---
name: "Win32DeleteFileAW"
section: "3w"
platform: "linux"
package: "libwine-dev"
version: "1.4.1-4"
release: "Debian 7 (Wheezy)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/Win32DeleteFileAW"
---

# Win32DeleteFileAW(3w)

## NAME

**Win32DeleteFileAW** (SHELL32.164)

## SYNOPSIS

static DWORD  Win32DeleteFileAW\
  (\
   LPCSTR *path*\
  )

## DESCRIPTION

Deletes a file. Also triggers a change notify if one exists.

## PARAMS

*path* **\[In\]**  *path* to file to delete.

## RETURNS

**TRUE** if successful, **FALSE** otherwise.

## NOTES

Verified on Win98 / **IE** **5** (**SHELL32** **4.72**, March **1999** build) to be **ANSI**. This is Unicode on NT/2000

## IMPLEMENTATION

Not declared in a Wine header. The function is either undocumented, or missing from Wine.

Implemented in **"dlls/shell32/shlfileop.c"**.

Debug channel **"shell"**.