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Bat file needed to delete files that are 5 days old or older

I need an example of how to write a bat file that will be executed everyday or so that will delete all files in a specific directory that are 5 days old or more.

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vbranger

mmm... using filesystemobject is a good idea! may i also add at this point that the DOS "AT" command can be used to schedule the final exe that takes care of this deletion!

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goevan

I'd like to use this myself. Here's a stupid question. What language is the accepted anwer program in? I'd like to put a sleeper line in there so I can see what the DOS prompt is saying. This is something I'd like to learn more about rather than straight web programming.

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