Deletes a file.

BOOLEAN DeleteFile(
    LPCTSTR lpFileName
);

Parameters

lpFileName

Pointer to a null-terminated string that specifies the file to delete.

Remarks

• If an application tries to delete a file that does not exist, DeleteFile fails.
• To delete a directory, use RemoveDirectory.

Return Values

TRUE

Success.

FALSE

Failure.

Requirements

Note

This function operates in the real-time portion of your application.

See Also

RemoveDirectory, iwin32 API, iwin32 Overview