Delete a file from an Lazarus/FPC app

[1HuntnMan]

Simple question but can't find in any of my docs on Lazarus on how to delete a file.  I'm programming on a Windows computer and want to export the data from a database (TDbf) table, delete the table and it's index/memo files, then recreate the table and indexes then import the CSV export data.
I know how to do all that except delete the files with pascal code.

[jamie]

deleteFile ?

Just specify the full path to it and make sure the file isn't in use at the time.

[cpicanco]

Take a look at DeleteFile: https://www.freepascal.org/docs-html/rtl/sysutils/deletefile.html

[1HuntnMan]

Thanks, Delete a file from the file system.


function DeleteFile(const FileName: RawByteString):Boolean;

Description: DeleteFile deletes file FileName from disk. The function returns True if the file was successfully removed, False otherwise.  On error, False is returned.

So, to delete a Dbf file named Appointments.dbf from a file located on 'C:\Documents\Software Development\PMS Project\PMS Data\'

if DeleteFile(C:\Documents\Software Development\PMS Data\Appointments.dbf) = True then
  CreateNewAppointments.dbf table code
else
  Error statement;

Correct?

[1HuntnMan]

DeleteFile('C:\Documents\Software Development\PMS Project\PMS Data\Appointments.dbf');

More correct ... Thanks