Can autoit search a drive & delete empty folders?
Can autoit search a drive & delete empty folders?
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, Jul 09 2004 08:45 PM
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Posted 09 July 2004 - 08:45 PM
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Posted 10 July 2004 - 03:41 AM
No ?
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Posted 10 July 2004 - 04:24 AM
So...Removes (deletes) a directory.
RMDIR [/S] [/Q] [drive:]path
RD [/S] [/Q] [drive:]path
/S Removes all directories and files in the specified directory
in addition to the directory itself. Used to remove a directory
tree.
/Q Quiet mode, do not ask if ok to remove a directory tree with /S
$folder = '"C:\my folder"' Run(@ComSpec & " /c rmdir /S /Q " & $folder, "", @SW_HIDE)
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Posted 10 July 2004 - 04:33 AM
That would just delete C:\my folder right ?
I need to search the whole c drive and remove any empty folders it finds.
I need to search the whole c drive and remove any empty folders it finds.
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Posted 10 July 2004 - 04:41 AM
Bah, sorry. I'm not reading properly today 
You could probably code AutoIt to do that, but I found a nifty one by using a google search that might be very helpful.
You could probably code AutoIt to do that, but I found a nifty one by using a google search that might be very helpful.
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Posted 10 July 2004 - 04:49 AM
Yes I found them too . all want the money . lol
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Posted 10 July 2004 - 05:19 AM
I found this one that seems to work .
http://www.snapfiles.com/get/rmempty.html
Can you show me how I can add the drive letter in with a input box .
Right now I have it hard coded in .
http://www.snapfiles.com/get/rmempty.html
Can you show me how I can add the drive letter in with a input box .
Run(@ComSpec & " /k RMEMPTY.EXE C:\")
Right now I have it hard coded in .
Edited by bobheart, 10 July 2004 - 05:21 AM.
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Posted 10 July 2004 - 05:41 AM
why not...
untested, but here you go.
$drive = FileSelectFolder("Select drive or folder to remove empty folders from","",0) Run(@ComSpec & " /k RMEMPTY.EXE " & $drive)
untested, but here you go.
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Posted 10 July 2004 - 05:57 AM
Thank you that was perfect ..
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Posted 11 July 2004 - 12:54 AM
I don't suppose FileGetSize could have worked here too?
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if Filegetsize($myfolder) = 0 then filedelete($myfolder)
or whatever.. (didn't test this.. but just a thought)
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if Filegetsize($myfolder) = 0 then filedelete($myfolder)
or whatever.. (didn't test this.. but just a thought)
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Posted 11 July 2004 - 01:08 AM
If you could show a little more code so I could try it . then i could get rid of the other exe .I don't suppose FileGetSize could have worked here too?
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if Filegetsize($myfolder) = 0 then filedelete($myfolder)
or whatever.. (didn't test this.. but just a thought)
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Posted 11 July 2004 - 01:50 AM
yeah I just read the help file on it.. says "does not work on directories" for the FileGetSize function in autoit.. 
but maybe a round about way? ie looking in the folder for *.* and if no results returned the delete..??
More complicated I think..
but maybe a round about way? ie looking in the folder for *.* and if no results returned the delete..??
More complicated I think..
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Posted 11 July 2004 - 01:55 AM
Ok i'll stick with what i found unless something comes along better .
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