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ASP DeleteFile Method


FileSystemObject Object Reference Complete FileSystemObject Object Reference

The DeleteFile method deletes one or more specified files.

Note: An error will occur if you try to delete a file that doesn't exist.

Syntax

FileSystemObject.DeleteFile(filename[,force])

Parameter Description
filename Required. The name of the file or files to delete (Wildcards are allowed)
force Optional. A Boolean value that indicates whether read-only files will be deleted. True indicates that the read-only files will be deleted, False indicates that they will not be deleted. Default is False

Example

<%
dim fs
Set fs=Server.CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")
fs.CreateTextFile("c:\test.txt",True)
if fs.FileExists("c:\test.txt") then
  fs.DeleteFile("c:\test.txt")
end if
set fs=nothing
%>


FileSystemObject Object Reference Complete FileSystemObject Object Reference

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