Monkeybread Software - MBS FileMaker Plugin: Files.MoveToTrash

Topics All Mac OS X (Only) Windows (Only) Linux (Only, Not) iOS (Only, Not)
Components Crossplatform Mac & Win Server Client Old Guides Examples
New in version: 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4 7.5 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 8.4 Statistic

Files.MoveToTrash

Deletes an item by moving it to trash without user interface.

Component	Version	macOS	Windows	Server	FileMaker Cloud	FileMaker iOS SDK
Files	2.8	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes

MBS( "Files.MoveToTrash"; Path )

Parameters

Parameter Description Example value

Path The native file path to the file or folder to be deleted. "/Users/John/Desktop/test.txt"

Parameter	Description	Example value
Path	The native file path to the file or folder to be deleted.	"/Users/John/Desktop/test.txt"

Result

Returns OK or error message.

Description

Deletes an item by moving it to trash without user interface.
Use this functions to move files and folders to the trash.

It is possible that the OS decides to not delete the file and fail (e.g. due to permission errors) or that the medium does not have a trash, so the file is deleted right away.

This function requires a native path. Use Path.FileMakerPathToNativePath to convert a FileMaker path to a native path if required. If you like to have the user choose the path, you can use FileDialog functions.
For Server be aware that server has limited permissions and may not be able to access all files on a computer.

Examples

Delete a file on desktop on Mac by moving it to trash:

$r = MBS("Files.MoveToTrash"; "/Users/cs/Desktop/testing.fp7")

Delete a file on desktop on Windows by moving it to trash:

$r = MBS("Files.MoveToTrash"; "C:\Users\Christian\Desktop\testing.fp7")

Example Databases

Created 18th August 2014, last changed 25th August 2017

Files.MoveFile - Files.ReadFile