cdflib.delete

Delete Common Data Format (CDF) file

Syntax

cdflib.delete(cdfId)


Description

cdflib.delete(cdfId) deletes the existing CDF file specified by the identifier cdfId. If the CDF file is a multi-file format CDF, the cdflib.delete function also deletes the variable files (having file extensions of .z0, .z1, etc.).

Examples

Create a CDF file, and then delete it. To run this example, you must be in a writable folder.

cdfId = cdflib.create("mytempfile.cdf");

% Verify that the file was created
ls mytempfile.cdf

mytempfile.cdf

% Delete the file
cdflib.delete(cdfId)

% Verify that the file no longer exists
ls mytempfile.cdf

'mytempfile.cdf' not found.

Tips

• This function corresponds to the CDF library C API routine CDFdeleteCDF.

• To use this function, you must be familiar with the CDF C interface. You can access the CDF documentation at the CDF website.