delete file

Typecommand
DictionaryLCS
LibraryLiveCode Script
Syntax
delete file <pathname>
Synonymsclear file
Summary

Removes a file from the user's system.

Introduced1.0
OSmac, windows, linux, ios, android
Platformsdesktop, server, mobile
Parameters
NameTypeDescription
pathName

Specifies the name and location of the file. If you specify a name but not a location, LiveCode assumes the file is in the defaultFolder.

Example
delete file "/tmp/handlers.txt"
delete file "My Test.rev"
Values
NameTypeDescription
The result

If the file do not exist, is a folder, or for some other reason cannot be deleted, the result is set to "Can't delete that file.".

RelatedCommand: revDeleteFolder, close file, delete URL, delete
Glossary: command
Keyword: file
Securitydisk
Description

Use the delete file command to clean up by removing a file you created.

This command can also be used to remove files your stack did not create. Of course, a stack should not remove files and folders it did not create without obtaining explicit confirmation from the user.

Warning: This command cannot be undone, so be very certain before you use it. The delete file command removes the file completely from the user's system. It does not place the file in the Trash or Recycle Bin.

Note: iOS imposes strict controls over what you can and cannot access. Each application in iOS is stored in its own 'sandbox' folder (referred to as the home folder). An application is free to read and write files within this folder and its descendants, but it is not allowed to access anything outside of the 'sandbox'.

Note: An Android application is installed on the phone in the form of its zip package. This means that any assets that are included are not available as discrete files in the native filesystem. In order to manage this the engine essentially 'virtualizes' the asset files you include, allowing (read-only) manipulation with all the standard LiveCode file and folder handling syntax.

Tagsfile system