Microsoft KB Archive/96789

{|
 * width="100%"|

Windows Code Module to Delete Files

 * }

Q96789

-

The information in this article applies to:


 * Microsoft Windows Software Development Kit (SDK) versions 3.0, 3.1

-

SUMMARY
The DELTEST sample contains a complete code module to delete one or more files by using wildcards. The sample also demonstrates how to use wildcards to search through an entire directory.

MORE INFORMATION
The following files are available for download from the Microsoft Download Center:

Deltest.exe

For additional information about how to download Microsoft Support files, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

"Q119591 How to Obtain Microsoft Support Files from Online Services" Microsoft used the most current virus detection software available on the date of posting to scan this file for viruses. Once posted, the file is housed on secure servers that prevent any unauthorized changes to the file.

The C Run-time contains a function to delete one file, but does not allow a program to delete multiple files using wildcard characters. The DELETE.C module included with this sample can be used with any application or dynamic-link library (DLL) to perform this operation. This module uses the _dos_findfirst/next functions in conjunction with the remove function to allow multiple files to be erased.

NOTE: In the sample, if &quot;Delete tmp Files&quot; is selected from the menu, the two .TMP files included with the sample will be erased.

For information on how to call the Delete function, please refer to the comment block inside of DELETE.C.

Additional query words: softlib DELTEST.EXE kbDSupport

Keywords : kbfile kbsample kb16bitonly kbOSWin310 kbOSWin300

Issue type :

Technology : kbAudDeveloper kbWin3xSearch kbSDKSearch kbWinSDKSearch kbWinSDK300 kbWinSDK310