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Re: Deleting files from IDL [message #4350 is a reply to message #4276]

Fri, 19 May 1995 00:00

knipp
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In article it5@kwuz.nerc-keyworth.ac.uk, Fergus Gallagher <F.Gallagher@nerc.ac.uk> writes:
> cabr69@ccsun.strath.ac.uk ( "D.H.Brooks") wrote:
>> I'm running under Unix and if i use
>>
>> spawn,'rm filename'
>>
>> it doesn't work since filename in the IDL code is a variable (e.g.state.file).What i
>> would really like is an IDL command which removes a file but i don't > know of any.
>
> I would suggest
>
> IDL> spawn,'rm '+state.file
>
> or have I misunderstood?
>
> Fergus

Why not:

IDL> openr, unit, state.file, /get_lun, /delete, error=error
IDL> if error eq 0 then free_lun, unit else print, 'unable to open (delete)'

... and it should run under UNXI, VMS, MsWin, ....

Karl

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		Deleting files from IDL By: cabr69 on Thu, 18 May 1995 00:00
		Re: Deleting files from IDL By: David S. Foster/Admin on Mon, 22 May 1995 00:00
		Re: Deleting files from IDL By: knipp on Fri, 19 May 1995 00:00
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