ERASE

Remove a file from disk

Syntax

      ERASE <xcFile>

Arguments

<xcFile> Name of file to remove

Description

This command removes a file from the disk. The use of a drive, directo- ry, and wild-card skeleton operator is allowed for the root of the filename. The file extension is required. The SET DEFAULT and SET PATH commands do not affect this command.

The file must be considered closed by the operating system before it may be deleted.

Examples

      ERASE C:\temp\read.txt

Compliance

Clipper

Seealso

CURDIR(), FILE(), FERASE(), DELETE FILE