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FLfile object
Last updated 5/2/2011
Usage
FLfile.remove(fileOrFolderURI)
Parameters
fileOrFolderURI A string, expressed as a file:/// URI, specifying the file or folder you want to remove (delete).
Returns
A Boolean value of
true if successful; false otherwise.
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");
}
The following example deletes the Configuration folder and its contents:
FLfile.remove("file:///C|/MyApplication/Configuration/");
See also
FLfile.createFolder() , FLfile.getAttributes()
FLfile.setAttributes()
Availability
Flash MX 2004 7.2.
Usage
FLfile.setAttributes(fileURI, strAttrs)