>Bob ---
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>I'm running the exact same version and my DELETE FILE says (and this is cut and paste from the help screen):
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>FileName Specifies the file to delete. FileName can contain wildcard characters such as * and ?. For example, to delete backup files with the extension .BAK in the current directory or folder, issue DELETE FILE *.BAK.


Mine ALSO says this, but IN ADDITION it has the part that I quoted.

Federico has suggested using the ERASE command instead. They appear to me to be identical in what they do, but ERASE offers me documentation that is more consistant with what I observe.


>>Vfp 5.0a SP3
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>>In HELP for DELETE FILE, it says under Remarks:
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>>"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."
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>>… 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.
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>>How safe am I to rely on this capability?
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>>Bob