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'This example uses the KILL statement to delete files.
 
'Note: This example will not run unless the specified files are found.
 
KILL "DATA1?.DAT"    'Deletes files with a six-character base name
                     'starting with DATA1 and having the extension .DAT.
 
KILL "DATA1.*"       'Deletes files with the base name DATA1 and any
                     'extension.
 
KILL "\GREG\*.DAT" 'Deletes files with the extension .DAT in a
                     'directory called GREG.
 
 
'The following example deletes the file specified on the command line.
 
'Note: To run this example, select Full Menus from the Options menu, then
'select Modify COMMAND$ from the Run menu to specify a file to delete.
DEFINT A-Z
ON ERROR GOTO Errorhandle 'Set up error handling.
FileName$ = COMMAND$      'Get file name.
KILL FileName$
PRINT FileName$ " deleted"
END
 
Errorhandle:
    Number = ERR
    IF Number = 53 THEN
       PRINT "Couldn't delete " FileName$ ;
       PRINT "; file does not exist in current directory"
    ELSE
       PRINT "Unrecoverable error:";Number
       ON ERROR GOTO 0   'Aborts program.
    END IF
RESUME NEXT