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01 Aug
How to delete Folders based on the name of the folder
Q: How to delete Folders based on the name of the folder.
The schema is:
username_YYMMDD-HHMMSS
is it possible to extract the date and use it as condition to check if it is older than x days and than delete the folder and all of its content?
A: Yes, this is possible using some Pascal Script.
Source should be a Windows Folder or Share. We used the following folder as Source:
Or test content looks like:
Pascal Script Setup
Enable ‘On Rule Begin’ Pascal Script option and copy/paste the script from here: link
Do not forget the adjust the ctOlderThanDay Const value. We used 500 days.
The Date format we used was YYMMDD
File Filter Setup
Directory Setup
The %VSA (= Var String A) is used as directory filter. The previous Pascal Script will add the Subfolders to delete (older than x days) into this var.
Function Setup
RunTime Log Result:
Source Content Result:
If you need any help with this ‘delete Folders based on the name’ request, please let us know.
Best Regards,
Limagito Team
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By Limagito-Team Delete Filters Pascal Script delete, name of
28 May
Delete all contents of a destination folder before files are moved
Q: Is there a way to delete all contents of a destination folder before files are moved/not just overwriting them? I am unzipping a large folder with files daily, most files are named the same thing so they can overwrite them. Have a few that are named with dates and times so they just end up staying in the folder.
A: If the unzip folder is always the same, the following solution could help you. We added a script that will delete all files and subfolders when ‘On Rule Begin’ is triggered. The path you need to use in the script is the one you will use in your UNZIP as Destination setup.
– Open Pascal Script Setup
Enable and Add the following ‘On Rule Begin’ Pascal Script. In this example our Unzip path = C:\Test\Out\UNZIP\
Don’t forget to adjust the ctOutputPath const, must end with a \
Const ctOutputPath = 'C:\Test\Out\UNZIP\'; Begin psExitCode:= 1; // ... add your code here psLogWrite(1, '', 'Delete Tree: ' + ctOutputPath); psDeleteFiles(ctOutputPath, '*.*'); psDeleteTree(ctOutputPath, True); End.
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If you need any info about this ‘Delete all contents of a destination’ request, please let us know.
Best regards,
Limagito Team
By Limagito-Team Pascal Script WIN ZIP delete, unzip
30 May
Q&A 13: is it possible to retry a file delete if it fails in LimagitoX File Mover
Q: Is it possible to automatically retry a file delete if it fails
A: Yes this is possible since version v2020.5.30.0
Select ‘Function Setup’ >> Common Tab
Here you’ll find ‘Retries after failure’ and ‘Seconds between each retry’. In the screenshot below we’ll try 3 times and will wait 5 seconds between each retry.
As long as the source file is locked it will retry. If it is unlocked within the retries it will not give an error.
If the file is still locked after all the retries then it will give an error + information why it couldn’t delete the file.
In version v2020.6.1.0 we added the ‘On Error Event & On Error Execute Command’ if a Delete after Move fails.
If you need help with the ‘retry a file delete’, please let us know.
Regards,
Limagito Team
By Limagito-Team Q&A delete, File, retry