FileSystem.DeleteFile Method (String) (Microsoft.VisualBasic.FileIO)

DeleteFile Method (String)

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FileSystem..::.DeleteFile Method (String)

Deletes a file.

Namespace: Microsoft.VisualBasic.FileIO
Assembly: Microsoft.VisualBasic (in Microsoft.VisualBasic.dll)

Syntax

Visual Basic (Declaration)

Public Shared Sub DeleteFile ( _
    file As String _
)

Visual Basic (Usage)

Dim file As String

FileSystem.DeleteFile(file)

public static void DeleteFile(
    string file
)

Visual C++

public:
static void DeleteFile(
    String^ file
)

JScript

public static function DeleteFile(
    file : String
)

Parameters

file: Type: System..::.String
String. Name and path of the file to be deleted. Required.

Remarks

For more detailed information, see the Visual Basic topic My.Computer.FileSystem.DeleteFile Method.

The showUI, recycle, and onUserCancel parameters are not supported in applications that are not user interactive, such as Windows Services.

The following table lists examples of tasks involving the My.Computer.FileSystem.DeleteFile method.

To	See
To delete a file	How to: Delete a File in Visual Basic
To delete all files in a directory	How to: Delete All Files in a Directory in Visual Basic

Examples

This example deletes the file Test.txt.

Visual Basic

My.Computer.FileSystem.DeleteFile("C:\test.txt")

This example deletes the file Test.txt and allows the user to confirm that the file should be deleted.

Visual Basic

My.Computer.FileSystem.DeleteFile _
("C:\test.txt", FileIO.UIOption.AllDialogs, FileIO.RecycleOption.SendToRecycleBin, FileIO.UICancelOption.ThrowException)

This example deletes the file Test.txt and sends it to the Recycle Bin.

Visual Basic

My.Computer.FileSystem.DeleteFile _
("C:\test.txt", FileIO.UIOption.OnlyErrorDialogs, FileIO.RecycleOption.SendToRecycleBin, FileIO.UICancelOption.ThrowException)

Platforms

Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows XP SP2, Windows XP Media Center Edition, Windows XP Professional x64 Edition, Windows XP Starter Edition, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2000 SP4, Windows Millennium Edition, Windows 98

The .NET Framework and .NET Compact Framework do not support all versions of every platform. For a list of the supported versions, see .NET Framework System Requirements.

Version Information

.NET Framework

Supported in: 3.5, 3.0, 2.0

Reference

FileSystem Class

FileSystem Members

DeleteFile Overload

Microsoft.VisualBasic.FileIO Namespace

FileSystem..::.DeleteFile

Other Resources

My.Computer.FileSystem.DeleteFile Method

My.Computer.FileSystem Object

UIOption Enumeration

RecycleOption Enumeration

UICancelOption Enumeration

How to: Delete a Directory in Visual Basic

My.Computer.FileSystem Object