deleting files in a folder

[zFrank]

hi, anyone please tell me that how can i delete some Hidden files in a folder these files have +SHR attribute. because for deleting first i need to make them normal, i dont know the names of files, i just know their extension. now let me know how to delete them.

thanks a lot in advance for help!

[Andreik]

hi, anyone please tell me that how can i delete some Hidden files in a folder these files have +SHR attribute. because for deleting first i need to make them normal, i dont know the names of files, i just know their extension. now let me know how to delete them.

thanks a lot in advance for help!

Look in DOS about DEL or ERASE comand. Both are options for files with attributes.

[zFrank]

but these commands will also delete other files... i want to do it using autoit.

[weaponx]

but these commands will also delete other files... i want to do it using autoit.

What are you talking about? These commands delete only the files you specify.

[Andreik]

Use

DEL /?

to read more about this command.

[oMBRa]

or u can use file delete "*.SHR"

[LongBowNZ]

or u can use file delete "*.SHR"

Don't do that!

EDIT: He said the files have the attributes SHR not the extension SHR

Edited August 20, 2008 by LongBowNZ

[oMBRa]

srry I wrong to read, forgive me

[weaponx]

FileSetAttrib

FileDelete

[zFrank]

but after setting the attributes of files these files will become same as others and when i will try to delete them it will also delete other files in the directory with same extension. i only want to delete the files which have +SHR attribs , i dont want to delete normal files. after setting attribs of my files which i want to delete will become normal as others are, and then the delete function will delete all files included normal.

anybody pleaz help me out!@!

[weaponx]

You will have to use FileListToArray + FileGetAttrib to filter out files with these attributes.

[zFrank]

can i have a simple but usefull example please...?

[weaponx]

can i have a simple but usefull example please...?

#Include <File.au3>
 $root = @ScriptDir
 $aFiles = _FileListToArray($root, "*.*",1)
 For $X = 1 to $aFiles[0]
 $attrib = FileGetAttrib ($root & "\" & $aFiles[$X])
 
 If StringInStr($attrib, 'S') AND StringInStr($attrib, 'H') AND StringInStr($attrib, 'R') Then
FileDelete($root & "\" & $aFiles[$X])
EndIf
Next

[zFrank]

#Include <File.au3>
 $root = @ScriptDir
 $aFiles = _FileListToArray($root, "*.*",1)
 For $X = 1 to $aFiles[0]
 $attrib = FileGetAttrib ($root & "\" & $aFiles[$X])
 
 If StringInStr($attrib, 'S') AND StringInStr($attrib, 'H') AND StringInStr($attrib, 'R') Then
FileDelete($root & "\" & $aFiles[$X])
EndIf
Next

Thanx a lot dear, it was really helpfullll

keep the good work up! thanks again...