====== OSDelete statement  ======


 
==== Description ====
 
Deletes an operating system file.
 
==== Syntax ====
 
**OSDelete** //file//
 
==== Parameters ====
 
The OSDelete statement has the following parameters.

^Parameter^Description^
|//file//|The name of the operating system file (including drive or directory path, filename, and extension) to be deleted.|

 
==== Returns ====
 
After the execution of an OSDelete statement, the [[status|Status()]] of the delete is returned with one of the following codes:

^Value^Meaning^
|0|No error.|
|1|Bad OS filename.|
|2|Access denied by operating system.|
|3|Disk or directory full.|
|4|File does not exist.|
|5|Unknown error.|
|6|Attempt to write to a read-only file.|
 
**Note:**  You should first close any file to be deleted. For more information, refer to [[osclose|OSClose]].
 
==== See Also ====
 
[[osbread|OSBRead]], [[osbwrite|OSBWrite]], [[osclose|OSClose]], [[osopen|OSOpen]], [[osread|OSRead]], [[oswrite|OSWrite]]
 
==== Example ====
 
<code>
/* Delete an operating system file */
 

filename = "c:\temp\my_data.txt"

OSDelete filename

errCode = status()
</code>