Deleting a txt file after reaqing it

[Jeff W.]

My work book prompts me for a txt file that I read data onto one of
my sheets to, and I want to delete this txt file after the read.

I'm not sure how to do this, can anyone offer advice

Thanks,

Jeff W.

 

[Rick Rothstein \(MVP - VB\)]

You could use VBA's Kill statement to remove the text file; however, you
should understand that the removal is permanent... a copy of the Kill'ed
file will NOT be in your Recycle Bin afterwards. I mention this because if
you read the file in, then Kill it, and your system should crash before you
save the spreadsheet, the data will be lost and the original text file will
not be recoverable. You could consider using the FileCopy statement to copy
the file into a Temp directory, then Kill it from its original location;
that way, you could delete it with your regular Temp directory clean up
sometime later on when you have safely saved the spreadsheet and/or backed
up your system.

Rick

 

[Jeff W.]

Thanks for the reply Rick, however I do understand the risks of data loss
and the particular txt file is generated by another application, it isnt
sensitive
data or un replaceable data, so that wount be an issue.

Can you show me exmaple of how to use the kill command to delete a txt file?

Thanks,

Jeff W.

 

[Leith Ross]

Thanks for the reply Rick, however I do understand the risks of data loss
and the particular txt file is generated by another application, it isnt
sensitive
data or un replaceable data, so that wount be an issue.

Can you show me exmaple of how to use the kill command to delete a txt file?

Thanks,

Jeff W.

Hello Jeff,

If the file isn't in the current directory you need to include the
full directory path with the file name and type.

Kill "Sample.txt"

Sincerely,
Leith Ross

 

[Rick Rothstein \(MVP - VB\)]

For future reference, you can type any VBA statement name, function name,
keyword, etc. into the code or Immediate window and, with the cursor next to
or in that word, press F1 for help on it. As for you example.... just
include the full path plus the filename as a String argument to it.

Using String Constant
==================
Kill "c:\folder1\folder2\etc\YourTextFile.txt"

Using String Variable
==================
Dim FilePathName As String
......
......
FilePathName = TextBox1.Text
Kill FilePathName


Rick