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Coding, syntax & commands
Title:
DELETE FILE with WildCards
Vfp 5.0a SP3
In HELP for DELETE FILE, it says under Remarks:
"The file you want to delete cannot be open when DELETE FILE is issued. The file name must include a path if it is on a different drive or volume, or in a different directory or folder from the default, and the file name extension must be included. The file name cannot contain wildcards."
… but when my default is on drive C: and I issue the command "DELETE FILE D:\Temp\xxx*.*", all files in D:\Temp matching xxx*.* ARE successfully deleted. As it turns out, this is what I want to happen. I do have concerns, though, as the documentation seems to say that this capability is not supported.
How safe am I to rely on this capability?
Bob
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