Delete old Files

[JoshG]

looking for help in deleting files by date or by date age(120 days) within a specific folder using a specific file type *.att

Thanks!!!

[4Eyes]

JoshG,

First of all, let me be the first to say RTFM!

Look up FileExists() and FileGetTime().

4Eyes

[JoHanatCent]

looking for help in deleting files by date or by date age(120 days) within a specific folder using a specific file type *.att

Keep this as part of your list to read up on:

FileOpenDialog

FileFindFirstFile

FileFindNextFile

FileGetAttrib

FileDelete

[Varian]

One way (of many):

#include <Array.au3>
#include <Date.au3>
#include <File.au3>

Local $Folder, $FileList, $FileType = '*.att', $ScavangeDate = 120

$Folder = FileSelectFolder('Choose The Diretory To Scavange For Old Files', '')
If @error Then Exit

$FileList = _FileListToArray($Folder, $FileType, 1)
If @error Then Exit MsgBox(270352, 'Fatal Error', 'No "att" files in:' & @LF & $Folder)

For $i = $FileList[0] To 1 Step -1
    Local $FileDate = FileGetTime($Folder & '\' & $FileList[$i])
    If IsArray($FileDate) Then
        Local $Date = $FileDate[0] & '/' & $FileDate[1] & '/' & $FileDate[2] & ' ' & $FileDate[3] & ':' & $FileDate[4] & ':' & $FileDate[5]
        If _DateDiff('D', $Date, _NowCalc()) >= $ScavangeDate Then ContinueLoop
    EndIf
    _ArrayDelete($FileList, $i)
Next
If UBound($FileList) - 1 = 0 Then Exit MsgBox(270352, 'Completed', 'No old "att" files in:' & @LF & $Folder)
$FileList[0] = UBound($FileList) - 1
_ArrayDisplay($FileList, 'Old Files To Be Deleted')

Local $Confirm = MsgBox(270628, 'Confirmation', 'Continue with File Deleteion(s)?')
Select
    Case $Confirm = 6 ;Yes
        For $i = 1 To $FileList[0]
            FileRecycle($Folder & '\' & $FileList[$i])
        Next
    Case $Confirm = 7 ;No
EndSelect

Edited January 6, 2011 by Varian

[JoshG]

One way (of many):

#include <Array.au3>
#include <Date.au3>
#include <File.au3>

Local $Folder, $FileList, $FileType = '*.att', $ScavangeDate = 120

$Folder = FileSelectFolder('Choose The Diretory To Scavange For Old Files', '')
If @error Then Exit

$FileList = _FileListToArray($Folder, $FileType, 1)
If @error Then Exit MsgBox(270352, 'Fatal Error', 'No "att" files in:' & @LF & $Folder)

For $i = $FileList[0] To 1 Step -1
    Local $FileDate = FileGetTime($Folder & '\' & $FileList[$i])
    If IsArray($FileDate) Then
        Local $Date = $FileDate[0] & '/' & $FileDate[1] & '/' & $FileDate[2] & ' ' & $FileDate[3] & ':' & $FileDate[4] & ':' & $FileDate[5]
        If _DateDiff('D', $Date, _NowCalc()) >= $ScavangeDate Then ContinueLoop
    EndIf
    _ArrayDelete($FileList, $i)
Next
If UBound($FileList) - 1 = 0 Then Exit MsgBox(270352, 'Completed', 'No old "att" files in:' & @LF & $Folder)
$FileList[0] = UBound($FileList) - 1
_ArrayDisplay($FileList, 'Old Files To Be Deleted')

Local $Confirm = MsgBox(270628, 'Confirmation', 'Continue with File Deleteion(s)?')
Select
    Case $Confirm = 6 ;Yes
        For $i = 1 To $FileList[0]
            FileRecycle($Folder & '\' & $FileList[$i])
        Next
    Case $Confirm = 7 ;No
EndSelect

Thanks so much for the help!!!!!

[kaotkbliss]

Why make a 2nd thread when you already got answered in the first?

[AdmiralAlkex]

Why make a 2nd thread when you already got answered in the first?

Look at the time. There were no answer then. And the other is (was) in the examples forums. Josh kinda messed up.

[kaotkbliss]

Oh, I only remember the other one that I replied to and didn't see this one until today.

[senthil1986]

Hi Friends,

Subject:- Required below AUTOIT script need to modify

*.att file should be deleted with asking user (operator)

must done automatically

condition:- run on back ground does'nt affect other application

thank you

============================================================================

#include <Array.au3>

#include <Date.au3>

#include <File.au3>

Local $Folder, $FileList, $FileType = '*.att', $ScavangeDate = 120

$Folder = FileSelectFolder('Choose The Diretory To Scavange For Old Files', '')

If @error Then Exit

$FileList = _FileListToArray($Folder, $FileType, 1)

If @error Then Exit MsgBox(270352, 'Fatal Error', 'No "att" files in:' & @LF & $Folder)

For $i = $FileList[0] To 1 Step -1

Local $FileDate = FileGetTime($Folder & '\' & $FileList[$i])

If IsArray($FileDate) Then

Local $Date = $FileDate[0] & '/' & $FileDate[1] & '/' & $FileDate[2] & ' ' & $FileDate[3] & ':' & $FileDate[4] & ':' & $FileDate[5]

If _DateDiff('D', $Date, _NowCalc()) >= $ScavangeDate Then ContinueLoop

EndIf

_ArrayDelete($FileList, $i)

Next

If UBound($FileList) - 1 = 0 Then Exit MsgBox(270352, 'Completed', 'No old "att" files in:' & @LF & $Folder)

$FileList[0] = UBound($FileList) - 1

_ArrayDisplay($FileList, 'Old Files To Be Deleted')

Local $Confirm = MsgBox(270628, 'Confirmation', 'Continue with File Deleteion(s)?')

Select

Case $Confirm = 6 ;Yes

For $i = 1 To $FileList[0]

FileRecycle($Folder & '\' & $FileList[$i])

Next

Case $Confirm = 7 ;No

EndSelect

===============================================================================