Hello, in bash shell that would be something like [rm -rf /home/Sebastian/Desktop/folder( | [ggee/shell]
in ms-dos you can't specify a directory that is not relative to the patch (long story), a simple way would be about making a batch script with this inside: cd c:\Users\Sebastian\Desktop rd %1 along with your patch and then [open yourBatchScript.bat folderToDelete( | [moonlib/popen] or [yourBatchScript.bat folderToDelete( | [motex/system] Colet Patrice ----- Mail original ----- > De: "Sebastian Valenzuela" <[email protected]> > À: "Pure Data Forum" <[email protected]> > Envoyé: Dimanche 27 Janvier 2013 22:25:48 > Objet: [PD] Solution for deleting files via pd? > > > > > Hi list, > > > My Pd patch creates and saves new audio files to a designated folder > on my desktop. I would like to have Pd delete these files every time > I open my patch ([loadbang]). > > > I've heard the [shell] object is a possibility, but i'm not too keen > on terminal commands or how they will pertain to [shell]... > > > Can anyone please give me an example of a command I would send to > [shell] to delete all files within a specified folder on my desktop? > If this isn't the best way to do it, is there another possibility > through Pd? > > > Thank you for your time, > Sebastian > > > > > _______________________________________________ > [email protected] mailing list > UNSUBSCRIBE and account-management -> > http://lists.puredata.info/listinfo/pd-list > _______________________________________________ [email protected] mailing list UNSUBSCRIBE and account-management -> http://lists.puredata.info/listinfo/pd-list
