erase file error when confirm file and save file work

[Geoff Clarke]

Trying to confirm whether a file exists, and erase it if it does exist. Can't seem to figure out how to do this with a Windows path with spaces. Here's my MWE:

webuse auto
local pathname `c(pwd)'
save "`pathname'\erasetest.dta", replace
confirm file "`pathname'\erasetest.dta"
erase file "`pathname'\erasetest.dta"

The erase command produces this error

invalid '"C:[path]\erasetest.dta'

[daniel klein]

erase has no subcommand file. See

help erase

[Geoff Clarke]

Well, that's embarrassing. Thanks!