Thread: How can I delete a file?

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    How can I delete a file?

    I need to open a file using ofstream for appending.

    However I first want to make sure that the file does not exist, and if it does I want to delete all of the data inside.

    How can I do this?

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    Try this. If the file exists, it will "truncate" the contents of the file after opening it.
    Code:
       char *filename = "info.txt";
       ofstream out(filename,ios::trunc);
       if (!out)
       {
          cout << "Unable to open file " << filename << endl;
          return 1;
       }
    If you just want to delete a file, use remove(filename) and #include <stdio.h>
    Last edited by swoopy; 11-19-2001 at 04:41 PM.

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    perfect,

    Thanks a ton!

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