Run-Time Function: Deletes all files matching the name specification, which can contain wildcards (* and ?).
Module: USE DFLIB
Syntax
Results:
The result is of type INTEGER(2). The result is the number of files deleted.
You can use wildcards to delete more than one file at a time. DELFILESQQ does not delete directories or system, hidden, or read-only files. Use this function with caution because it can delete many files at once. If a file is in use by another process (for example, if it is open in another process), it cannot be deleted.
Compatibility
CONSOLE STANDARD GRAPHICS QUICKWIN GRAPHICS WINDOWS DLL LIB
See Also: FINDFILEQQ
Example
USE DFLIB
INTEGER(4) len, count
CHARACTER(80) file
CHARACTER(1) ch
WRITE(*,*) "Enter names of files to delete: "
len = GETSTRQQ(file)
IF (file(1:len) .EQ. '*.*') THEN
WRITE(*,*) "Are you sure (Y/N)?"
ch = GETCHARQQ()
IF ((ch .NE. 'Y') .AND. (ch .NE. 'y')) STOP
END IF
count = DELFILESQQ(file)
WRITE(*,*) "Deleted ", count, " files."
END