Continue -- Delete files older than Xdays

[Babu]

Iam executing the below command.. It errors out saying
invalid directory.. because it cannot understand the
directory name more than 8 characters. Let me know is
there any fix for the same

 

[Paul R. Sadowski]

You didn't quote the path:
forfiles -p"C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL
Server\MSSQL\BACKUP\" -s -m*.Bak -d-4 -c"CMD /C DEL /Q ""@PATH\@FILE""

 

[Phil Robyn [MVP]]

Iam executing the below command.. It errors out saying
invalid directory.. because it cannot understand the
directory name more than 8 characters. Let me know is
there any fix for the same
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forfiles -pC:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL
Server\MSSQL\BACKUP\ -s -m*.Bak -d-4 -c"CMD /C
DEL /Q ""@PATH\@FILE""

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Appreciate ur help

Babu

Type 'FORFILES -?' at the CMD prompt for some examples. Your
problems have to do with your use of too many or too few double
quotes. For example, you will have to use

. . . -c"CMD /C DEL /Q 0x22@PATH\@FILE0x22"

instead of what you are using. Also, the path after '-p' must
be enclosed in double quotes since there are spaces in the path.

 

[Babu]

Thanks a lot for your inputs it works

Babu

-----Original Message-----
You didn't quote the path:
forfiles -p"C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL
Server\MSSQL\BACKUP\" -s -m*.Bak -d-4 -c"CMD /C DEL /Q ""@PATH\@FILE""




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