OSDELETE

The OSDELETE statement deletes an operating system file or directory by pathname.

Format

OSDELETE path

where

path	is the pathname of the file or directory to be deleted.

The OSDELETE statement provides a simple way for a program to delete an operating system file or directory by pathname. No error will be reported if the action fails.

OSDELETE takes no part in the locking system. It is up to the application developer to ensure that concurrency issues are handled appropriately.

Example

OSDELETE 'C:\FAXLOG'

This statement deletes an operating system file with pathname C:\FAXLOG.