On 2021-03-28 18:11, R.H. via use-livecode wrote:
@ Peter Reid
Your message found my attention.
Also I am working on Windows 10 and have the same problem using LC
9.6.1
Indy version.
The similar or same problem as you have: I want to delete the text
file.
The command I issue is "detele file <pathname>". The error it returns:
"Can't delete file".
All cases of people reporting bugs with 'delete file' on Windows that I
have seen fall into one of two cases:
1) The path they give to 'delete file' is wrong.
2) The file they are trying to delete is open by the app, or by another
app.
In terms of (1) - its easy to determine - log the path you are using, or
use 'there is a file <tFilePath>' (but make sure the file you are
checking for / logging *is* actually the same path as being passed to
'delete file').
In terms of (2) - Windows and UNIX-derived OSes have a critical
difference when it comes to filesystems - in UNIX land you can delete a
file which another process has open, on Windows you can't. (Note: It is
possible for multiple processes on Windows to open the same file, if
none have requested exclusive access, but the file cannot be
deleted/renamed/moved until it is not open by any process).
... // Delete temp file
... delete file ("binfile:"&tFilePath)
... put the result into tResult
... if "can't delete that file" is in tResult then
...... myMSG tHInfo & "File could not be deleted." &CR& tFilePath -->
My
message handler
This script falls into category (1) above - you are giving delete file a
binfile URL. The 'delete file' command requires a normal file path, not
a URL of any kind.
Warmest Regards,
Mark.
--
Mark Waddingham ~ m...@livecode.com ~ http://www.livecode.com/
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