DELETE FILE

Purpose

Delete specified file

Syntax

DELETE FILE <filename>

See Also

ERASE, SET PATH, SET SAFETY

Description

The DELETE FILE command deletes the specified file, <filename> . If no directory specification is present in the <filename>, then the file is deleted from the current directory. The filename can be substituted with a <expC>, enclosed in round brackets, which returns a valid filename. The DELETE FILE command does not follow the directory search path specified with the SET PATH command. On OpenVMS, all versions of the file will be deleted.

Example

delete file orders.dbf

Products

Recital Server, Recital