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#193027 - 2009-03-20 09:14 AM How to delete an folder?
Solid Solid Fresh Scripter Registered: 2009-02-13 Posts: 15 Loc: The Netherland	I want to delete automatically a file. Code: IF exist (%userprofile% +"Application Data\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Quick Launch\test1") DEL "%userprofile%\Application Data\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Quick Launch\test1" ELSE MESSAGEBOX ("Have a nice day.") ENDIF But the kixtart script doesn’t delete the file. Edited by Solid (2009-03-20 09:16 AM)
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#193028 - 2009-03-20 09:20 AM Re: How to delete an folder? [Re: Solid]
Richard H. Richard H. Administrator Registered: 2000-01-24 Posts: 4946 Loc: Leatherhead, Surrey, UK	File or folder? Your heading says one thing, the post another. The command to delete a folder is RD (documented in the manual) however the folder must be empty. To find out why you cannot delete a file (or folder) check the value of @ERROR and @SERROR.
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#193029 - 2009-03-20 09:24 AM

Re: How to delete an folder? [Re: Richard H.]

Richard H. Offline

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Registered: 2000-01-24
Posts: 4946
Loc: Leatherhead, Surrey, UK

Something like this:

Code:

$sToDelete=%userprofile% +"Application Data\Microsoft\Internet  Explorer\Quick Launch\test1"

IF Exist($sToDelete)
   DEL $sToDelete
   IF @ERROR "Cannot delete '"+$sToDelete+"'"+@CRLF+"Reason: ["+@ERROR+"] "+@SERROR+@CRLF
ELSE 
   MESSAGEBOX ("Have a nice day.")
ENDIF

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#193031 - 2009-03-20 11:02 AM Re: How to delete an folder? [Re: Richard H.]
Solid Solid Fresh Scripter Registered: 2009-02-13 Posts: 15 Loc: The Netherland	The folder delete worked, but the file deleting didn’t work? I even included the error message and its tells me everything went correctly but the file still exist.
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#193032 - 2009-03-20 11:05 AM

Re: How to delete an folder? [Re: Solid]

Solid

Fresh Scripter

Registered: 2009-02-13
Posts: 15
Loc: The Netherland

Code:

$sToDelete= %userprofile% +"Application Data\Microsoft\Internet  Explorer\Quick Launch\test1"
$Folder= "c:\testtest\test\"

IF Exist($sToDelete)
   DEL $sToDelete
   IF @ERROR "Cannot delete '"+$sToDelete+"'"+@CRLF+"Reason: ["+@ERROR+"] "+@SERROR+@CRLF
   ENDIF
ENDIF
IF Exist ($Folder)
   RD $Folder
   IF @ERROR "Cannot delete '"+$Folder+"'"+@CRLF+"Reason: ["+@ERROR+"] "+@SERROR+@CRLF
   ENDIF
ENDIF

Edited by Solid (2009-03-20 11:07 AM)

