SET DELETED ON

FOR NOT DELETED()

CLOSE DATABASES ALL

SET SAFETY OFF 
SET DELETED ON  &&& here

CREATE TABLE Test (firstfld I, SecondFld C(20))
INSERT INTO Test VALUES(10,[Ten])
INSERT INTO Test VALUES( 2,[Two])
INSERT INTO Test VALUES( 1,[One])
INSERT INTO Test VALUES( 9,[Nine])

LOCATE FOR firstfld = 1

IF NOT EOF()
   DELETE
ENDIF

lcxls = PUTFILE([],[example_xls],[xls])
IF NOT EMPTY(m.lcxls)
   COPY TO (lcxls) XLS
***   COPY TO (lcxls) FOR NOT DELETED() XLS &&& or here
ELSE
   MESSAGEBOX([XLS - No path])
ENDIF

lctxt = PUTFILE([],[example_txt],[txt])
IF NOT EMPTY(m.lctxt)
   COPY TO (lctxt) SDF
   *** or
***COPY TO (lctxt) DELIMITED
ELSE
   MESSAGEBOX([TXT - No path])
ENDIF