Erase

Delete a file from disk

Declaration

Source position: systemh.inc line 1203

Description

Erase removes an unopened file from disk. The file should be assigned with Assign, but not opened with Reset or Rewrite

Errors

Depending on the state of the {$I} switch, a runtime error can be generated if there is an error. In the {$I-} state, use IOResult to check for errors.

See also

Example

Program Example20;

{ Program to demonstrate the Erase function. }

Var F : Text;

begin
  { Create a file with a line of text in it}
  Assign (F,'test.txt');
  Rewrite (F);
  Writeln (F,'Try and find this when I''m finished !');
  close (f);
  { Now remove the file }
  Erase (f);
end.