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can't remember if you can doit... 
but I think the Rexx tutorials used to include a sample code to do something like this..... 
 

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&gt;&gt;but I think the Rexx tutorials used to include a sample code to do something like this..... 
 
I have no idea of what that is.
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Rexx &nbsp;is lnguage for basically writting command procedures , available on most IBM Operating systems... 
I had a quicl look around but couldn't find what i wanted... 
I'll try and look further. 
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Check for deltree command. 
 
the syntax is 
 
&nbsp; deltree &lt;path&gt; /y /f 
 
/y answers all questions with 'yes' 
/f forces deltree to delete all files and sub directories 
 
Regards, Alex 

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From site rob van der woude you can copy past this rexx util 
Good luck 
Dan 
 
 
PARSE UPPER ARG user_dir confirm 
 
IF STRIP(user_dir,'B') = '' THEN 
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;DO 
&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;SAY 'You must enter a directory name to erase.' 
&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;SAY 'To erase the current directory and all the ones below' 
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; SAY 'it, use a period (.).' 
&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;EXIT 3 
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;END 
 
/***********************************************************************/ 
/* Load the OS/2 RexxUtil DLL and make some functions available &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;*/ 
/***********************************************************************/ 
 
CALL RxFuncAdd 'SysFileTree', 'RexxUtil', 'SysFileTree' 
CALL RxFuncAdd 'SysFileDelete', 'RexxUtil', 'SysFileDelete' 
CALL RxFuncAdd 'SysRmDir', 'RexxUtil', 'SysRmDir' 
 
/***********************************************************************/ 
/* Load text strings for SysFileDel and SysRmDir return codes. &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; */ 
/***********************************************************************/ 
 
CALL LoadDELRCText &nbsp; /* provides text strings for SysFileDel return codes */ 
CALL LoadRDRCText &nbsp; &nbsp;/* provides text strings for SysRmDir return codes &nbsp; */ 
 
/**************************************************************************/ 
/*Check to make sure the directory exists - if it does prompt the user to */ 
/*make sure they really want to do this. &nbsp; Otherwise issue a message and &nbsp;*/ 
/*exit &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; */ 
/**************************************************************************/ 
 
rc=SysFileTree(user_dir,dir_list, 'D') 
IF dir_list.0 = 0 &nbsp;THEN 
&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; DO 
&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;SAY user_dir 'not found, try again.' 
&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;EXIT 1 
&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; END 
 
DROP dir_list. 
 
/***********************************************************/ 
/* Make sure the user really wants to do this &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;*/ 
/***********************************************************/ 
 
IF confirm \= &quot;/Y&quot; THEN DO 
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;SAY 'Are you sure? (Y/N)' 
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;PULL answer . 
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;IF LEFT(answer,1,1) &lt;&gt;&nbsp;'Y' THEN EXIT 1 
END 
 
/***********************************************************/ 
/* Mark all the read-only files to be non read-only &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;*/ 
/***********************************************************/ 
 
rc=SysFileTree(user_dir, dir_list, 'BO', '****','----') 
 
DROP dir_list. 
 
/***********************************************************/ 
/* Go through the list of files and delete each one &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;*/ 
/***********************************************************/ 
 
rc=SysFileTree(user_dir || '\*.*', dir_list, 'FSO') 
DO x = 1 TO dir_list.0 
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;rc = SysFileDelete(dir_list.x) 
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;SAY dir_list.x '........' DELRCText.RC 
END 
 
DROP dir_list. 
 
/*************************************************************/ 
/* Go through all the subdirectories and remove them. &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;*/ 
/* We go backwards through the list in order to delete the &nbsp; */ 
/* lowest level sudirectories first and work our way back up */ 
/* the tree. &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; */ 
/*************************************************************/ 
 
rc=SysFileTree(user_dir || '\*.*', dir_list, 'DSO') 
DO x = dir_list.0 TO 1 BY -1 
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;rc=SysRmDir(dir_list.x) 
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;SAY dir_list.x '........' RDRCText.RC 
END 
 
DROP dir_list. 
 
