Gavin, You have spent to much time in Un*x land....
This works.... " C:\Documents and Settings\test>del "C:\Documents and Settings\test\test2\*.txt" " This does not work... " C:\Documents and Settings\test>del "C:/Documents and Settings/test/test2/*.txt" The system cannot find the path specified. " Swap your forward slashes for back slashes... and you may even need to "protect" them from the windows shell too. HTH. -- Carey Matthew Black Remedy Skilled Professional (RSP) ARS = Action Request System(Remedy) Love, then teach Solution = People + Process + Tools Fast, Accurate, Cheap.... Pick two. On Fri, Aug 29, 2008 at 6:18 AM, Coleman, Gavin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > ** > > Hi List – I wonder if anyone can help me? I have a Run Process action > running in a Filter that is trying to delete some files on the Windows 2003 > server. > > > > My syntax for this is: > > > > Del "$RP API Folder$logs/$z1D_RP_Delete_Logs_Day$/*.log" > > > > Values for these variables are > > > > $RP API Folder$ = C:/remedy/install/itspdev/api/bin/ > > $z1D_RP_Delete_Logs_Day$ = Saturday > > > > Looking in the log files I can see the following happening: > > > > 0: Process > > <FLTR> <TID: 0000002828> <RPC ID: 0000002145> <Queue: Fast > > <Client-RPC: 390620 > <USER: GCOLEMAN > > DEL "C:/remedy/install/itspdev/api/bin/logs/Saturday/*.log" > > <FLTR> <TID: 0000002828> <RPC ID: 0000002145> <Queue: Fast > > <Client-RPC: 390620 > <USER: GCOLEMAN > **** Error > while performing filter action > > > > I have tried the Run Process with quotes and without and nothing works. I > get another error in the arerror.log which shows the following: > > > > 390620 : Failure while trying to run the filter/escalation process (ARERR > 24) > > Fri Aug 29 10:57:42 2008 No error : DEL > "C:/remedy/install/itspdev/api/bin/logs/Saturday/*.log" > > > > Can anybody point out where I'm going wrong? Or failing that suggest a way > to delete some files on the server based on variables? > > > > Thanks for your help! > > > > Gavin Coleman > > Senior Analyst/Programmer > > Computacenter (UK) Ltd > > Services & Solutions > > Hatfield Avenue > > Hatfield, Hertfordshire, AL10 9TW, United Kingdom > > T: +44 (0) 1707 631662 > > E: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > W: www.computacenter.com > > > > ********************************************************************** > > COMPUTACENTER PLC is registered in England and Wales with the registered > number 03110569. Its registered office is at Hatfield Business Park, > Hatfield Avenue, Hatfield, Hertfordshire AL10 9TW > > COMPUTACENTER (UK) Limited is registered in England and Wales with the > registered number 01584718. Its registered office is at Hatfield Business > Park, Hatfield Avenue, Hatfield, Hertfordshire AL10 9TW > > > > The contents of this email are intended for the named addressee only. > > It contains information which may be confidential and which may also be > privileged. > > Unless you are the named addressee (or authorised to receive mail for the > addressee) you may not copy or use it, or disclose it to anyone else. > > If you receive it in error please notify us immediately and then destroy it. > > Computacenter information is available from: > > http://www.computacenter.com > > ********************************************************************** > > __Platinum Sponsor: www.rmsportal.com ARSlist: "Where the Answers Are" > html___ _______________________________________________________________________________ UNSUBSCRIBE or access ARSlist Archives at www.arslist.org Platinum Sponsor: www.rmsportal.com ARSlist: "Where the Answers Are"
