FileDelete fails deleting a file for no reason

[TheDcoder]

Hello, This is my (test) code:

FileOpen(@ScriptDir & '\' & "Test.txt", 1)
$iDeleteResult = FileDelete(@ScriptDir & '\' & "Text.txt")

$sDeleteResult = "Pass"

If $iDeleteResult = 0 Then $sDeleteResult = "Fail"

ConsoleWrite("Result: " & $sDeleteResult & @CRLF)

FileOpen does its job (i.e creating a file) but FileDelete fails deleting a simple text file?

 

Thanks in Advance, TD

[water]

Do you want to delete Test.txt or Text.txt?

[TheDcoder]

Thanks water... Looks like I made a mistake while researching...

P.S I had this issue with FileDelete (without the spelling mistake).

Edited May 25, 2015 by TheDcoder
Opening bracket instead of closing bracket

[Starstar]

FileOpen(@ScriptDir & "\Test.txt", 1)

$iDeleteResult = FileDelete(@ScriptDir & '\' & "Test.txt")

$sDeleteResult = "Pass"

If $iDeleteResult = 0 Then $sDeleteResult = "Fail"

ConsoleWrite("Result: " & $sDeleteResult & @CRLF)

you are creating Test.txt and you are deleting Text.txt

[water]

I'm sure you need to do a FileClose before you can delete a file opened by FileOpen.

[TheDcoder]

@water But my test code works without closing the file handle

[Starstar]

During file deleting(or any other operation) opened file is not a trouble........But open an other file without closing old one can confuse you........

Edited May 25, 2015 by Starstar

[TheDcoder]

But open an other file without closing old on can confuse you

​Like this?:

FileOpen(@ScriptDir & '\' & "Test1.txt", 1)
FileOpen(@ScriptDir & '\' & "Test2.txt", 1)
FileOpen(@ScriptDir & '\' & "Test3.txt", 1)
$iDeleteResult = FileDelete(@ScriptDir & '\' & "Test3.txt")

$sDeleteResult = "Pass"

If $iDeleteResult = 0 Then $sDeleteResult = "Fail"

ConsoleWrite("Result: " & $sDeleteResult & @CRLF)

 

[water]

It's good coding practice to close an open file before any other operation.
When deleting the file this might not be a problem. But when copying the file there still might be some data in the cache not written to the file.

[water]

​Like this?:

FileOpen(@ScriptDir & '\' & "Test1.txt", 1)
FileOpen(@ScriptDir & '\' & "Test2.txt", 1)
FileOpen(@ScriptDir & '\' & "Test3.txt", 1)
$iDeleteResult = FileDelete(@ScriptDir & '\' & "Test3.txt")
$sDeleteResult = "Pass"
If $iDeleteResult = 0 Then $sDeleteResult = "Fail"
ConsoleWrite("Result: " & $sDeleteResult & @CRLF)

​Don't think this is a problem for AutoIt.
The coder of the script might get confused and hence he might see unexpected results.

[water]

Double post.

Edited May 25, 2015 by water

[TheDcoder]

Oh, I understand now