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To delete a file from an FTP server, an application can use the FtpDeleteFilefunction. The calling application must have the necessary privileges to delete a file from the FTP server.

The following example shows how to delete the file indicated by the IDC_FTPEdit2edit box. The HINTERNEThandle hSecondarywas created by InternetConnectafter establishing an FTP session. DisplayDiris another function that is designed to enumerate the directory.

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int WINAPI DeleteFile(HWND hX)
{
	char strInFile[80];
	strInFile[0] = 0;
	GetDlgItemText(hX,IDC_FTPEdit2,strInFile,80);

	if (strlen(strInFile)==0)
	{
		MessageBox(hX,"File Name Must Be Specified.","Remove
Dir",MB_OK);
		return 0;
}
	else
	{
		if(!FtpDeleteFile(hSecondary,strInFile))
		{
			ErrorOut(hX,GetLastError(),"Remove Dir");
			return 0;
	}
		else
		{
			MessageBox(hX,"File Deleted","Remove Dir",MB_OK);
			return DisplayDir(hX,INTERNET_FLAG_RELOAD);
	}
}
}//end

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