I'm looking to delete files that are older than 3 days. The file names are in the form '2003.06.17.xxxxx.xxx'. I found a message in reference to this (http://www.computing.net/dos/wwwboard/forum/12931.html) which referred to the following link (http://www.computing.net/dos/wwwboard/forum/12424.html) but it no longer exists. Can anyone help? thanks, Lana

Hi Lana; I noticed, that even though you posted this in a DOS forum, your OS is Windows NT and the file name is NOT in the typical DOS 8.3 format. Is this something you want to accomplish from within Win NT? Also, will all these files be in one folder, or spread out all over the computer? In the meantime, if it is NT, and they will be in one folder, simply open Windows Explorer, go to the folder in question, select the "details" view, then click on the "date" bar at the top of the file listing window. Each time you click it, the files will sort from oldest to newest, and vice-versa. This makes it easy to select all the files older or newer than a specific date and delete them. Of course, if the above two conditions aren't so, that won't work. Post back and let us know. Dex

Hi Dex, Sorry for the confusion. I need a batch program to delete files that are older than 3 days. These files are in the same folder. thanks, Lana

Check your mailbox, I am sending you a batch to fit your need. It is too long and complex to be posted. See the message carefully and if you need more support post again or e-mail me.

Can you please send me the same email I am having the same issue. I am trying to delete files 90 days and older. I would greatly appreciate it.

Hey Lana; Actually, the question is whether or not you are doing this on a Win NT machine. It just changes the way a batch file would be written. If you could answer that, I could probably help. :-) Dex

Ooops, didn't see IVO's post. Perhaps your problem is solved. :-) Dex