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Number   :  7767
Date     :  2004-04-25
Author   :  PM
Subject  :  Re: Use XXCOPY to Delete Stray Files
Size(KB) :  1


John,

Thanks very much. That batch file does the trick!

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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