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Number   :  7766
Date     :  2004-04-25
Author   :  John Zeman
Subject  :  Re: Use XXCOPY to Delete Stray Files
Size(KB) :  1


--- In xxcopy@yahoogroups.com, "PM"  wrote:
> Can XCOPY do the following? I have not been able to figure out how 
but perhaps 
> someone who is more skilled with the program has some ideas.
> 
> I use a database program that creates a .DAT and a .IDX file for 
each database I 
> setup. (For example, ABC.DAT and ABC.IDX) Sometimes when I delete 
a particular 
> database it deletes the DAT file but leaves the IDX file. As a 
result I frequently have 
> stray IDX files in the directory. Can XXCOPY do either of the 
following:
> 
> 1. Delete any IDX file for which there is no corresponding (same 
name) DAT file.
> 
> 2. When I use XXCOPY to copy the directory, don't copy any IDX 
file for which there 
> is no corresponding DAT file.
> 
> Thanks.
> 
> Peter


Xxcopy would need a little help from a batch file to do this, 
actually you wouldn't need xxcopy at all for a project like this.

The batch file I have below requires NT or newer systems. It will 
not actually delete anything, it just echoes to the screen what it 
will delete if you remove the ECHO in the line that begins with IF 
NOT EXIST.

You will want to change the base directory to process the directory 
you desire. In this example batch file I have the FOLDER variable 
set to process the c:\test directory.

Set FOLDER=c:\test

It file will also process all the subdirectories.

John


:: ==========================================
@echo off
setlocal

@if not "%OS%"=="Windows_NT" goto NT

:: SET BASE DIRECTORY TO PROCESS
set FOLDER=c:\test

for /f "delims=*" %%i in ('dir /a-d/b/s "%FOLDER%\*.idx" 2^> nul') do 
(call :doit "%%~dpni")

pause
goto :eof

:doit
set X=%1
set X=%X:"=%
if not exist "%X%.dat" ECHO del "%X%.idx"
goto :eof

:NT
:DOS_EXIT
echo This script has aborted because it requires Windows NT
echo:
echo:
echo Press any key to exit
pause>NUL
exit



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