Deleting a database

[chris_visible]

Is it possible to delete an unopen database on the click of a buttonin visual basic?
Thanks

 

[Pat Hartman]

It's the same command that deletes any file -

From help:

"Deletes files from a disk.

Syntax

Kill pathname

The required pathname argument is a string expression that specifies one or more file names to be deleted. The pathname may include the directory or folder, and the drive.

Remarks

Kill supports the use of multiple-character (*) and single-character (?) wildcards to specify multiple files.

An error occurs if you try to use Kill to delete an open file.

Note To delete directories, use the RmDir statement."

 

[chris_visible]

Thanks for the suggestion. The kill statement did not work with .mdb files so i need to find another way around my problem(in tables forum as 'file description').
Thanks

 

[R. Hicks]

I don't know why you are having a problem but the "Kill" statement will delete "any" file as long as it is not open at the time of execution.

RDH

[This message has been edited by R. Hicks (edited 02-14-2002).]

 

[chris_visible]

Yes your right, my problem was that the variable representing the name of the database had changed when I ran the kill line. I have sorted it now by making it constant. Thanks
Chris