batch file forfiles help

[TheDash]

Hi members,
I am trying to convert a unix shell script to dos. It needs to delete all .test files in a directory and write to log file that the command was successful. When there are no files, it should write "no files available" to the logfile.

I have this right now:

SET DIR=C:
SET LOGFILE="C:\test.log"
SET DATE=%mm%%dd%%yyyy%
echo %DATE% >> %LOGFILE%

echo Deleting old .test files > %LOGFILE%
echo "" >> %LOGFILE
del %DIR%\*.test
echo Deleted old .test files > %LOGFILE%


I need to add the if else condition. i.e when there are no files available, it should write the same. Any help will be appreciated.

 

[TheDash]

Hi!! Can someone look into it?

 

[smah]

How about something like:

SET workingDIR=C:
SET LOGFILE="C:\test.log"
SET DATE=%mm%%dd%%yyyy%
echo %DATE% >> %LOGFILE%

if exist %workingDIR%\*.test (
  echo Deleting old .test files >> %LOGFILE%
  echo "" >> %LOGFILE
  del %workingDIR%\*.test
  echo Deleted old .test files >> %LOGFILE%
) else (
  echo no files available >> %LOGFILE%
)

Note: I changed your variable DIR to workingDIR because although technically OK in this scenario, it's a bad habit to use a reserved command as a variable