A servlet is no different in this respect than any other Java class. You can use the delete() method in the java.io.File class: File myFile = new File("c:/whatever/somefile"); myFile.delete(); ------------------ Phil Hanna Sun Certified Programmer for the Java 2 Platform Author of : JSP: The Complete Reference Instant Java Servlets
Phil Hanna<BR>Sun Certified Programmer for the Java 2 Platform<BR>Author of :<BR><A HREF="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0072127686/electricporkchop/107-3548162-1137317" TARGET=_blank rel="nofollow">JSP: The Complete Reference</A><BR><A HREF="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0072124253/electricporkchop/107-3548162-1137317" TARGET=_blank rel="nofollow">Instant Java Servlets</A>