| Functions and CALL Routines under OpenVMS |
Deletes an external file or an empty directory.
| Category: |
External Files
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| OpenVMS specifics: |
Valid values for directory
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| See: |
FDELETE Function in
SAS Language Reference: Dictionary
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fileref
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specifies the fileref that you assign to
the external file or directory you want to delete. The fileref cannot be associated
with a list of concatenated filenames or directories. If the fileref is associated
with a directory, the directory must be empty. You must have permission to
delete the file or directory.
Under OpenVMS, filerefs
can be assigned by environment variables and by system commands. The fileref must be enclosed in single or double quotation
marks.
FDELETE returns 0 if the operation was
successful, or a non-zero number if it was not successful.
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