MACROMEDIA FLASH 8-EXTENDING FLASH Manual page 267

FLfile.remove()
Availability
Flash MX 2004 7.2.
Usage
FLfile.remove( fileOrFolderURI )
Parameters
fileOrFolderURI
to remove (delete).
Returns
A Boolean value of
true
Description
Method; deletes the specified file or folder. If the folder contains files, those files will be
deleted as well. Files with the R (read-only) attribute cannot be removed.
Examples
The following example warns a user if a file exists and then deletes it if the user chooses to
do so.
var fileURI = prompt ("Enter file/folder to be deleted: ", "file:///c|/temp/
delete.txt");
if (FLfile.exists(fileURI)) {
var confirm = prompt("File exists. Delete it? (y/n)", "y");
if (confirm == "y" || confirm == "Y") {
if(FLfile.remove(fileURI)) {
alert(fileURI + " is deleted.");
}
else {
alert("fail to delete " + fileURI);
}
}
}
else {
alert(fileURI + " does not exist");
}
The following example deletes a configuration file created by an application:
if(FLfile.remove("file:///C|/MyApplication/config.ini")) {
alert("Configuration file deleted")
}
A string, expressed as a file:/// URI, specifying the file or folder you want
if successful;
false
otherwise.
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