How to delete a text file tha has been created in VC++ so that a new file is created for each execution?

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can anyone please give me th sample code for deleting a text file that is created using fopen function so that for each execution a new file is created... Is it posible in VC++... Or please tell me how to clear the contents of the file so that for every execution the file is empty... please help me out...
Thank you...:confused:

Posted 18-Apr-10 23:16pm

Shruthi K N

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Saurabh.Garg · Accepted Answer · 2010-04-18T23:27:00

Solution 1

Did you read the documentation for fopen in msdn[^]? It clearly says that when a file is open with mode = "w" then "... If the given file exists, its contents are destroyed." So I guess all you have to do is open the file again.

-Saurabh

Posted 18-Apr-10 23:27pm

Saurabh.Garg

Cedric Moonen · Accepted Answer · 2010-04-18T23:28:00

Solution 2

You mean you want to have an empty file each time you open the file ? If yes, then just open the file in write mode. See the documentation[^] for more info.

Posted 18-Apr-10 23:28pm

Cedric Moonen