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?

Try this. If the file exists, it will "truncate" the contents of the file after opening it.

Code:

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  char *filename = "info.txt";
  ofstream out(filename,ios::trunc);
  if (!out)
  {
      cout << "Unable to open file " << filename << endl;
      return 1;
  }

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If you just want to delete a file, use remove(filename) and #include <stdio.h>

perfect,

Thanks a ton!