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unable to delete file with wildcard

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Name: Ravi_varma
Date: June 10, 2008 at 13:34:23 Pacific
OS: xp
CPU/Ram: amd
Product: 20000
Comment:

Hi All,

I am trying to delete files in a ftp box.file will be present in the below format in the ftp box.
abc_200080304122334.txt
abc_20008030313544.txt

if i try to delete with wild card like below the files are not getting deleted

delete abc_2000803041*.txt
dele abc_200080303*.txt

but i i give the full name with out using wild cards the files are getting deleted.

i need to delete all the files based on the wild card,which will run after we get the files from ftp server to our system.

anybody can tell me why this is happening.

thx,ra



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Name: klint
Date: June 11, 2008 at 03:44:51 Pacific
Reply:

Use mdelete.


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