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#include <stdio.h>
#include <windows.h>
#include <shellapi.h>

#define FO_DELETE 3 //Delete the files specified in pFrom.
#define FOF_ALLOWUNDO 0x40 //Preserve undo information, if possible.
#define FOF_NOCONFIRMATION 0x0010 //Do not ask the user to confirm selection.

typedef struct _SHFILEOPSTRUCT {
    HWND hwnd;
    UINT wFunc;
    LPCSTR pFrom;
    LPCSTR pTo;
    FILEOP_FLAGS fFlags;
    BOOL fAnyOperationsAborted;
    LPVOID hNameMappings;
    LPCSTR lpszProgressTitle;
} SHFILEOPSTRUCT, *LPSHFILEOPSTRUCT;

int main()
{
    SHFILEOPSTRUCT shf;
    shf.wFunc = FO_DELETE;
    shf.pFrom = "C:\\myfile.txt\0\0"; //File to delete
    shf.fFlags = FOF_ALLOWUNDO | FOF_NOCONFIRMATION;
    int result = SHFileOperation(&shf);
    if (result == 0)
    {
        printf("File deleted successfully.\n");
    }
    else
    {
        printf("Error: %d\n", result);
    }
    return 0;
}

#define FO_DELETE         0x0003
#define FOF_ALLOWUNDO     0x0040

******************************************************************************

DeleteFile( DOCDOEL, ArcLst )  // DOCDOEL = file that has to be deleted
                               // ArcLst = Dialog Box

******************************************************************************

static function DeleteFile( cFileName , oDlg )

return SHFileOperation( oDlg:hWnd, FO_DELETE , cFileName + Chr( 0 ) ,, FOF_ALLOWUNDO )