Product Documentation

Purpose

This method deletes the passed in file attachment from the local file system.

Applies To

Attachment Methods

Signature

public boolean ucDeleteAttachment(Attachment attachment) 

Notes

Example

public boolean ucDeleteAttachment(Attachment attachment)
{
    String filepath = attachment.getExternalAttachmentIdent();
    if (filepath == null) { return true; }
    
    File file = new File(filepath);
    
    if (file.delete() != true) {
    	Z.log.writeToLog(Z.log.ERROR, "ucDeleteAttachment: could not delete file " +
            filepath);
    	return false;
    }
    
    return true;
}