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Automate script to delete folders in Windows Vista

Posted on 2011-03-10

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Hi,

I'd like to create a simple script in Windows Vista to delete .svn folders recursively in all subfolders of C:\wamp\www\discoup9_v3

Here's a snapshot:
http;//tutorialref.com/images/delete-svn-folders-script-windows-vista.png

I'm using Vista Home Premium.

Thanks,
Victor

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Question by:Victor Kimura

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by:prashanthd

ID: 350940452011-03-10

Try the following code.

You may require elevated privileges in Vista

http://www.lytebyte.com/2008/10/22/how-to-run-as-administrator-in-vista-command-line/

On Error Resume next

Set objFSO = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")
objStartFolder = "C:\wamp\www\discoup9_v3"

Set objFolder = objFSO.GetFolder(objStartFolder)

ShowSubfolders objFSO.GetFolder(objStartFolder)

Sub ShowSubFolders(Folder)
    For Each Subfolder In Folder.SubFolders
        'WScript.Echo Subfolder.Path
       		If Subfolder.name = ".svn" Then
       			'WScript.Echo Subfolder.Path
       			Err.Clear
       			objfso.DeleteFolder subfolder.path,True
       			If Err.Number<>0 Then
       				WScript.Echo subfolder.path &" - Err Number:"& Err.Number & " Err Description: " & Err.Description 
       			End if
       		End If
        	ShowSubFolders Subfolder
    Next
End Sub

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by:Bill Prew

ID: 350993792011-03-10

Why not just do the following either at a command prompt, or in a BAT file?

DEL /S /Q "C:\wamp\www\discoup9_v3\*.svn"

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~bp

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by:prashanthd

prashanthd earned 500 total points

ID: 351081022011-03-11

You can also look at the following options...

http://tomgilkison.blogspot.com/2008/07/delete-svn-folders-windows-vista.html

Tool Link

http://www.technospot.net/blogs/how-to-remove-svn-folders-from-your-source-files/

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by:Victor Kimura

ID: 351103032011-03-11

Hi billprew,

It's stating access denied. I'm logged in as admin and ran the cmd as admin.

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To prashanthd,

I grabbed the code from the 2nd link (http://www.technospot.net/blogs/how-to-remove-svn-folders-from-your-source-files/). What code is the following? How do I run it in Vista?

FileSelectFolder, folder, %A_Desktop%
Loop, %folder%\*.*, 2, 1
{
	FileFullPath := A_LoopFileLongPath
	IfInString, FileFullPath, .svn
		FileRemoveDir, %FileFullPath%, 1
}

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To prashanthd,

With regards to the code you gave, how do I run that code? Do I need a VB editor and run it from the development environment?

BTW, this link:
http://tomgilkison.blogspot.com/2008/07/delete-svn-folders-windows-vista.html

simply stated to use advanced search and delete them and I think that works. I just want to know how the code you gave works and how to run it.

Much thanks,
Victor

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by:prashanthd

prashanthd earned 500 total points

ID: 351110042011-03-11

http://www.technospot.net/blogs/how-to-remove-svn-folders-from-your-source-files/
Do not run the code, right above the code on the download webpage, there is a link svnremover, download the tool and run.

http://tomgilkison.blogspot.com/2008/07/delete-svn-folders-windows-vista.html

The above link also states that advanced search will not work for Vista, you can try it.

As mentioned in above link

Copy the text and paste it into a text file called 'svn.reg'. Save the file and open it to add these keys to your registry. Then all you have to do is right-click on the folder and choose "Delete SVN Folders". It's even easier than the Search and Delete method :)

Copy the below lines from Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00 into svn.reg and follow above instructions

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Folder\shell\DeleteSVN]
@="Delete SVN Folders"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Folder\shell\DeleteSVN\command]
@="cmd.exe /c \"TITLE Removing SVN Folders in %1 && COLOR 9A && FOR /r \"%1\" %%f IN (.svn _svn) DO RD /s /q \"%%f\" \""

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