◄QuickSCREEN► ◄Details► ◄Example► ◄Contents► ◄Index► ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── KILL Statement Programming Examples These examples show how to use KILL to delete files. Example 1 Here is an example of using wild-card characters with KILL. This example will not run unless the specified files are found: KILL "DATA1?.DAT" 'Kills any file with a six-character 'base name starting with DATA1 and 'also with the extension .DAT. KILL "DATA1.*" 'Kills any file with the base name 'DATA1 and any extension. KILL "GREG*.DAT" 'Kills any file with the extension '.DAT in a subdirectory called GREG. Example 2 Here is an example program that deletes the file specified on the command line: ' Make sure you have selected Full Menus from the Options menu, ' then select Modify COMMAND$ from the Run menu to specify a file. ' Specify any file, but be sure it's one you want to delete. DEFINT A-Z CLS ' Clear screen 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 'ON ERROR GOTO zero aborts program. END IF RESUME NEXT