fDeleteFileWebFolder (Function)

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fDeleteFileWebFolder (Function)

In french: fSupprimeFichierRépertoireWeb

Deletes an image file from the "_WEB" directory of the application (or from one of its sub-directories).

Caution: To use this function, "Allow fCopyFileWebFolder and fDeleteFichierWebFolder" must be checked in the WEBDEV administrator (option found in the "Advanced" tab of the WEBDEV administrator).

Versions 21 and later

This function is now available for PHP sites.

New in version 21

This function is now available for PHP sites.

This function is now available for PHP sites.

Example

fDeleteFileWebFolder("images\product.png")

Syntax

<Result> = fDeleteFileWebFolder(<File name>)

<Result>: Boolean

True if the file was deleted.
False otherwise.

<File name>: Character string

Name of the file to delete. This parameter can correspond to:
A name of file with its full path.
A name of file with its path relative to the "_WEB" directory of the application. The "_WEB" directory of the application is returned by fWebDir.

Remarks

The function deletes a single file at a time.
The wildcard characters (*,?) are not allowed in the file name.
Only the image files can be deleted. The following extensions are accepted : jpg, jpeg, png, gif, bmp, tif, tiff and svg.

Caution: The deletion is taken into account by the WEBDEV administrator on the server (WD270ADMIN.EXE). The Windows account that runs it must have sufficient rights on the target location of deletion.

Component: wd270page.dll