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D. DELETE FILE(S)
This option allows you
to
delete one or more
files
from a diskette
and
the
disk
directory.
Wild cards can be used in the filespec
names
.
The verifi cation prompt
gives
you a
c
hance
to
c
hange your mind
about deleting a
file
.
If
you
append
the
IN
option (No Verification
request)
to
the filespec
entry,
DOS will eliminate
this
verification
step (see
Example
3).
You can also delete all files on a diskette but leave the diskette
formatted
.
Example
4
illustrates
the steps for deleting all the
existing files on the diskette in Drive
1.
Note that
the
IN option is
used in this example
so
the
verification request does not
need
to
be answered for each file on the diskette
.
It you
try
to delete a
locked
file,
the screen will display
ERROR·167
(File
Locked).
Example 1:
Deletes
atlliles on
Drive
2 diskette that begin with
REM
and that
have
a .BAS
extender,
with a verification
prompt
for each such
file
.
SELECT
ITEt-1
OR [""""
[
FOR
I'IEHU
D
[""""
1
DELETE
FILE
SPEC
D2,
RHI~,
BAS
[""""
I
TYPE
"Y"
TO DELETE
..
REt11
.
BAS?
y
(
Aet\.ITI
l
REMBAA.BAS?
Y
[Aetl.rn
l
Example
2:
Deletes single
file
,
with a verification prompt.
38
SELECT
IT HI OR
1 """"1
FOR
1'IEIIU
D
[AeWTl
]
DELETE
FI
LE SPEC
D
,
TEMP
,
DAT
[""""
I
TY
PE ·
Y·
TO
DELETE
,
TEMP,DAn
y
[Ratl..m
l
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