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#149142 - 2005-10-04 01:05 AM DEL Command
StarwarsKid StarwarsKid Seasoned Scripter Registered: 2005-06-15 Posts: 506 Loc: Oregon, USA	I am using the DEL command in a script like this: Code: IF @UserID = Techwall OR Wordp OR Homework DEL 'c:\tempdrive\' /h /s ENDIF The C:\tempdrive directory needs to be emptied of all files and folders upon logoff. The way I'm using DEL in the script above only deletes the files* from the root directory and sub directories. Is there a way to also delete the folders ? Thanks again! _________________________ let the wise listen and add to their learning, and let the discerning get guidance- Proverbs 1:5
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#149143 - 2005-10-04 01:08 AM Re: DEL Command
Les Les KiX Master Registered: 2001-06-11 Posts: 12734 Loc: fortfrances.on.ca	Your IF conditional is wrong. You can shell out to use DOS. _________________________ Give a man a fish and he will be back for more. Slap him with a fish and he will go away forever.
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#149144 - 2005-10-04 01:16 AM Re: DEL Command
StarwarsKid StarwarsKid Seasoned Scripter Registered: 2005-06-15 Posts: 506 Loc: Oregon, USA	I've tried using the DOS DEL command as well, but it too doesn't delete the folders, only files of the root directory and subdirectories. I have also tried the DOS Del command, with the same results. DOS DEL SYNTAX: Code: del c:\tempdrive\* /s /q Am I missing something? _________________________ let the wise listen and add to their learning, and let the discerning get guidance- Proverbs 1:5
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#149145 - 2005-10-04 01:53 AM Re: DEL Command
Lonkero Lonkero KiX Master Guru Registered: 2001-06-05 Posts: 22346 Loc: OK	not really. use deltree to get rid of all of it. _________________________ ! download KiXnet
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#149146 - 2005-10-04 02:04 AM Re: DEL Command
StarwarsKid StarwarsKid Seasoned Scripter Registered: 2005-06-15 Posts: 506 Loc: Oregon, USA	Thanks for the reference Jooel. I haven't used deltree for years. Even though deltree isn't part of Win2000 or XP, after searching the Internet for info on DELTREE, I was able to find a reference for a Win2000/XP equivelant called RMDIR. By any chance, does/will KiXtart have a similar command? Edit, answered my own question. Quote: RD Action Removes the directory specified. Note: the directory must be empty for this command to succeed. Syntax RD "directory" Remarks Check the value of @ERROR to see if RD was successful. Edited by StarwarsKid (2005-10-04 02:08 AM)* _________________________ let the wise listen and add to their learning, and let the discerning get guidance- Proverbs 1:5
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#149147 - 2005-10-04 02:13 AM Re: DEL Command
Lonkero Lonkero KiX Master Guru Registered: 2001-06-05 Posts: 22346 Loc: OK	well, actually, for win2k and onwards I think RD is capable of doing what deltree did back in DoS days. can't remember what was the state for RD in NT4 though. also, yes, kixtart RD should be enhanced to work similarly. if it will and when is another question. _________________________ ! download KiXnet
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#149148 - 2005-10-04 02:17 AM Re: DEL Command
StarwarsKid StarwarsKid Seasoned Scripter Registered: 2005-06-15 Posts: 506 Loc: Oregon, USA	It looks like you have to explicitly specify the directory name in the KiXtart RD command or it won't delete the subdirectories. In that case, I will probably SHELL the DOS RD command instead. _________________________ let the wise listen and add to their learning, and let the discerning get guidance- Proverbs 1:5
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#149149 - 2005-10-04 02:21 AM Re: DEL Command
Lonkero Lonkero KiX Master Guru Registered: 2001-06-05 Posts: 22346 Loc: OK	ja, exactly what I ment in my post. kixtart's RD has no /S switch. also command prompt RD does delete also files with that switch, thus it perfect replacement for deltree. _________________________ ! download KiXnet
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#149150 - 2005-10-04 02:24 AM Re: DEL Command
NTDOC NTDOC Administrator Registered: 2000-07-28 Posts: 11629 Loc: CA	SHELL to RD /S /Q KiXtart has RD but doesn't work with files in it and DEL does not remove the directories. There is request to Ruud update so that it works like RD from OS.
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#149151 - 2005-10-04 02:31 AM Re: DEL Command
StarwarsKid StarwarsKid Seasoned Scripter Registered: 2005-06-15 Posts: 506 Loc: Oregon, USA	One observation from my work today: I want to delete the contents of a directory, but not the directory itself. Since the contents of the directory will be random and unspecifyable, I would have to use the DOS RD command like this: Code: SHELL "CMD.EXE /C RD c:\tempdrive\ /s /q" That not only deletes the contents of c:\tempdrive\ but also c:\tempdrive\ itself, which is something I'm trying to avoid. There's always a work-around if I can't avoid it, but, (ugh)... Thanks for all the input. I will keep my eyes opened for this future improvement of KiXtart. _________________________ let the wise listen and add to their learning, and let the discerning get guidance- Proverbs 1:5
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#149152 - 2005-10-04 02:37 AM Re: DEL Command
Les Les KiX Master Registered: 2001-06-11 Posts: 12734 Loc: fortfrances.on.ca	Jens wrote a UDF that will clean any folder and he claims it does subfolders. _________________________ Give a man a fish and he will be back for more. Slap him with a fish and he will go away forever.
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#149153 - 2005-10-04 02:39 AM Re: DEL Command
NTDOC NTDOC Administrator Registered: 2000-07-28 Posts: 11629 Loc: CA	cd to TEMPDRIVE and issue the RD command. It can't remove a folder that is active.
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#149154 - 2005-10-04 06:12 AM Re: DEL Command
Sealeopard Sealeopard KiX Master Registered: 2001-04-25 Posts: 11165 Loc: Boston, MA, USA	See CleanDirectory() - Cleans up the temporary directories ( or any arbitrary directory) and Not quite everything you wanted to know about RUN and SHELL and never hard-code CMD.EXE _________________________ There are two types of vessels, submarines and targets.
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#149155 - 2005-10-04 06:00 PM Re: DEL Command
StarwarsKid StarwarsKid Seasoned Scripter Registered: 2005-06-15 Posts: 506 Loc: Oregon, USA	To clarify: Should I then use the env variable, %comspec% /c, instead of explicitly calling cmd.com? NTDOC, It appears that I can't delete subdirectories with your CD suggestion due to a share violation. Code: debug on IF @UserID = Techwall OR Wordp OR Homework DEL 'c:\tempdrive\' /h /s CD c:\tempdrive\ SHELL "%comspec% /C RD c:\tempdrive\" ENDIF EXIT Quote: The process cannot access the file because it is being used by another process. SeaLeopard: I just implemented your CleanDirectory.UDF and it works great. Thanks for the lead. FINAL CODE: Code: call "@ScriptDir\UDF\cleandirectory.udf" call "@ScriptDir\UDF\DateMath.udf" call "@ScriptDir\UDF\FULLFILE.udf" IF @UserID = "Techwall" OR @UserID = "Wordp" OR @UserID = "Homework" DEL 'c:\tempdrive\' /h /s $rc=cleandirectory('c:\tempdrive','') ENDIF EXIT Edited by StarwarsKid (2005-10-04 07:12 PM)*
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