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VB6 Library Reference

VB6 Kill statement syntax: - Kill pathname Deletes files from a disk. The Kill statement syntax has this part:

Part Description
pathname Required. String expression that specifies one or more file names to be deleted. May include directory or folder, and 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. - To remove a directory or folder, use the RmDir statement.

Examples

Kill "C:\DATA.TXT"
Kill "C:\*.TXT"           ' Delete all .txt files
Kill "C:\TEST?.TXT"       ' Delete TEST1.TXT, TESTA.TXT, etc.
Kill App.Path & "\temp.dat"
Kill myFileName

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