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Subject: Batchfile to delete multiple folder

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Name: smartguy2020
Date: May 2, 2008 at 12:35:52 Pacific
Subject: Batchfile to delete multiple folder
OS: WINXP
CPU/Ram: 2 g
Comment:
I am trying to create a batch file to delete mulitple folders within a folder. The folders pre-generate when a program is ran. The folders names are the current date in the following format: yyyymmdd. The batch file needs to delete the current folder and the 3 earlier folders. Any suggestions?

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Response Number 1
Name: smartguy2020
Date: May 2, 2008 at 12:38:38 Pacific
Subject: Batchfile to delete multiple folder
Reply: (edit)
I have this code so far:

@echo off

del"L:\dbf\yyyy-mm-dd"/Q *
rem I wasn't sure how to identify the folder that generates its name as the date. It changes everyday.


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Response Number 2
Name: Mechanix2Go
Date: May 2, 2008 at 20:14:57 Pacific
Subject: Batchfile to delete multiple folder
Reply: (edit)
If you cruise through a few dozen threads here, you'll see that 'date math' is always a mess.

I might help to post a TREE.

tree L:\dbf


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If at first you don't succeed, you're about average.

M2


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Response Number 3
Name: chrisyunke
Date: May 11, 2008 at 19:34:20 Pacific
Subject: Batchfile to delete multiple folder
Reply: (edit)
or you could just use a simple code that will delete all folders in that folder. something like...

===
@ECHO off

:delete
del "folder location here"


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