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[File_Delete]

[File_Delete] deletes a file or directory. Accepts one parameter, the name of the file or directory to be deleted.

The file tags are protected by four different permissions. The user must have permission for all of the following in order to use this tag:
- Permission to use the tag itself.
- Permission to perform the file operation.
- Permission to work in the directory which contains the files.
- The filename extensions of the files which are being worked with must be allowed in Lasso Administration.

  • Syntax
  • Parameters
[File_Delete: File Name]
Required Parameters
File Name The name of the file/directory to be deleted.
Examples

To delete a file:

Use the [File_Delete] tag. The following example deletes a file named myfile.txt from a folder named LogFiles.

The [File_Control] ... [/File_Control] tags are essential so the success of the file operation can be determined using the [File_CurrentError] tag.

<?LassoScript
  File_Control;
    File_Delete: '/LogFiles/myfile.txt';
    Output: (File_CurrentError: -ErrorCode) + ': ' + (File_CurrentError);
  /File_Control;
?>
Result:
0: No Error
Tag Link [File_Delete] Category File
Type Process Data Source Any
Support Preferred Version 3.0
Output Type None Security Tag,File
Implementation Sets Lasso 5.0,LDML3x

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