FileTerminator Batch/CMD Script - Printable Version

FileTerminator Batch/CMD Script - Printable Version

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FileTerminator Batch/CMD Script - AceInfinity - 08-31-2011

Here's a demo of a new script i've been working on. This one is different so be sure you view the video to get an idea of how it works.

[yt]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nsdfK_vR9LQ[/yt]

What this does is it takes the file you dropped onto the batch, and reads the filepaths to the files specified on each line that determines what it deletes. You can use a * wildcard as shown in the video to delete files.

It creates a Termination_Log file which you can open in notepad that contains the file deletion script that you used in case you need it for reference.

If you want to delete all files of a file extension:

Code:
*.fileextension

Or if you want to delete all files in all file extensions with a specific filename:

Code:
filename.*

Make sure you use a full filepath to the files you want to delete. Don't use anything but the filepath, no quotes, no commas, etc...
Example:

Code:
C:\MyUsername\Something\Something\SomeFile.FileExtension

If you use a wildcard, it will ONLY delete the files in the same directory as the one you specify to look for the files using the wildcard. It won't look in subdirectories, just to make this batch script a little safer. I've also put in a confirmation message at the beginning in case you accidentally drop a file on the batch script.

Here's the batch script: I save it with the .cmd extension, but you can use .bat for this script as well.

Code:
@echo off

Title Ace's FileTerminator

mode con: cols=55 lines=10

set errorh="%1"

set val=0

echo.This script will delete all of the files specified

echo.on each line of the file you dragged over this

echo.batch file. If only a filename was specified

echo.the script will look in the same directory of the

echo.batch file for that filename to delete.

echo.

echo Are you sure you want to delete the files^?

echo.

echo.   [Y] - Continue

echo.   [Q] - Quit and Exit

echo.

choice /c:YQ>nul

if errorlevel 2 exit

mode con: cols=75 lines=20

echo Ace's File Terminator>Termination_Log

echo %Date% - [%Time%]>>Termination_Log

echo.>>Termination_Log

echo Current Directory: %CD%>>Termination_Log

echo.>>Termination_Log

echo Deleting File^(s^):

echo.

for /f "tokens=*" %%i in ('type "%errorh%"') do (

    del /f /q "%%i">nul

    echo.  ^> Deleting File^(s^): %%i>>Termination_Log

    echo.  ^> %%i

    set /a val+=1

)

echo. >>Termination_Log

echo -- Created by Ace ^(2011^) -- >>Termination_Log

echo.

echo %val% file^(s^) have been deleted

echo Press any key to finish...

pause>nul

RE: FileTerminator Batch/CMD Script - Prominent - 08-31-2011

That's a great script you made ! I will test it in a few hours .