DELETE

Syntax:

CALL "DELETE" USING file-name [exit-code]

Parameters:

file-name

PIC X(n)

exit-code

PIC S9(4) BINARY

On Entry:

file-name

The full or relative pathname of the file to be deleted.

On Exit:

exit-code

The exit code of the command upon return from the operating system: zero for success and non-zero for failure.

Comments:

The values for the old-name parameter may be quoted with double quotes (") or single quotes ('). When the name is quoted, the quotes are removed, but the name is not otherwise modified. If the name is not quoted, the first control character terminates the name on Windows and the first white space character terminates the name on UNIX. On Windows, trailing spaces are removed from unquoted names.

The old-name data item must be less than 1024 characters in length.