/**************************************************************/ 
/* Delete the directory the user passed &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;*/ 
/**************************************************************/ 
 
rc=SysRmDir(user_dir) 
SAY user_dir '........' RDRCText.RC 
 
EXIT 0 
 
 
/**************************************/ 
/* Local subroutines &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;*/ 
/**************************************/ 
 
LoadDELRCText: 
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;/* provides text strings for SysFileDel return codes */ 
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;/* The return codes and strings are in the online Rexx manual */ 
 
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;DELRCText.0 = 'File deleted successfully. ' 
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;DELRCText.2 = 'Error. &nbsp;File not found. ' 
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;DELRCText.3 = 'Error. &nbsp;Path not found. ' 
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;DELRCText.5 = 'Error. &nbsp;Access denied. ' 
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;DELRCText.26 = 'Error. &nbsp;Not DOS disk. ' 
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;DELRCText.32 = 'Error. &nbsp;Sharing violation. ' 
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;DELRCText.36 = 'Error. &nbsp;Sharing buffer exceeded. ' 
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;DELRCText.87 = 'Error. &nbsp;Invalid parameter. ' 
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;DELRCText.206 = 'Error. &nbsp;Filename exceeds range error. ' 
RETURN 
 
LoadRDRCText: 
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;/* provides text strings for SysRmDir return codes */ 
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;/* The return codes and strings are in the online Rexx manual */ 
 
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;RDRCText.0 = 'Directory removal was successful. ' 
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;RDRCText.2 = 'Error. &nbsp;File not found. ' 
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;RDRCText.3 = 'Error. &nbsp;Path not found. ' 
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;RDRCText.5 = 'Error. &nbsp;Access denied. ' 
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;RDRCText.16 = 'Error. &nbsp;Current Directory. ' 
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;RDRCText.26 = 'Error. &nbsp;Not DOS disk. ' 
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;RDRCText.87 = 'Error. &nbsp;Invalid parameter. ' 
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;RDRCText.108 = 'Error. &nbsp;Drive locked. ' 
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;RDRCText.206 = 'Error. &nbsp;Filename exceeds range error. ' 
RETURN 

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itsmeandnobodyelse, 
 
There is no deltree function. 
At least not on my OS2 box.
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dannykon, 
 
Sorry dannykon, but I don't even know how I would use the above code, and I'm really interested in a method that would use *.CMD file or built-in OS function.
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Axter, 
 
Open an editor and copy past the above code, save the file as thenameyouwant.cmd 
 
Good-Luck 
 
Dan 
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Axter, 
 
Before i forget 
 
above the first line of code &quot;PARSE UPPER ARG user_dir confirm&quot; There have to be an indication for os/2 that this is a rexx file 
 
So start the file with &nbsp; &nbsp;/* &nbsp; */ &nbsp; 
after this you can paste the rest of the above code 
 
/* &nbsp; */ &nbsp; 
PARSE UPPER ARG user_dir confirm 
 
IF STRIP(user_dir,'B') = '' THEN 
&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;DO 
 
Etc etc etc 
 
Good-Luck 
 
Dan 
 
 
 

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I could send you a deltree.exe for OS/2 (11k 1994). Is &nbsp;info ad axter dot com a valid &nbsp;e mail address? 
 
Regards, Alex 
 
BTW, there is also a deltree.exe for Windows as 
 
&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; del /s 
 
doesn't work on W9x systems (as far i know). 

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&gt;&gt;I could send you a deltree.exe for OS/2 (11k 1994). Is &nbsp;info ad axter dot com a valid &nbsp;e mail address? 
 
No. 
 
I'm not sure if you can view the feedback, but I posted a valid email address in the feedback message.
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&gt;&gt;Did you get my mail? 
 
Yes. &nbsp; I'll try it out tomorrow when I get to work. 
 
Did you get an email notificatiion when I posted the feedback?
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&gt; Did you get an email notificatiion when I posted the feedback? 
 
No, it's the first time i even recognized that possibility. I wonder if there is any kind of notification when receiving a feedback? 
 

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&gt;&gt;No, it's the first time i even recognized that possibility. I wonder if there is any kind of 
&gt;&gt;notification when receiving a feedback? 
 
How were you able to view your feedback? 
 
Now I'm woundering if I've ever got a feedback.
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How were you able to view your feedback? 
 
In &quot;My Account&quot; is a member feedback view... 
 
You have 2 positive old feedbacks - same as me.... 
 
Regards, Alex 

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I just figured out how to view my feedback. 
I only had 2, so I guess this feature doesn't get used too much.
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Thank you both for your help.
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Is there any command for deleting a directory and all subdirectories and/or files? 
 
Or does anyone have a good script (*.cmd) file for doing this?
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Is there any command for deleting a directory and all subdirectories and/or files?

Or does anyone have a good script (*.cmd) file for doing this?

Delete directory and all subdirectory method

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