Javier: If you notice in Paul's original syntax, he's using the DOS delete command to delete files in ALL the subdirectories of a root directory. That's why I didn't respond to him cuz I have no idea how you could construct a "regular" delete command that would reach down subdirectory levels.
Karen -----Original Message----- From: Javier Valencia <[email protected]> To: RBASE-L Mailing List <[email protected]> Sent: Fri, Jun 19, 2015 8:57 pm Subject: [RBASE-L] - RE: How to Globally Delete Files from Subdirectories Paul, In my command file I use the following command to get rid of all the temporary files created when the last user logs out: SET VAR vconnections =(CVAL('CONNECTIONS')) SET ERROR MESSAGE 2077 OFF IF vconnections = 1 THEN DEL *.$$$ ENDIF SET ERROR MESSAGE 2077 ON As far as I know it works correctly. If you have blanks in your path, you might try building up the variable with the path and criteria and using the ampersand: SET VAR vcommand = ('D:\CAD\*.bak ') DEL &vcommand Javier, Javier Valencia, PE O: 913-829-0888 H: 913-397-9605 C: 913-915-3137 -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Paul Buckley Sent: Friday, June 19, 2015 10:43 AM To: RBASE-L Mailing List Subject: [RBASE-L] - How to Globally Delete Files from Subdirectories Good Afternoon, I'm using the latest build of eXtreme 9.5 (64) and I've got a compiled application that is not working correctly in one spot. I am trying to delete all the BAK files in all the subdirectories of a folder. The following worked for quite a while and now appears to be not working: SET VAR vdblquote = (CHAR(34)) SET VAR vcommand = ('zip cmd /c' & 'DEL' & .vdblquote + 'D:\CAD\*.bak /s /q' + .vdblquote) &vcommand Any blues clues as to where to start looking or what to do differently? TIA, Paul Buckley
