Deletes a file.
Syntax:
CALL "C$DELETE"
USING file-name, [file-type,]
[GIVING status]
Parameters:
- file-name
- PIC X(n)
- file-type
- PIC X
- status
- Any numeric type
On Entry:
- file-name
- The pathname of the file to be deleted
- file-type
- The file organization of the filename. It must be one of:
S (for sequential),
R (for relative) or
I (for indexed).
This defaults to S if not specified.
On Exit:
- status
- Returns zero if the delete is successful, or non-zero if not.
Comments:
To obtain an extended file status code for this operation, define
status as
comp xx comp-x and follow the example in
Extended File Status Codes.