Batch file help?

1: Cause it was requested by my boss

2: want a batch file so i can run in logmein, if i wanted a third party program to do it, i would, and wouldn't need help.

2.5: I appreciate your concern, but your post didn't really answer my question. So if you know how to do what i want to do, please post that next time.

cd to the temp folder.

the command to remove all files in it is;

del *.*

there is also deltree command in some systems which can be used.

That's because I'm not just a human gumball machine that spits out answers because you inserted a quarter and posted a question. I actually take the time to do some basic analysis of the question and potential implications. Such as how this will HURT computer performance and not really gain you anything. Plus there are dozens, maybe hundreds, of programs that already exist to do exactly what you want to do... And they already work, whereas yours doesn't.

What you need to remember is that this is a free forum. You paid exactly nothing to come and post here. Which, coincidentally is exactly how much each and every one of us gets to read and respond to your post. You want someone who will only answer the question you asked, try something like Amazon's Mechanical Turk next time and pay for the privilege. Otherwise, take what you get and be thankful anyone responded at all. Copping an attitude like you have with Bob and me will very quickly ensure that no one bothers responding to anything you may ask in the future.

The forum filters starred out offensive language, but I deleted the post anyway.

Such replies are not needed in these forums.

Mark

Alright mark next i will articulate my words better to complain about james being unhelpful and useless in this post.

jimmy james whatever not important

I dunno... I count two or three people all telling you to just get one of the numerous third party tools that already does what you want, off the shelf, so to speak... Put a different way: Multiple people who have a better understanding of the risk/reward breakdown than you are telling you to do things a different way, but despite your being forced to come here because you can't get it working on your own, you seem to think you know better than several people who've been there and done that.

It would be one thing if you were just doing this as a low risk way to teach yourself a little about batch scripting. I would fully support that notion. I would even support it if there were some legitimate need to actually delete those files, but there's not unless you're doing something else very, very wrong. Otherwise, the number of times there is a legitimate need to do anything with those files would not justify the time and effort of building a script to automate it. Just go there in Windows Explorer Ctrl-A, Shift-Delete, done. I could even potentially get behind there being some kind of prohibition on third party software in the workplace. Having to frequently work around such restrictions myself, I have something of a soft spot for people in the same position, but there would still need to be some kind of legitimate need for it to make it worth end-running the IT department... Which there's not. All roads keep leading back to there not being any need for this script to exist and the possibility of it having undesired negative consequences, while low, are still greater than any benefit you would receive from this.

Of course that was all before the OP (presumably) downvoted the one post that pretty much handed them the answer on a silver platter, complete with a bow. The only thing James didn't do was integrate it into the OP's existing code. At that point, I just kind of throw up my hands and say let them figure it out on their own. After they've battered their head against the wall for a while, maybe they'll be willing to check the attitude at the door.

To the OP: Again I say that if you want people to simply hand you the answer, be prepared to pay for that privilege. Everyone here volunteers their time and expertise, so take what you can get and be thankful you get anything at all. If you stop acting like a complete tool you may realize you already have the answer. Also you might realize that your programming skills leave much to be desired, so maybe it's time to tell your boss you aren't up to this particular task. Everything about this says it's an off the books project and the way most workplaces work, your boss won't hesitate to offer you up as the sacrificial lamb/scape goat should he/she be visited by the wrath of someone higher in the food chain.