WordBasic Kill Statement Defined

 Last reviewed: July 30, 1997
Article ID: Q50801
The information in this article applies to:
  • Microsoft Word for Windows versions 1.0, 1.1, 1.1a, 2.0, 2.0a, 2.0a-CD, 2.0b, 2.0c, 6.0, 6.0a, 6.0c

SUMMARY

The WordBasic Kill statement deletes a file from disk.

Syntax

Kill "Name$"      Name$ is the name of the file to be deleted.
The name can include a path specification and must be enclosed in double quotation marks.

Example

Sub MAIN
Kill "C:\WINWORD\DOCUMENT.DOC" 
End Sub

MORE INFORMATION

The Name$ argument can contain question marks (?) or asterisks (*) used as wildcards. A question mark matches any single character in the filename or extension. An asterisk matches one or more characters starting at its position in the string. Use caution when using wildcards with Kill. You can delete many files unintentionally with the wildcard characters.

Kill is used for all types of disk files: program files, random data files, and sequential data files.

Kill deletes only files, however. Kill does not delete directories. To delete directories, use the RmDir command.

For more information on WordBasic functions and statements, please refer to the "Microsoft Word for Windows Technical Reference."

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Additional query words: 1.x 2.0 2.0a winword2 word6
2.0a-CD 2.0b 2.0c 6.0 6.0a 6.0c winword
Version : 1.x 2.x 6.0 6.0a 6.0c
Platform : WINDOWS

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Last reviewed: July 30, 1997
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