https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/visual-lisp-autolisp-and-general/delete-temp-file-with-script/m-p/1580503#M151427 How about just:<BR /> <BR /> close<BR /> NO [don't save it!!]<BR /> ___<BR /> <BR /> <MR_NICK> wrote in message news:5110529@discussion.autodesk.com...<BR /> Is it possible to delete a file directly after closing it using a script?<BR /> <BR /> I have a temporary drawing which I want to delete immediately after use but <BR /> can't get it to happen.<BR /> <BR /> The script simply says:<BR /> <BR /> close<BR /> yes<BR /> del "c:\temp.dwg"<BR /> <BR /> When I run this however, it closes the drawing but doesn't delete it. Is it <BR /> possible to get this to work?</MR_NICK> Tue, 14 Mar 2006 17:09:50 GMT Anonymous 2006-03-14T17:09:50Z https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/visual-lisp-autolisp-and-general/delete-temp-file-with-script/m-p/1580502#M151426 Is it possible to delete a file directly after closing it using a script?<BR /> <BR /> I have a temporary drawing which I want to delete immediately after use but can't get it to happen.<BR /> <BR /> The script simply says:<BR /> <BR /> close<BR /> yes<BR /> del "c:\temp.dwg"<BR /> <BR /> When I run this however, it closes the drawing but doesn't delete it. Is it possible to get this to work? Tue, 14 Mar 2006 17:06:15 GMT https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/visual-lisp-autolisp-and-general/delete-temp-file-with-script/m-p/1580502#M151426 Anonymous 2006-03-14T17:06:15Z https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/visual-lisp-autolisp-and-general/delete-temp-file-with-script/m-p/1580503#M151427 How about just:<BR /> <BR /> close<BR /> NO [don't save it!!]<BR /> ___<BR /> <BR /> <MR_NICK> wrote in message news:5110529@discussion.autodesk.com...<BR /> Is it possible to delete a file directly after closing it using a script?<BR /> <BR /> I have a temporary drawing which I want to delete immediately after use but <BR /> can't get it to happen.<BR /> <BR /> The script simply says:<BR /> <BR /> close<BR /> yes<BR /> del "c:\temp.dwg"<BR /> <BR /> When I run this however, it closes the drawing but doesn't delete it. Is it <BR /> possible to get this to work?</MR_NICK> Tue, 14 Mar 2006 17:09:50 GMT https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/visual-lisp-autolisp-and-general/delete-temp-file-with-script/m-p/1580503#M151427 Anonymous 2006-03-14T17:09:50Z https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/visual-lisp-autolisp-and-general/delete-temp-file-with-script/m-p/1580504#M151428 When using scripts, the prompt you are responding to is 'Do you want to disregard changes' so it is 'Yes' otherwise No will carry out a save.<BR /> <BR /> This however goes no way to resolving the issue as the temp file is already saved to the HDD so whether or not I do a save prior to trying to delete it isn't really the issue. Tue, 14 Mar 2006 18:15:33 GMT https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/visual-lisp-autolisp-and-general/delete-temp-file-with-script/m-p/1580504#M151428 Anonymous 2006-03-14T18:15:33Z