Suicidal batch script?

[sakpgu]

Hello:
--Newbie here with an odd batch script problem. The script, which I want to use with Task Scheduler, permanently deletes files in the target directory then moves itself to the Recycle Bin.
--The issue occurs no matter what I folder I launch it from. It doesn’t seem to matter whether I click the executable or run it from a command prompt. The server OS is Win2k3 SP1. Here’s the script:

del "C:\Program Files\Exchsrvr\Mailroot\vsi 1\UCEArchive" *.* /q

--Apologize if I posted to the wrong forum. I’d be grateful for any tips, for I’m basically clueless when it comes to scripting.
Regards,
Patrick

 

[theniteowl]

Try this line:

del "C:\Program Files\Exchsrvr\Mailroot\vsi 1\UCEArchive\*.*" /q[/quote]

When you put the line in quotes, with no ending slash and then have a space *.* it looks like two items in a list of things to deletes from the specified path then it deletes from the current path.


[COLOR=blue]At my age I still learn something new every day, but I forget two others.[/color]

 

[theniteowl]

Oh, to clarify. Since your path was just a directory with no file specified it defaults to deleting all files in the directory, then it hit the *.* without a path a deletes everything within the current directory the batch file is executing from.


At my age I still learn something new every day, but I forget two others.

 

[sakpgu]

--That did the trick. I figured it was a typo. As a former newspaper editor, you think I would've caught the error. Thanks a lot.
Regards,
P.