FileSystemObject.DeleteFile() : FileSystemObject : MS JScript JAVASCRIPT TUTORIALS

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FileSystemObject.DeleteFile()

Syntax



filesystemobject.DeleteFile(filename, force)

The DeleteFile() method deletes an existing file.

filename is a string specifying the file name.

force is a Boolean value indicating whether to delete a file with read only permissions.



<html>
    <body>
    <script language="JScript">
    <!--
    function deleteFile()
    {
        var myObject;
        myObject = new ActiveXObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject");
        myObject.DeleteFile("c:\testing.txt");
    }
    -->
    </script>
    Delete Text file "testing.txt"
    <form name="myForm">
    <input type="Button" value="Click to Delete File" onClick='deleteFile()'>
    </form>
    </body>
    </html>