.tmp files wasting space

[SME]

I'm using VB6's generic Data Report Designer for my report generation, but each time a report is generated, a .tmp file is added to the local computer's Temp Directory. Is there a way to have these .tmp files delete automatically after the Generated report is closed?? Or at any time, for that matter, I just don't want to have to make the user have to go in and delete them by hand to keep it from bogging down their hard-drive.

[MartinLiss]

If you know the name of the file that's created, just do a Kill for that file name, otherwise Kill all the *.tmp files. The latter this is probably dangerous if the user name is something like Thomas Montgomery Payne and he uses his initials
Anyhow, put an On Error Resume Next in front of the Kill since some tmp files may be in use.

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Marty



[This message has been edited by MartinLiss (edited 01-18-2000).]

[SME]

and how would you code a "Kill"?? (sorry, still pretty new at this)

[chrisjk]

The "Kill" statement deletes file(s).

Kill "C:\Windows\Temp\Stuff.tmp"

It supports wildcards, so to delete all Temp files, type this

Kill "C:\Windows\Temp\*.tmp"

Use the "On Error Resume Next" statment to stop it complaining if the temp file is in use.

Regards,

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- Chris
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If it ain't broke - don't fix it


[This message has been edited by chrisjk (edited 01-18-2000).]

[This message has been edited by chrisjk (edited 01-18-2000).]

[SME]

thanks Guys, that's all I needed (for now, at least) thanks again.

Scott