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Change this line from:<br />
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&nbsp; &nbsp; if not exist _temp_.dat echo del &quot;%%f&quot;<br />
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To:<br />
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&nbsp; &nbsp; if not exist _temp_.dat del &quot;%%f&quot;<br />
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Actually delete the files.<br />

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Change this line from:

    if not exist _temp_.dat echo del "%%f"

To:

    if not exist _temp_.dat del "%%f"

Actually delete the files.


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I like a utility called XXCOPY. &nbsp;It can do exactly what you want without any fuss. &nbsp;(<a href="http://www.xxcopy.com" rel="ugc">http://www.xxcopy.com</a>) &nbsp;
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I like a utility called XXCOPY.  It can do exactly what you want without any fuss.  (http://www.xxcopy.com [http://www.xxcopy.com])  

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My answer does the trick in a DOS only way.
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My answer does the trick in a DOS only way.

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Hello,<br />
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I need to delete files that are older than a date.<br />
Is there an easy way to do this with a batch file and the desired date as a parameter ?<br />
<br />
Thanks.<br />
<br />
Fred.
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Hello,

I need to delete files that are older than a date.
Is there an easy way to do this with a batch file and the desired date as a parameter ?

Thanks.

Fred.

Delete files older than date

Microsoft Disk Operating System (MS-DOS) was an operating system for x86-based personal computers, and traces of it are still found in the Windows operating system. DOS is still used in some embedded systems and for certain legacy 16-bit networks.