Integer.
On Windows, the file can be written with '/' or '\' indifferently.
If the file does not exist or is not accessible, the function delfile returns the corresponding error number (with a negative sign), without generating any error in the processing. In principle, the errors returned will be in the following list:
Error | Description |
PAFIC (20) | The file is non-existent |
ERACCE (27) | access error (i.e. the directory is not accessible in principle |