Delete file using script .txt

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I want to delete the information that has a Grid Object, which has a .TXT file as DATA SOURCE

I can't find a function to achieve this. I was planning to delete the .TXT file and then recreate it, but it doesn't allow me why Grid Object is using it.

Any suggestions

Thank you.

What I have tried:

$FileDelete($GetAppPath() &"Data Historica LCB_USB.txt")
$wait (100) 
$File_Copy=$FileCopy ($GetAppPath() &"Data Historica LCB_USB - Copy.txt", $GetAppPath() &"Data Historica LCB_USB.txt",30)
Select Case $File_Copy
 Case -1 
 MsgBox "Timeout time expired. "
    Case 0
 MsgBox "file not deleted.."
    Case 1
 MsgBox "Success: file deleted."
  End Select

Posted 29-Oct-19 10:27am

Member 13937256

Updated 2-Nov-19 5:10am

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Mohibur Rashid 29-Oct-19 17:07pm

what script? what platform?

ZurdoDev 29-Oct-19 17:10pm

If it's locked then you're right, you can't delete it.

RickZeeland 29-Oct-19 21:02pm

We have no clue what language this is, please use tags or mention the language used.

DerekT-P 31-Oct-19 17:13pm

The file is in use as it's the data source for the grid. So before deleting it, change the data source to somewhere else (an empty, dummy file perhaps?); delete and recreate your text file, then reset the grid's data source back. No idea what language / platform this relates to, but the above should be generic enough for you to figure out.

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Member 13937256 · Answer 1 · 2019-11-02T05:11:00

I solved by disabling the Grid Object, that is, closing the screen where the Grid Object is executing and executing the function that allows me to delete.

JavaScript

$FileDelete($GetAppPath() &"Data Historica LCB_USB.txt")
$wait (100) 
$File_Copy=$FileCopy ($GetAppPath() &"Data Historica LCB_USB - Copy.txt", $GetAppPath() &"Data Historica LCB_USB.txt",30)
Select Case $File_Copy
 Case -1 
 MsgBox "Timeout time expired. "
    Case 0
 MsgBox "file not deleted.."
    Case 1
 MsgBox "Success: file deleted."
  End Select