How to check if a file exist and erase it?

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Happy Sammy

(Posted 2006) [#1]

Hi all,

How to check if a unused file exist and erase it?

pseudo code:
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if fileExit("c:\temp.txt")
erase c:\temp.txt
endif

How to do this in Blitz3d Code?

Thanks in advance.
Sammy
:)

degac

(Posted 2006) [#2]

file=OpenFile("C:\temp.txt")
if file>0
   type_file=FileType("C:\temp.txt")
  ;you should check if the file exists, it is a directory...
  deletefile("C:\temp.txt")
  control=FileType("C:\temp.txt")
 if control=0 print "File Successfully deleted.."
end if

byez

Happy Sammy

(Posted 2006) [#3]

Hi degac,

Thank you for your reply.

I simplify as follows:

If FileType("c:\test.txt") = 1
	DeleteFile "c:\test.txt"
      if FileType("c:\test.txt")=0 print "File Successfully deleted.."
EndIf

Sammy
:)