clearing a file

[orisons]

how can i clear the contents of a sequential file
I know this my sound basic but I am very new to this

 

[gmmastros]

There are several ways. Here's one of them.

    Dim iFile As Integer
    
    iFile = FreeFile
    
    Open "C:\FileToClear.txt" For Output As #iFile
    Close #iFile

-George

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[dilettante]

Then there is the ever-popular Kill statement.

 

[bclt]

As says to clear its contents orisons means (propably) to make the file have 0 bytes size and also to exist, not delete if (kill it). One good solution is given: {gmmastros}