donw@zehntel (Don White) (06/02/90)
*To: myb100@csc.anu.oz
*Subject: Re: Deleting files from within C ?
*In article <2136.265c6de6@csc.anu.oz> you write:
*>
*>G'day y'all
*>
*> I want to ask what is probably an easy question for all you great,
*>highly informed techies out there :-) (butter 'em up and then hit 'em :-) ):
*>
*> How does one delete files on (say) the RAM: disc from *within* a
I think most compilers use the unix style 'System' command.
ex.
char mystring[] = "delete foo";
System(mystring); /* execute command as if it was typed in */
Hope this helps ...
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* zehntel!donw *S.J.Raybould@fulcrum.bt.co.uk (Simon Raybould) (06/06/90)
In article <5004@zehntel.UUCP> donw@zehntel (Don White) writes: > >*To: myb100@csc.anu.oz >*Subject: Re: Deleting files from within C ? > >*In article <2136.265c6de6@csc.anu.oz> you write: >*> >*>G'day y'all >*> >*> I want to ask what is probably an easy question for all you great, >*>highly informed techies out there :-) (butter 'em up and then hit 'em :-) ): >*> >*> How does one delete files on (say) the RAM: disc from *within* a > > I think most compilers use the unix style 'System' command. > > ex. > char mystring[] = "delete foo"; > System(mystring); /* execute command as if it was typed in */ Whats wrong with unlink("foo"); SJR