I can get it to work this way
shell 'deltree /y "C:\Documents and Settings\dir_to_delete"'
but i can't seem to get it to recognize $File


this works:
Code:
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Dim $SO
$SO=SetOption('Explicit','On')
$SO=SetOption('NoVarsInStrings','On')
$SO=SetOption('NoMacrosInStrings','On')
 
Dim $File

shell 'deltree /y "C:\Documents and Settings\Dir_to_delete"'


this doesn't
Code:
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Dim $SO
$SO=SetOption('Explicit','On')
$SO=SetOption('NoVarsInStrings','On')
$SO=SetOption('NoMacrosInStrings','On')
 
Dim $File
For Each $File In ReadFile('\\Server\Share\delete_these_files.txt')
If Exist('C:\program files\'+$File)
shell 'deltree /y "C:\program files\' + $File + '"' 
endif