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fetDelete

fetDelete = 8

Example​

function IsIntendedDeleteEvent(const Event: TvxFileEventType): Boolean;
begin
  // Do not pass fetDelete to LogFileEvent in the current build.
  Result := Event = fetDelete;
end;

Usage​

fetDelete names an intended file-deletion event but currently crosses the script boundary as Velox Transport; Velox Delete cannot be expressed by the script enum.

Additional Technical Info​

fetDelete is the final script-visible member, at ordinal 8, of TvxFileEventType. Its intended meaning is that a file deletion has been recorded.

Current scripting defect: the native enum includes fetDownload at ordinal 3 and places native fetDelete at ordinal 9. Directly passing script fetDelete(8) to LogFileEvent or a native-backed property produces native fetTransport, not Delete. No current script member has ordinal 9, so native Delete cannot be selected through this enum.

Do not use an out-of-range cast or the “next” value to reach ordinal 9. That bypasses the declared type, risks runtime range/serialization failures, and will become incorrect when the importer is fixed. Escalate the missing adapter/product fix if script-authored delete audit evidence is required.

The constant never deletes a file. File deletion authority, existence checks, race handling, error recovery and retention policy belong to the operation that actually removes the file. A log label on its own is not evidence of successful deletion.

Audit guidance​

  • Distinguish “requested,” “attempted” and “confirmed” deletion in surrounding process data.
  • Preserve the original path, governing log/action, timestamp and failure details; an enum ordinal alone is insufficient.
  • Existing native ordinal 8 rows mean Transport, whereas faulty script use of fetDelete also produces 8. The stored ordinal cannot reveal the caller's intent without provenance.
  • Never compensate by writing a different named member. Correct the boundary or use a purpose-built native helper.

The example only classifies a script value and was source-reviewed; no file deletion, log persistence, runtime or image-function test was executed.

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Created 2026-07-15