Something like this may work.

Dim fso, f, f1, fc
Set fso = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")
Set f = fso.GetFolder("J:\aaaa")
Set fc = f.Files
For Each f1 in fc
If DateDiff("d", f1.DateLastModified, Now) > 7 Then f1.Delete
Next

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"Eric" wrote:
> I need to write a batch file that will delete files
> certain folder (or a directory) that is older than a 7
> days. Is this possible? How would I go about doing this?

Thanks Patrick!

Never done Batch file programming before. Do I need to
save it with the ".bat" extension? How does this work and
does it work during a reboot, does it prompt you to
delete them or what.

>-----Original Message-----
>Something like this may work.
>
> Dim fso, f, f1, fc
> Set fso = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")
> Set f = fso.GetFolder("J:\aaaa")
> Set fc = f.Files
> For Each f1 in fc
> If DateDiff("d", f1.DateLastModified, Now) > 7 Then
f1.Delete
> Next
>
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>Regards,
>
>Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in
newsgroup.
>Microsoft MVP [Windows NT/2000 Operating Systems]
>
>"Eric" wrote:
>> I need to write a batch file that will delete files
>> certain folder (or a directory) that is older than a 7
>> days. Is this possible? How would I go about doing
this?
>
>
>.
>

Not a shell script, but a VBScript

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Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in newsgroup.
Microsoft MVP [Windows NT/2000 Operating Systems]

"Eric" wrote:
> Thanks Dave!
>
> Never done Batch file programming before. Do I need to
> save it with the ".bat" extension? How does this work and
> does it work during a reboot, does it prompt you to
> delete them or what.

Since it is a VBscript, what do I need to save the file.
What file extension?


>-----Original Message-----
>Not a shell script, but a VBScript
>
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>Regards,
>
>Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in
newsgroup.
>Microsoft MVP [Windows NT/2000 Operating Systems]
>
>"Eric" wrote:
>> Thanks Dave!
>>
>> Never done Batch file programming before. Do I need to
>> save it with the ".bat" extension? How does this work
and
>> does it work during a reboot, does it prompt you to
>> delete them or what.
>
>
>.
>

VBS

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Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in newsgroup.
Microsoft MVP [Windows NT/2000 Operating Systems]

"Eric" wrote:
> Since it is a VBscript, what do I need to save the file.
> What file extension?

Forgot to mention; no there will be no prompt, the files will just be
deleted.

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Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in newsgroup.
Microsoft MVP [Windows NT/2000 Operating Systems]