If you have a new account but are having problems posting or verifying your account, please email us on hello@boards.ie for help. Thanks :)

Hello all! Please ensure that you are posting a new thread or question in the appropriate forum. The Feedback forum is overwhelmed with questions that are having to be moved elsewhere. If you need help to verify your account contact hello@boards.ie

Need a little help in C Programming Please!

Magnolia_Fan · 2005-02-15 18:33:37

Hey All I'm in a bit of a bind, does anybody out there know any code to delete a File using C?, I want to be able to enter it into the command prompt and delete from there. I've so far got Find a File, Copy A File and Convert a File working on it..this is the last one I need so any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks

Options

15-02-2005 7:33pm

#1

Magnolia_Fan

Closed Accounts Posts: 579 ✭✭✭

Join Date: May 2004

Posts: 528

Hey All
I'm in a bit of a bind, does anybody out there know any code to delete a File using C?, I want to be able to enter it into the command prompt and delete from there.

I've so far got Find a File, Copy A File and Convert a File working on it..this is the last one I need so any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks

0

Comments

Options
#2 15-02-2005 8:04pm
scojones

Closed Accounts Posts: 7,230 ✭✭✭

Join Date: January 2002

Posts: 6808

what os?

http://wwwwbs.cs.tu-berlin.de/user-taipan/kraxel/gnuinfo/libc/Deleting_Files.html

0
Options
#3 15-02-2005 10:29pm
silverside

Registered Users Posts: 1,372 ✭✭✭

Join Date: December 2002

Posts: 1247

in C:

#include <stdio.h>
remove(const char* filename);

if using C++ use '#include <cstdio>' instead (more stylish )

0
Options
#4 18-02-2005 3:36pm
smorton

Closed Accounts Posts: 154 ✭✭

Join Date: December 2004

Posts: 135

is it not
unlink(filename);
with io.h included?

0
Options
#5 18-02-2005 10:18pm
silverside

Registered Users Posts: 1,372 ✭✭✭

Join Date: December 2002

Posts: 1247

there's more than one way to skin this cat but I believe remove() is the 'standard' way.

0