You could also do a cfdirectory with a filter to get a list of the files in question and then loop over them to do the cffile delete.
--Ferg Barney Boisvert wrote: >The CFDIRECTORY/CFLOOP/CFFILE solution is what I've used as well, at >least where I needed to keep it all CF. If you don't mind shelling >out, you can use native OS commands (rm or del), which do accept >wildcards. It'll be a lot faster if you've got more than a couple >files to kill off, even with the process creation overhead. > >cheers, >barneyb > >On 11/18/05, Dawson, Michael <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > >>Is there a way to easily delete files with wildcards? >> >>I want to delete some files that begin with something like "20051118_". >>The rest of the filename contains randomly-generated character such as >>"20051118_34425623.jpg". >> >>CFFILE does not accept wildcards. >> >>My next attempt will be CFDIRECTORY to get a list of files in the >>directory. Then, I will loop over those files until I find the ones I >>want. Then, I will perform a CFFILE on that value. >> >>This solution kind of sucks because I have to loop over a list that >>could contain thousands of files. >> >>Any other suggestions? >> >>Thanks >>M!ke >> >> >> > >-- >Barney Boisvert >[EMAIL PROTECTED] >360.319.6145 >http://www.barneyb.com/ > >Got Gmail? I have 100 invites. > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Find out how CFTicket can increase your company's customer support efficiency by 100% http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=49 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:4:224682 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:4 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.4 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
