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Deleting Files automatically via script

I have 2 bat files I created and scheduled to run. The problem is when the scheduled task kicks off the script runs and nothing happens. When I copy the information into a command prompt it does it job. What am I doing wrong?
script 1 - del /q P:\Integrad\3.0\Data\spool\ResendDICOMImagesQueue_169.123.190.19\*
for /d %x in (P:\Integrad\3.0\Data\spool\ResendDICOMImagesQueue_169.123.190.19\*) do @rd /s /q "%x"

script 2 - del /q P:\Integrad\3.0\Data\spool\DicomSendJob_169.123.190.19\*
for /d %x in (P:\Integrad\3.0\Data\spool\DicomSendJob_169.123.190.19\*) do @rd /s /q "%x"

oBdA

"P:" is probably a mapped network drive.
Replace it with the share it's mapped to, and make sure that the account used to run the task has the required NTFS and Share permissions.

del /q \\Server\Share\Integrad\3.0\Data\spool\ResendDICOMImagesQueue_169.123.190.19\*
for /d %%x in (\\Server\Share\Integrad\3.0\Data\spool\ResendDICOMImagesQueue_169.123.190.19\*) do @rd /s /q "%%x"

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WellingtonIS

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It's actually a SAN connected to the device and it's a mapped drive - there's no server and share. I don't think i can.. This has something to do with the actual scheduled task because I can run the script manually and it does it's job.

azup

Wellington,
Have you checked Event Viewer? There might some clues in there.

HainKurt

what do you see in Task Scheduler?
When is last run and whats the result?

how did you setup jobs?

WellingtonIS

ASKER

How about this... Does anyone know a powershell command to delete subfolders within a folder:
The folder path is "P:\Integrad\3.0\Data\Spool\DicomSendJob_169.123.190.19
There are many subfolders that I need to delete in this folder. So far everything I've tried doesn't delete the subfolders. I can delete the entire root folder but then I have to re-create it. Why is this so complicated??? Ive tried :
Get-ChildItem -Path P:\Integrad\3.0\Data\Spool\DicomSendJob_169.123.190.19 -Include *.* -Recurse | foreach { $_.Delete()}
doesn't seem to do it.

HainKurt

powershell
to delete all files recursively in a folder

Get-ChildItem -Path C:\Temp\X -Include *.* -Recurse | foreach { $_.Delete()}

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oBdA

The second line of the script above will do exactly that.
Note that I not only changed the drive to UNC, but as well the loop variable from %x to %%x. The single percent sign only works directly in the cmd prompt; in a batch script, two percent signs are required:

del /q \\Server\Share\Integrad\3.0\Data\spool\ResendDICOMImagesQueue_169.123.190.19\*
for /d %%x in (\\Server\Share\Integrad\3.0\Data\spool\ResendDICOMImagesQueue_169.123.190.19\*) do @rd /s /q "%%x"

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HainKurt

powershell
delete all subfolders, keep files in target only...

$path = "C:\Temp\X"
Get-ChildItem -Path $path -Directory -Recurse| Foreach-object {Remove-item -Recurse -path $_.FullName }

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azup

Why is this so complicated??? <<<< It will get better. Hang in there :-)

WellingtonIS

ASKER

Sorry the task scheduler runs however, nothing happens. But If I run the script manually it works just fine????

WellingtonIS

ASKER

I"m using Get-ChildItem -Path P:\Integrad\3.0\Data\Spool\DicomSendJob_169.123.190.19 -Include *.* -Recurse | foreach { $_.Delete()} so let me try something else.

HainKurt

Sorry the task scheduler runs however, nothing happens.

can you show a screen shot of task scheduler