Is it possible to have a script delete itself.

[hankjrfan]

I would like to have a script run and on the last step delete itself. Just useing file delete does not work because the file is in use. I could call another script in the last step that deletes the origional script but I would rather not have it this way.

Any suggestions?

Thanks

[Valuater]

Damn good larry!!!

[hankjrfan]

Thanks! Works great I had to make some slight modifications since it will be running on win9x machines.

$scriptpath=GetShortName(@SCRIPTFULLPATH)

and of course replace @SCRIPTFULLPATH with $scriptpath

[vbMark]

This worked for me:

SuiCide()
Func SuiCide()
    $scriptpath = FileGetShortName(@SCRIPTFULLPATH)
    Run(@ComSpec & " /c " & 'del /F ' & $scriptpath)
    Exit
EndFunc

[w0uter]

@MARK

sometimes script will be still active while your trying to delete em.

thats why there is a loop.

@LARRY

they should be locals

[vbMark]

@MARK

sometimes script will be still active while your trying to delete em.

thats why there is a loop.

@LARRY

they should be locals

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

I tried the below script and it still deleted itself.

SuiCide()
Func SuiCide()
    $scriptpath = FileGetShortName(@SCRIPTFULLPATH)
    Run(@ComSpec & " /c " & 'del /F ' & $scriptpath)
    Do
        Sleep(1000)
    Until 1 = 0 
EndFunc