DeleteFile Method

Deletes a vault item.

Syntax

• C#
• VB.NET

public void DeleteFile(string fileName);

Public Sub DeleteFile(ByVal FileName As String)

Remarks

This method deletes the vault item (file, directory, symbolic link, or alternate stream) specified by FileName from the vault.

The value passed for FileName must be a vault-local absolute path.

Please note that:

• When a file is deleted, any alternate streams it contains are deleted as well.
• Directories must be empty to be deleted, otherwise this method throws an exception. Use the IsDirectoryEmpty method to check whether a directory is empty.
• Deleting a symbolic link only deletes the link itself, not the file it points to.

Note: This method can only be called when Active is true, and cannot be called within events.