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9.3

VB Script to delete multiple folders called from a text file

Asked by alanperry in VB Script, Windows Batch Scripting

Tags: delete, files, script, multiple, folders

I need a script to delete multiple folders called from a text file.  S.Mani provided similar code to delete files older than x days from multiple folders called from a text file.  I have tried to modify it but no success.  I am hoping that someone with more scripting knowledge than I can help me with this.  

I have a folder like C:\folders that contains thousands of folders.  The folders to delete are in a text file with just the folder name such as "folder1"  "folder2" etc with each item on a new line.

I like the delete older than function that S.Mani uses but that is not necessary for this task.


Here is S.Mani's code....
'***************************************************************************************************************
Dim fso, startFolder, OlderThanDate
Dim strFilename, strPath

Set fso = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")
strFilename = "C:\Path.txt"
OlderThanDate = DateAdd("d", -7, Date)  ' 30 days (adjust as necessary)

      set objFSO = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")
      if objFSO.FileExists(strFilename) Then
            set objFile = objFSO.GetFile(strFilename)
            Dim TextStream
            Set TextStream = objFile.OpenAsTextStream(1,0)
            Dim Line,i

            Do While Not TextStream.AtEndOfStream
                  strPath = trim(TextStream.readline)
                  DeleteOldFiles strPath, OlderThanDate
            Loop

            Set TextStream = nothing
      Else
            Msgbox "Input File not found"
      End If
Msgbox "Done..!"

Function DeleteOldFiles(folderName, BeforeDate)
   Dim folder, file, fileCollection, folderCollection, subFolder

   Set folder = fso.GetFolder(folderName)
   Set fileCollection = folder.Files
   For Each file In fileCollection
      If file.DateLastModified < BeforeDate Then
         fso.DeleteFile(file.Path)
      End If
   Next

    Set folderCollection = folder.SubFolders
    For Each subFolder In folderCollection
       DeleteOldFiles subFolder.Path, BeforeDate
    Next

End Function
'*************************************************************************************************************

 
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Zones: VB Script, Windows Batch Scripting
Tags: delete, files, script, multiple, folders
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