Q96789: Windows Code Module to Delete Files

Article: Q96789
Product(s): Microsoft Windows Software Development Kit
Version(s): WINDOWS:3.0,3.1
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbfile kbsample kb16bitonly kbOSWin310 kbOSWin300
Last Modified: 05-DEC-1999

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Windows Software Development Kit (SDK) versions 3.0, 3.1 
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SUMMARY
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The DELTEST sample contains a complete code module to delete one or more files
by using wildcards. The sample also demonstrates how to use wildcards to search
through an entire directory.

MORE INFORMATION
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The following files are available for download from the Microsoft Download
Center:

Deltest.exe

For additional information about how to download Microsoft Support files, click
the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

  Q119591 How to Obtain Microsoft Support Files from Online Services

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The C Run-time contains a function to delete one file, but does not allow a
program to delete multiple files using wildcard characters. The DELETE.C module
included with this sample can be used with any application or dynamic-link
library (DLL) to perform this operation. This module uses the
_dos_findfirst/next functions in conjunction with the remove() function to allow
multiple files to be erased.

NOTE: In the sample, if "Delete tmp Files" is selected from the menu, the two
.TMP files included with the sample will be erased.

For information on how to call the Delete() function, please refer to the comment
block inside of DELETE.C.

Additional query words: softlib DELTEST.EXE kbDSupport

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Keywords          : kbfile kbsample kb16bitonly kbOSWin310 kbOSWin300 
Technology        : kbAudDeveloper kbWin3xSearch kbSDKSearch kbWinSDKSearch kbWinSDK300 kbWinSDK310
Version           : WINDOWS:3.0,3.1

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