delete file(s) using path and name

**ashraf24** · 02-02-2009

hello, i m from Bangladesh and i m new here

. can anyone tell me how can i delete a file using the path and the name of the file???
thnx in advance

**laserlight** · 02-02-2009

Use remove() from <stdio.h>.

**Adak** · 02-02-2009

This might be what you're looking for:

Code:


#include <stdio.h>   
#include <io.h>

int main(void)
{
   FILE *fp = fopen("junk.jnk","w");
   int status;

   fprintf(fp,"junk");

   status = access("junk.jnk",0);
   if (status == 0)
      printf("File exists\n");
   else
      printf("File doesn't exist\n");

   fclose(fp);
   unlink("junk.jnk");
   status = access("junk.jnk",0);
   if (status == 0)
      printf("File exists\n");
   else
      printf("File doesn't exist\n");


   return 0;
}

Some compilers also have a macro command remove(filename), which then calls unlink.

Edit: Read only files need to have their file attribute changed with chmod before they can be deleted with unlink, and wildcards are not supported usually.

And Welcome to the Forum, Ashraf24!

**cpjust** · 02-02-2009

Originally Posted by Adak

Some compilers also have a macro command remove(filename), which then calls unlink.

Unless the compiler isn't conforming to the C Standard it should have a remove() function.

**maruf10** · 02-03-2009

using DeleteFile(filePath) my code can not delete all "newfolder.exe" file.where is the bug?
it produces the following output:

C:\Documents and Settings\maruf\Desktop\newfolder.exe
file delete failed

D:\newfolder.exe
file delete success

E:\newfolder.exe
file delete success

F:\newfolder.exe
file delete success

G:\newfolder.exe
file delete success

H:\newfolder.exe
file delete failed

K:\newfolder.exe
file delete success

total files 7

i can not delete those two undeleted file manually

**cpjust** · 02-03-2009

Did you check the Security attributes on the files?
Are the files locked?

**maruf10** · 02-03-2009

this seems a strange problem
this code sometimes delete all newfoder.exe files and sometimes not

whats the prob?
if it deletes all newfoder.exe file once , why it is failed for the next time?

**cpjust** · 02-03-2009

And what does GetLastError() tell you?

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