Solved: Delete file from windows mobile

[jasn78]

Hey guys hope this is the right section, i am trying to delete a csv file i have stored on a windows mobile device using vba, I know there is probably software out there that might do this already but for ease of users I need as part of my Access db any ideas would be appreciated

[Movian]

Probably a silly question... but are you running the DB ON the windows mobile device ? or on the pc it may be connected to ?

If its being run directly on the mobile device then surely a simple

Kill "filepath" should do the trick

if its being run on the PC then we might need to a know how the PC sees the mobile device .... it may assign it a drive letter there by allowing you to again use the same syntax

Kill "Drive Letter for device" & "file path"

Hope this helps. But a little more info may be useful if not

[jasn78]

Movia, the db is running of my pc trying to kill a file on the windows mobile device but i found a util called cedel.exe that i can call from a batch file to do my job so it works well thanks for your help

[asasamy]

Hi, Can you pls tell the systax how to use the cedel.exe, i am trying that comment but its not working for me, i am using the comment:

Dim Path as string ="cedel.exe dev:"\Program Files\CoinBoxTrackSystem\*.dat""
dim procid as integer
procid= Shell(Path, AppWinStyle.Hide, True, 10000)

But files with ext .dat not deleted, any idea?

Thanks
Samy