Re: Recommendations for a Windows file delete utility

[mlazarus <mlazarus@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Richard,

 It did take a bit of research and testing to get it to where I wanted 
it to be.  The vast majority of the code is for the error checking and 
the logging and comments.

 If I wanted to remove that functionality and the ability to recurse 
subdirectories the entire DelFiles.bat script would be ONE line.

 -mark

On 10/25/2018 6:18 PM, Richard Schoen via PcTech wrote:
> Let's hope nobody else has to maintain that BAT file script.
>
> All those switches give me a headache.
>
> So this is actually logging what it deletes. I think....
>
> Regards,
> Richard Schoen
> Director of Document Management
> e. richard.schoen@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> p. 952.486.6802
> w. helpsystems.com
>
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>
> message: 1
> date: Wed, 24 Oct 2018 13:38:40 -0400
> from: mlazarus<mlazarus@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> subject: Re: [PCTECH] Recommendations for a Windows file delete
>          utility
>
> Hi Gary,
>
>    After a little break from that task, I ended up with basically the approach you recommended.  It includes logging and some rudimentary error checking of parms.
>
>    Thanks all for the varied suggestions.
>
>    -mark
> _____________
>
> DelFiles.bat
> ------------
> @ECHO ON
> @REM _______________________________________________________
> @REM  Delete files in given path that are older than x days.
> @REM _______________________________________________________
> @REM  Parm 1: Number of days equal or older than to delete.
> @REM  Parm 2: Path to look in.
> @REM  Parm 3: Should be either TEST or DELETE.
> @REM          If Parm 3 is not DELETE, only the log entries are output.
>    The actual delete is not done.
> @REM  Parm 4: Specifies whether to recurse subdirectories. Allowable
> values: RECURSE or NORECURSE.
> @REM  Notes: Folders are not inspected for age, they are skipped.
> @REM       - The path (parm 2) should be enclosed in double quotes, in
> case there are embedded blanks.
> @REM _______________________________________________________
>
> SET DELFILESLOG=DelFiles.log
>
> IF %1x==x GOTO ERROR1
> IF %2x==x GOTO ERROR2
>
> SET RECURSE=
> IF /I %4.==RECURSE. SET RECURSE=/S
>
>
> echo ***___ DELFILES started: %date% %time%: %3 mode: %2 %4 ___***>>  %DELFILESLOG%
>
> @REM This run is to output to the log.
> forfiles /P %2 %RECURSE% /D -%1 /C "cmd /c if @isdir==FALSE echo @fdate
> 0x09 @path is at least %1 days old">>  %DELFILESLOG%
>
> echo ***___ DELFILES   ended: %date% %time%: %3 mode: %2 %4 ___***>>
> %DELFILESLOG%
> echo .>>  %DELFILESLOG%
>
> IF /I %3. NEQ DELETE. GOTO END
> @REM This run is to do the actual delete.
> forfiles /P %2 %RECURSE% /D -%1 /C "cmd /c if @isdir==FALSE DEL @path"
>
> GOTO END
> ::__________________________________________________
>
> :ERROR1
> PAUSE Number of days old (*GE) is mandatory.
> GOTO END
>
> :ERROR2
> PAUSE Path to look in is mandatory.
> GOTO END
>
> :END
> EXIT
> __________
>
> Here's the driver batch file:
> DelFilesDriver.bat
> ------------------
> @Rem _______________________________________________________
> @Rem  Delete files in given path that are older than x days - driver.
> @Rem _______________________________________________________
> @REM  Parm 1: Number of days equal or older than to delete.
> @REM  Parm 2: Path to look in.
> @REM  Parm 3: Should be either TEST or DELETE.
> @REM          If Parm 3 is not DELETE, only the log entries are output.
>    The actual delete is not done.
> @REM  Parm 4: Specifies whether to recurse subdirectories. Allowable
> values: RECURSE or NORECURSE.
> @Rem _______________________________________________________
>
> start /B /WAIT DelFiles 183  "\MyDir\Dir1\ARCHIVE"    DELETE NORECURSE
> start /B /WAIT DelFiles 060  "\MyDir\Dir2\ARCHIVE"    DELETE NORECURSE
> start /B /WAIT DelFiles 030  "\MyDir\Dir3\ARCHIVE"    DELETE NORECURSE
>
>
>
> On 9/30/2018 4:28 PM, Gary Kuznitz wrote:
>    
> > You can also use this:
> > forfiles /p "C:\what\ever" /s /m *.* /D -<number of
> > days>   /C "cmd /c del @path"
> >
> >    @PATH is the full path, including name.     Note that if
> > you want files OLDER than 10 days, you need to specify -d "-10". -ve
> > means "older than", +ve means "newer than". You can also specify
> > DDMMYY or -DDMMYY format as the parameter to -d.
> >
> >    If you are using Windows 7, you can separate @PATH with just the
> > path, and @FILE with just the file name.
> > Then you can use @PATH\@FILE for the del command.
> >
> > This syntax works on Win Server 2008: forfiles /P "C:\Mysql_backup" /S
> > /M *.sql /D -30 /C "cmd /c del @PATH"
> >
> > Enjoy,
> >
> > Gary
> >
> > On 29 Sep 2018 at 21:41, mlazarus (mlazarus
> > <pctech@xxxxxxxxxxxx>) commented about [PCTECH] Recommendations for a
> > Windows file delet:
> >
> >
> >      
> > >     I am looking for recommendations for a file delete utility to be
> > > run on a Windows server.  The delete criteria would be the age of the files
> > > within a list of folders.   Each folder might have a different retention
> > > value.  It would need to run via the Windows scheduler.
> > >
> > >     A nice to have feature would be the ability to move to a different
> > > folder instead of deleting, but not required.  TIA.
> > >
> > >     -mark
> > >        
>
>
>
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