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#193034 - 2009-03-20 11:53 AM Re: How to delete an folder? [Re: Solid]
Glenn Barnas Glenn Barnas KiX Supporter Registered: 2003-01-28 Posts: 4402 Loc: New Jersey	I wonder if having two spaces between "Internet" and "Explorer" in the path has anything to do with the problem? Glenn _________________________ Actually I am a Rocket Scientist! $\:D$
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#193035 - 2009-03-20 12:00 PM Re: How to delete an folder? [Re: Glenn Barnas]
BradV BradV Seasoned Scripter Registered: 2006-08-16 Posts: 687 Loc: Maryland, USA	That's a good thought. You might try and change "Internet Explorer" to "INTERN~1" and see if that makes a difference.
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#193036 - 2009-03-20 12:28 PM Re: How to delete an folder? [Re: BradV]
Glenn Barnas Glenn Barnas KiX Supporter Registered: 2003-01-28 Posts: 4402 Loc: New Jersey	Or even just remove the extra space - Code: "Internet Explorer" -> "Internet Explorer" $;\)$ Glenn _________________________ Actually I am a Rocket Scientist! $\:D$
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#193037 - 2009-03-20 01:12 PM Re: How to delete an folder? [Re: Glenn Barnas]
Glenn Barnas Glenn Barnas KiX Supporter Registered: 2003-01-28 Posts: 4402 Loc: New Jersey	Well, I see a couple of issues.. (besides the double spaces). What is "test" - a file or folder? It doesn't have an extension like most files would, so the assumption might be it's a folder, but you try to DEL it, so it must be a file.. It would be pretty unusual for a file on a Windows system NOT to have an extension, so I'm guessing you have "hide extensions" enabled in explorer (bad idea, BTW) and don't know that it actually has an extension. Considering the location on the QL bar, it's likely a .lnk file - when I open a command prompt and navigate to that location, a DIR tells me that the folder is filled with .LNK files, but no folders. The code Code: Del 'aFileThatDoesNotExist' @SERROR ? always returns a success message. This also is an issue, since your code never checks to see if the file of interest actually exists - it relies on the exit status of the command, which you clearly haven't tested for functionality within the scope of your design. When things don't work as expected, STOP TESTING YOUR CODE and start testing the COMPONENTS of your code. Simplify! It's easier to troubleshoot 1-2 lines of code than an entire script. Create small scriptlets with single processes.. when they work, combine them into a larger package. If they don't work, check the manual and compare that with your understanding of the command(s). Work at the command prompt when developing code - unlike the GUI (which (by default) treats you like a moron and hides all kind of important information unless you configure it otherwise) - the command prompt does not lie or mislead. Browse to the Quick Launch folder in Explorer - what do you see? Open a command prompt, type Code: CD "%APPDIR%\Internet Explorer\QuickLaunch Dir What do you see there? Does it exactly match what Explorer shows you? I doubt it. Add debugging messages that identify the results, or even run the commands a second time to display the results on the screen. Don't assume what's being assigned to a variable - KNOW! Glenn _________________________ Actually I am a Rocket Scientist! $\:D$
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#193044 - 2009-03-20 04:26 PM Re: How to delete an folder? [Re: Glenn Barnas]
Lonkero Lonkero KiX Master Guru Registered: 2001-06-05 Posts: 22346 Loc: OK	glenn, you long poster, you. :P took me an hour (almost) to read your post. either friday is too far gone or your post was really long... _________________________ ! download KiXnet
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#193047 - 2009-03-20 05:11 PM Re: How to delete an folder? [Re: Richard H.]
NTDOC NTDOC Administrator Registered: 2000-07-28 Posts: 11629 Loc: CA	Originally Posted By: Richard H. The command to delete a folder is RD (documented in the manual) however the folder must be empty. This was fixed in version 4.52 of KiXtart. The RD command should now properly remove the entire folder and contents. Quote: RD Action: Removes the directory specified. Syntax: RD "directory" [/s] Remarks: The /s parameter will remove the specified directory including all files and subdirectories below it. CAUTION: Just as its command line counterpart, this file will delete all files including those that are hidden, system and/or read-only. Use this command with great care. Check the value of @ERROR to see if RD was successful. Quote: Release notes for KiXtart 2010 (version 4.52) New functionality/enhancements: 1) CompareFileTimes has been enhanced so it can operate on open files. 2) RD can now delete an entire directory tree (including any files) using the new "/s" parameter. Examples: RD "c:\somedirectory" ; deletes "somedirectory" unless it contains ; files or subdirectories RD "c:\somedirectory" /S ; deletes "somedirectory" including any files ; and subdirectories it may contain NOTE: Just as its commandline counterpart, KiXtart's "RD /s" command deletes ALL files, including hidden, system and read-only files. Use this command with great care!
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#193048 - 2009-03-20 05:56 PM Re: How to delete an folder? [Re: NTDOC]
Glenn Barnas Glenn Barnas KiX Supporter Registered: 2003-01-28 Posts: 4402 Loc: New Jersey	The point was, long post notwithstanding, is that there were key errors and discrepancies in the base logic, and no amount of pointing to alternate commands would resolve the fact that the path was invalid, and the target object was actually a LNK file. Glenn _________________________ Actually I am a Rocket Scientist! $\:D$
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#193051 - 2009-03-20 09:37 PM Re: How to delete an folder? [Re: Glenn Barnas]
NTDOC NTDOC Administrator Registered: 2000-07-28 Posts: 11629 Loc: CA	Details, Details... $;\)$
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#193053 - 2009-03-21 01:04 AM Re: How to delete an folder? [Re: NTDOC]
Glenn Barnas Glenn Barnas KiX Supporter Registered: 2003-01-28 Posts: 4402 Loc: New Jersey	yeah, isn't that where the Devil is? $\:o$ _________________________ Actually I am a Rocket Scientist! $\:D$
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#193062 - 2009-03-23 10:31 AM Re: How to delete an folder? [Re: Solid]
Solid Solid Fresh Scripter Registered: 2009-02-13 Posts: 15 Loc: The Netherland	Thank you Glenn for your advise on the file extension that help allot, after that I changed the code from Code: $sToDelete= %userprofile% +"Application Data\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Quick Launch\test1" to Code: $sToDelete= "%userprofile%\Application Data\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Quick Launch\test1.lnk" Then the script did its job. BTW I have version 4.51 so the RD /s wont work but that was not necessary. Edited by Solid (2009-03-23 10:32 AM)
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#193063 - 2009-03-23 11:09 AM Re: How to delete an folder? [Re: Lonkero]
BradV BradV Seasoned Scripter Registered: 2006-08-16 Posts: 687 Loc: Maryland, USA	Sorry, I was thinking the actual folder name had two or more spaces in it, not that he typo'd in his script. Use the 8 character contraction would take care of any amount of spaces in the actual folder name.
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