how to delete contents of an existing file using vc++

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wayne - 05 May 2005 05:17 GMT

Dear all,

may i know how can i delete the contents of an existing file using
vc++?? also, i would like to know how can i delete the whole file?

thanks alot
wayne

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Carl Daniel [VC++ MVP] - 05 May 2005 07:48 GMT

> Dear all,
>
> may i know how can i delete the contents of an existing file using
> vc++?? also, i would like to know how can i delete the whole file?

DeleteFile() deletes a file.

SetEndOfFile() can truncate a file (even down to a size of 0).

-cd

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