{{tag>Action Action_List Process Files Documents}}
====== DELETE FILE ======

This action deletes a file or a directory (and all files in this directory). 

===== Syntax =====

''DELETE FILE'' ArithmeticExpression()

where ArithmeticExpression identifies a file or directory to be deleted.

===== Example ===== 
<code aim>DELETE FILE 'c:/temp/myfile.txt' </code>

<code aim>DELETE FILE Account.FileName </code>

===== Related =====

[[ref:a_f:a:copy_file|COPY FILE]], [[ref:a_f:a:make_directory|MAKE DIRECTORY]]