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DIR_REMOVE Function
Syntax
N DIR_REMOVE(C directory_name)
Arguments
- directory_name
The fully qualified name (which should include the full path and an optional drive specification) of the directory to delete. Before it can be removed, a directory must be empty and cannot contain any sub-directories. Character
Description
Remove a directory.
DIR_REMOVE() removes the directory specified by Directory_Name. Use DIR_REMOVE_RECURSE()if you uncertain if the directory exists.
The directory must exist.
Example
This statement erases the temporary table ASCII file and then removes the TEMP sub-directory from the A5 directory.
file.remove("c:\a5\temp\custdata.tbl")
dir_remove("c:\a5\temp")See Also