From: "David Samuelsson (PAC)" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Yes, this is what i found out aswell. So how do i go around this > problem? should i try using another tactic? > > The script deletes all files first , that alters the -M on the > directory, which means i have to delete the directoy first? but i > cant do that if there is files in it, unless i am using rmtree from > File::Basename i think it was, and i really want to be sure that the > files i delete and the directories i delete are all over $age old. > > Any way to get around this problem? someone must have done this > before, searching a directoy recursivly and deleting files and > directorys X days old.
You could add to your finddepth() call also a "preprocess" callback that would get and store the age of the directory before you start processing the files in it. > Is there a way of checking if the directory is empty aswell? would it > be this? I don't know if there is an easy way for this. At worst you'll have to opendir() it and see if there's anything more than . and .. Jenda =========== [EMAIL PROTECTED] == http://Jenda.Krynicky.cz ========== There is a reason for living. There must be. I've seen it somewhere. It's just that in the mess on my table ... and in my brain I can't find it. --- me -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
