subroutine rmdel(filnam    ,gdp       )
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!-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
!  $Id$
!  $HeadURL$
!!--description-----------------------------------------------------------------
!
!    Function: Test existence of file and if delete file, using
!              status='delete' in close statement
! Method used:
!
!!--pseudo code and references--------------------------------------------------
! NONE
!!--declarations----------------------------------------------------------------
    use precision
    use globaldata
    use string_module
    !
    implicit none
    !
    type(globdat),target :: gdp
    !
    ! The following list of pointer parameters is used to point inside the gdp structure
    !
!
! Global variables
!
    character(*)    :: filnam      !!  File name of file which should be deleted
!
! Local variables
!
    integer                        :: ierr
    integer                        :: lfil        ! Length of character string FILNAM 
    integer                        :: luntmp      ! Unit number for file 
    integer , external             :: newlun
    logical                        :: ex          ! Logical flag used for INQUIRE state- ment for file EXIST and OPENED 
!
!! executable statements -------------------------------------------------------
!
    call remove_leading_spaces(filnam    ,lfil      )
    inquire (file = filnam(:lfil), exist = ex)
    if (ex) then
       inquire (file = filnam(:lfil), opened = ex)
       if (ex) then
          inquire (file = filnam(:lfil), number = luntmp)
       else
          luntmp = newlun(gdp)
          open (luntmp, file = filnam(:lfil), iostat = ierr)
       endif
       close (luntmp, status = 'delete', iostat = ierr)
    endif
end subroutine rmdel