Trying To Remove All But Certain Directories

[matthewst]

I need to delete a few hundred folders and files in a certain directory. The problem is I also need to keep a few of them. I have been trying to use DirRemove but I'm not sure how to make it remove all but the ones I need to keep.

Simply put:

I will run the script

it will go the defined directory

it will delete all files and folders except the ones i told it to leave alone earlier in the script

any advice would be greatly appreciated

[SmOke_N]

I need to delete a few hundred folders and files in a certain directory. The problem is I also need to keep a few of them. I have been trying to use DirRemove but I'm not sure how to make it remove all but the ones I need to keep.

Simply put:

I will run the script

it will go the defined directory

it will delete all files and folders except the ones i told it to leave alone earlier in the script

any advice would be greatly appreciated

I would imagine that you have to use the Beta FileFindFirstFile/NextFile and check those against what you've stored as do not delete. And delete the others if they don't match.

I guess you could also do a search in each director for specific files, and do a FileMove to a Temp Directory, and then just delete the Directory, then FileMove again (This might be quicker).

[seandisanti]

I would imagine that you have to use the Beta FileFindFirstFile/NextFile and check those against what you've stored as do not delete. And delete the others if they don't match.

I guess you could also do a search in each director for specific files, and do a FileMove to a Temp Directory, and then just delete the Directory, then FileMove again (This might be quicker).

i want to say that at the end of last summer, someone wanted to do the same thing for some school computers, where each user was allowed a "keep me" folder to be ignored and everything else was wiped out. i'll look it up and see if i can't find the code they used....

[matthewst]

i want to say that at the end of last summer, someone wanted to do the same thing for some school computers, where each user was allowed a "keep me" folder to be ignored and everything else was wiped out. i'll look it up and see if i can't find the code they used....

[seandisanti]

sorry, i got wrapped at work yesterday afternoon, but i found it today

[matthewst]

thanks

processing.....

[seandisanti]

thanks

processing.....

no problem, glad to help