compile error in vb6

When I try to run this statement copied from the VB help

Dim fso As New FileSystemObject, txtfile, fil1, fil2

I get a Compile error: User-defined type not defined.

Could someone tell me what is wrong please?
Thanks
Chris

On Thu, 28 Apr 2005 16:27:16 +1000, "inquirer" <noreply@noreply.com>
wrote:

>When I try to run this statement copied from the VB help
>
>Dim fso As New FileSystemObject, txtfile, fil1, fil2
>
>I get a Compile error: User-defined type not defined.
>
>Could someone tell me what is wrong please?

Looks like you do not have a reference to the Scripting stuff

If you want to do file stuff, you would be far better of using the
native VB file handling commands

The FSO stinks

Thanks, could you tell me which reference to set or the easiest way to
delete a file in vb.
I have tried
shell "del " & fname
where fname is something like "f:\temp dir\myfile.txt"
but keep getting file not found errors

Chris
"J French" <erewhon@nowhere.uk> wrote in message
news:42708f2c.260257670@news.btclick.com...
> On Thu, 28 Apr 2005 16:27:16 +1000, "inquirer" <noreply@noreply.com>
> wrote:
> 
>
> Looks like you do not have a reference to the Scripting stuff
>
> If you want to do file stuff, you would be far better of using the
> native VB file handling commands
>
> The FSO stinks
>
>

On Thu, 28 Apr 2005 17:38:10 +1000, "inquirer" <noreply@noreply.com>
wrote:

>Thanks, could you tell me which reference to set or the easiest way to
>delete a file in vb.
>I have tried
>shell "del " & fname
>where fname is something like "f:\temp dir\myfile.txt"
>but keep getting file not found errors

Kill  "f:\temp dir\myfile.txt"

inquirer wrote:
> Thanks, could you tell me which reference to set or the easiest way to
> delete a file in vb.
> I have tried
> shell "del " & fname
> where fname is something like "f:\temp dir\myfile.txt"
> but keep getting file not found errors

Look up "Kill" in the help file.  Why do things the hard way...

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Regards,

Michael Cole