FDELETE

FDELETE

Deletes an external file or an empty directory

Language element: function

Category: external-file

OpenVMS specifics: valid values for directory

Syntax
Details
See Also

Syntax

FDELETE('fileref' | directory)

fileref: specifies the SAS fileref that you assign to the external file. The value for fileref must be enclosed in single or double quotation marks.
directory: specifies an empty directory that you want to delete.

Details

The FDELETE function allows you to delete an external file or an empty directory. Under OpenVMS, filerefs can be assigned by environment variables and by system commands.

Note: The fileref used with the FDELETE function must be associated with an empty directory. [cautionend]

See Also

FDELETE function in SAS Language Reference: Dictionary

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Language element:	function
Category:	external-file
OpenVMS specifics:	valid values for directory