Delete files using DOS command FORFILES

 

To delete te

--Delete all .bak files in the named directory and its subfolders where the file modified date is more than 2 days old.

 

EXEC xp_cmdshell 'FORFILES /p "L:\MSSQL$PRODSQL2KWEB\Backup" /s /m *.bak /d -2 /c "CMD /C echo Deleting the file : @file del /Q /F @FILE && del /Q /F @FILE " '

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FORFILES Parameters

Parameter Name Description

/p Path

/m Search Mask (default is *.*)

/s Subdirectories will be searched recursively if this parameter is included

/c <command> Command to be executed against each file in the result set, commands must be enclosed in double-quotes, default is "cmd c/ echo @file"

/d Date range for file selection, using Last Modified Date as the criterion for the file. When the /d parameter is in the form of MM/DD/YYYY, file meeting the criteria of +/- the specified date are included. When in the format of a smallint (-32,768 - 32,768) the files +/- the files with a modified date +/- that number of days from the current date are included in the file result set.

Variables

Variable Name Description

@FILE File name

@FNAME File name without extension

@EXT File extension

@PATH Full path of the file

@RELPATH Relative path of the file

@ISDIR Evaluates as TRUE if the file type is a directory

@FSIZE File size in bytes

@FDATE Last modified date stamp on the file

@FTIME Last modified timestamp on the file

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