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Q35277: Sample Program That Makes MS OS/2 Call to DosDelete Function

Article: Q35277
Product(s): See article
Version(s): 6.00 6.00b 7.00
Operating System(s): OS/2
Keyword(s): ENDUSER | | mspl13_basic
Last Modified: 1-FEB-1990

Below is a sample program that makes a call to the MS OS/2 function
DosDelete. This program can be compiled in Microsoft BASIC Compiler
Versions 6.00 and 6.00b for MS OS/2 and Microsoft BASIC Professional
Development System (PDS) Version 7.00 for MS OS/2.

'The declaration is in BSEDOSFL.BI
DECLARE FUNCTION DOSDELETE%(_
                 BYVAL P1o AS INTEGER,_
                 BYVAL P1s AS INTEGER,_
                 BYVAL P2 AS LONG)

DEFINT A-Z
DIM reserved AS LONG

INPUT "Enter the file to be deleted : ";fl$
fl$=fl$+chr$(0)

x=DosDelete%(varseg(fl$),sadd(fl$),reserved)

IF (x) THEN
  Print "An error occurred.  The number is : ";x
ELSE
  Print fl$; "was DELETED"
END IF
end

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