| 32.11.7.FileSystemObject.DeleteFile() | 
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Syntax  | 
   
filesystemobject.DeleteFile(filename, force)
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The DeleteFile() method deletes an existing file.  | 
filename is a string specifying the file name.  | 
force is a Boolean value indicating whether to delete a file with read only permissions.  | 
   
<html> 
    <body> 
    <script language="JScript"> 
    <!-- 
    function deleteFile() 
    { 
        var myObject; 
        myObject = new ActiveXObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject"); 
        myObject.DeleteFile("c:\\testing.txt"); 
    } 
    --> 
    </script> 
    Delete Text file "testing.txt" 
    <form name="myForm"> 
    <input type="Button" value="Click to Delete File" onClick='deleteFile()'> 
    </form> 
    </body> 
    </html>
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