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Syntax
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Kill
filespec$
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Description
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Deletes all files matching filespec$.
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Comments
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The filespec$ argument can include wildcards, such as
*
and
?
. The
*
character matches any sequence of zero or more characters, whereas the
?
character matches any single character. Multiple
*
's and
?
's can appear within the expression to form complex searching patterns. The following table shows some examples.
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This Pattern
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Matches these Files
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Doesn't match these Files
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*S*.TXT
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SAMPLE.TXT
GOOSE.TXT
SAMS.TXT
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SAMPLE
SAMPLE.DAT
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C*T.TXT
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CAT.TXT
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CAP.TXT
ACATS.TXT
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C*T
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CAT
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CAT.DOC
CAP.TXT
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C?T
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CAT
CUT
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CAT.TXT
CAPIT
CT
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*
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(All files)
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Example
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This example looks to see whether file test1.dat exists. If it does not, then it creates both test1.dat and test2.dat. The existence of the files is tested again; if they exist, a message is generated, and then they are deleted. The final test looks to see whether they are still there and displays the result.
Sub Main()
If Not FileExists("test1.dat") Then
Open "test1.dat" For Output As #1
Open "test2.dat" For Output As #2
Close
End If
If FileExists ("test1.dat") Then
MsgBox "File test1.dat exists."
Kill "test?.dat"
End If
If FileExists ("test1.dat") Then
MsgBox "File test1.dat still exists."
Else
MsgBox "test?.dat successfully deleted."
End If
End Sub
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See Also
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Name (statement).
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