VBSCRIPT Delete All Files/Folders in a subfolder (wildcard)

[kasandoro]

Alright, here's what I have so far:

 On Error Resume Next
strComputer = "."
Set objWMIService = GetObject("winmgmts:\\" & strComputer & "\root\cimv2")
Set colItems = objWMIService.ExecQuery("SELECT * FROM Win32_Directory WHERE FileName LIKE '%kazaa%'OR FileName LIKE '%imesh' OR FileName LIKE '%blubster%' OR FileName LIKE '%emule'")
For Each objItem in colItems
    'WScript.Echo(objItem.Name)
   objitem.DeleteFolder
Next

I'm trying to find any and all folders on the drive that are named %Kazaa%, %imesh, %blubster% or %emule and delete the folders and all the contents. This script deletes all the files in the root of the folder if it finds the folder, but leaves the folder structure. Is there any way to delete the whole folder structure?

 

[kasandoro]

Any ideas at all?

I had a look at some of the recursive delete commands posted here, but I couldn't get any of them to work.

 

[PHV]

And what about this ?
objitem.Delete

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[kasandoro]

That does the same thing...leaves the folder structure and the files in the child folders under the root intact.

 

[PHV]

Comment out the On Error Resume Next to discover what happens.

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[kasandoro]

No errors or anything...the script processes just fine. I suspect it's because the folders aren't empty...

 

[PHV]

Have a look here (Err 14)
Why not using the FileSystemObject (aka fso) ?

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[kasandoro]

I'm not sure how to go about using fso...

 

[PHV]

OOps, forgot the links, sorry.
Have a look here (Err 14)

http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/en-us/wmisdk/wmi/delete_method_in_class_win32_directory.asp

Why not using the FileSystemObject (aka fso) ?

http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/en-us/script56/html/FSOoriFileSystemObject.asp

Hope This Helps, PH.
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