Some things are just easier in DOS/CMD.
DEL %TEMP%\*.* /Y
should do the same thing, and never ask for permission.. Well, unless you
don't have it, like the application has the file open (Word temp file, etc.)
On Fri, Oct 24, 2008 at 2:14 PM, Damien Solodow <
[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I'm trying to make a simple script to delete all files in the users
> %temp% directory.
>
>
>
> Here's what I've got:
>
> *Set objShell = WScript.CreateObject("WScript.Shell")*
>
> *strTempPath = objShell.ExpandEnvironmentStrings("%TEMP%")*
>
> *strPath = strTempPath & "\*.*"*
>
> * *
>
> *Set objFSO = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")*
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> *objFSO.DeleteFile(strPath)*
>
> * *
>
> When I run the script, it returns "(6, 1) Microsoft VBScript runtime error:
> Permission denied"
>
> If I change the "*.*" to say "*.txt" it works fine.
>
>
>
> What gives?
>
> Note: I'm not really a VBscript person, but I'd rather find a way to make
> this work so the scripts use the same language then I would to rip them all
> out and redo them in Kixtart..
>
>
>
> *Damien Solodow*
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