STD.File.DeleteExternalFile( location, path [ , planename ] )
| location | A null-terminated string containing the IP address of the remote machine. Optional if planename is provided. |
| path | A null-terminated string containing the path/name of the file to remove. |
| planename | A null-terminated string containing name of the data plane containing the file. Optional if location is provided, but planename is preferred. |
The DeleteExternalFile function removes the single physical file specified by the path from the location. The dafileserv utility program must be running on the location machine.
Example:
IMPORT STD; IP := ''; infile := '/var/lib/HPCCSystems/dropzone/originalperson'; planename := 'mydropzone'; STD.File.DeleteExternalFile(IP,infile,planename);