Wildcard for Folders

[Guest]

I want to delete all folders that contain "archive" in the folder name
I am just evaluating this software and have searched this forum
This is what I tried.

del "c:\plans\test\*archive\"

[Gintaras]

* can be used only in file names. Use Enumerate Files dialog from the floating toolbar.

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Dir d; str sPath
foreach(d "c:\plans\test\*archive" FE_Dir 0x1)
,sPath=d.FileName(1)
,out sPath ;;only for debugging; delete or comment this
,;del sPath ;;uncomment this


[Guest]

Thanks for the quick reply. I'll give it a try.

Rob

[ken gray]

really give that toolbar thing a try...wow does that make it easy to do all that file function stuff.

[Guest]

I'm back. This code works well for deleting the archive folders in c:\plans, but I need to delete the arcive folders located in the sub-folders as well. (c:\plans\bungalow\smith_archive). I suppose I could use the same code 12 times (12 sub-folders) but there is probably an easier way.

Rob

[Gintaras]

Use flag 4.

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foreach(d "c:\plans\test\*archive" FE_Dir 1|4)

[Guest]

Thanks! I would like to ask one last question. I use a dos batch file to backup my files. Like this.
XCOPY C:\PLANS Z:\ /S /M
echo off
REM /S BACKS UP SUBDIRECTORIES /M RESETS ARCHIVE BIT
I have searched the help file but I cannot find anything on resetting the archive bit.

Rob

[Gintaras]

Here you can Search and find something useful too.

http://www.quickmacros.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=574

[Gintaras]

This also should work, although not tested:

system "XCOPY C:\PLANS Z:\ /S /M"

[ken gray]

you know i'd been using synctoy for a while but it blew out on me and i have no way to get my mappings back (thanks ITS for completely USELESS backup strategy) so now i'm just going back to XCOPY and QM.



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