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FtpDeleteFile function

Deletes a file stored on the FTP server.

Syntax

BOOL FtpDeleteFile(
  __in  HINTERNET hConnect,
  __in  LPCTSTR lpszFileName
);

Parameters

hConnect [in]

Handle returned by a previous call to InternetConnect using INTERNET_SERVICE_FTP.

lpszFileName [in]

Pointer to a null-terminated string that contains the name of the file to be deleted.

Return value

Returns TRUE if successful, or FALSE otherwise. To get a specific error message, call GetLastError.

Remarks

The lpszFileName parameter can be either partially or fully qualified file names relative to the current directory.

Like all other aspects of the WinINet API, this function cannot be safely called from within DllMain or the constructors and destructors of global objects.

Note  WinINet does not support server implementations. In addition, it should not be used from a service. For server implementations or services use Microsoft Windows HTTP Services (WinHTTP).

Requirements

Minimum supported client

Windows 2000 Professional

Minimum supported server

Windows 2000 Server

Header

Wininet.h

Library

Wininet.lib

DLL

Wininet.dll

Unicode and ANSI names

FtpDeleteFileW (Unicode) and FtpDeleteFileA (ANSI)

See also

FTP Sessions
WinINet Functions

 

 

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