Use the ERASE command to delete a file.
Options
filespec
Specifies a file name with a drive and path specification in the form D:\PATHNAME\FILENAME.EXT.
About the ERASE Command
If the file is in the current directory, you can omit its path name in the file specification.
R:BASE requires you to close a database before erasing it. ERASE is irreversible. When you use wildcards with ERASE at the R> prompt, R:BASE prompts you to press [Esc] to cancel, or [Enter] to delete the files.
Examples
The following command erases all files in the OLDSALES directory on the current drive.
ERASE \oldsales\*.*
The following command lines close then erase the four files of the mydb database in the OLDDATA directory on drive E:.
DISCONNECT
DELETE e:\olddata\mydb.rb?
