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Re: Rexx call for deleting WPS objects

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From: Lee S. Fields
Date: Tue, 17 Nov 1992 08:55
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In article <Bxv21o.B3p@lincoln.technet.sg> nbl@solomon.technet.sg (Ng Beng Lim) writes:

 >> I am trying to write Rexx programs to automatically create folders
 >> and objects on the desktop.  Before I do that, I would like to delete
 >> the old object first.  
 >> 
 >> Does anyone know if there is any call to do this?  I can only
 >> find the routine to create objects, but not one to delete objects.
 >> 
 >> Hope someone can HELP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
 >> 

You can use SysDestroyObject to explicitly delete the object before
calling SysCreateObject.  To do this in a single call, use
SysCreateObject with the ReplaceIfExists flag.

Lee
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From: fieldls@ponews.ponca.dupont.com  (Lee S. Fields)
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