Why does this give me a error, path not found?
This is a script for Vista.


Set fso = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")
dFolder = "%UserProfile%\appData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\cookies"



Set Fldr = fso.GetFolder(dFolder)
For each file in Fldr.files
If Ucase(Left(File.Name, 6)) = "COOKIE" Then
wscript.echo file
fso.DeleteFile(file)
End if
wscript.echo file
Next

"PaulM" <paul@xxxxxx> wrote in message
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> Why does this give me a error, path not found?
> This is a script for Vista.
>
>
> Set fso = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")
> dFolder = "%UserProfile%\appData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\cookies"
>
> Set Fldr = fso.GetFolder(dFolder)
> For each file in Fldr.files
> If Ucase(Left(File.Name, 6)) = "COOKIE" Then
> wscript.echo file
> fso.DeleteFile(file)
> End if
> wscript.echo file
> Next

You have to use ExpandEnvironmentStrings method to retrieve %UserProfile%
from the environment.

Try this...

set WshShell = WScript.CreateObject("WScript.Shell")
dFolder = WshShell.ExpandEnvironmentStrings("%UserProfile%") & _
"\appData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\cookies"

--
Todd Vargo
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That worked. Thanks.


"Todd Vargo" <tlvargo@xxxxxx> wrote in message
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>
> "PaulM" <paul@xxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:uzv4iHQzIHA.3920@xxxxxx

>> Why does this give me a error, path not found?
>> This is a script for Vista.
>>
>>
>> Set fso = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")
>> dFolder = "%UserProfile%\appData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\cookies"
>>
>> Set Fldr = fso.GetFolder(dFolder)
>> For each file in Fldr.files
>> If Ucase(Left(File.Name, 6)) = "COOKIE" Then
>> wscript.echo file
>> fso.DeleteFile(file)
>> End if
>> wscript.echo file
>> Next

>
> You have to use ExpandEnvironmentStrings method to retrieve %UserProfile%
> from the environment.
>
> Try this...
>
> set WshShell = WScript.CreateObject("WScript.Shell")
> dFolder = WshShell.ExpandEnvironmentStrings("%UserProfile%") & _
> "\appData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\cookies"
>
> --
> Todd Vargo
> (Post questions to group only. Remove "z" to email personal messages)
>

"Todd Vargo" <tlvargo@xxxxxx> wrote:

Your address is wrong!

[ very clumsy way to get the cookie jar ]

> You have to use ExpandEnvironmentStrings method to retrieve %UserProfile%
> from the environment.
>
> Try this...
>
> set WshShell = WScript.CreateObject("WScript.Shell")
> dFolder = WshShell.ExpandEnvironmentStrings("%UserProfile%") & _
> "\appData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\cookies"

That's clumsy too!
And on Vista AFAIK %LocalAppData% has been introduced, so it is
advisable to use that environment variable in REAL batch scripts.


WScript.CreateObject("Shell.Application").NameSpace(21).Self.Path

is THE on and only way to retrieve the location of the current users
cookie folder on all versions and all languages of Windows.

Stefan

"Stefan Kanthak" <postmaster@[127.0.0.1]> wrote in message
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> "Todd Vargo" <tlvargo@xxxxxx> wrote:
>
> Your address is wrong!
>
> [ very clumsy way to get the cookie jar ]
>

>> You have to use ExpandEnvironmentStrings method to retrieve %UserProfile%
>> from the environment.
>>
>> Try this...
>>
>> set WshShell = WScript.CreateObject("WScript.Shell")
>> dFolder = WshShell.ExpandEnvironmentStrings("%UserProfile%") & _
>> "\appData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\cookies"

>
> That's clumsy too!
> And on Vista AFAIK %LocalAppData% has been introduced, so it is
> advisable to use that environment variable in REAL batch scripts.
>
>
> WScript.CreateObject("Shell.Application").NameSpace(21).Self.Path
>
> is THE on and only way to retrieve the location of the current users
> cookie folder on all versions and all languages of Windows.
>
> Stefan
>

What version of windows will his script not work on, where yours will?

OK lets start over, how would you do this script?
set WshShell = WScript.CreateObject("WScript.Shell")
dFolder = WshShell.ExpandEnvironmentStrings("%UserProfile%") & _
"\appData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\cookies"

Set fso = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")

Set Fldr = fso.GetFolder(dFolder)
For each file in Fldr.files
If Ucase(Left(File.Name, 6)) = "COOKIE" Then
'wscript.echo file
fso.DeleteFile(file)
End if
wscript.echo file
Next

"Stefan Kanthak" <postmaster@[127.0.0.1]> wrote in message
news:OTniRYVzIHA.3496@xxxxxx

> "Todd Vargo" <tlvargo@xxxxxx> wrote:
>
> Your address is wrong!
>
> [ very clumsy way to get the cookie jar ]
>

>> You have to use ExpandEnvironmentStrings method to retrieve %UserProfile%
>> from the environment.
>>
>> Try this...
>>
>> set WshShell = WScript.CreateObject("WScript.Shell")
>> dFolder = WshShell.ExpandEnvironmentStrings("%UserProfile%") & _
>> "\appData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\cookies"

>
> That's clumsy too!
> And on Vista AFAIK %LocalAppData% has been introduced, so it is
> advisable to use that environment variable in REAL batch scripts.
>
>
> WScript.CreateObject("Shell.Application").NameSpace(21).Self.Path
>
> is THE on and only way to retrieve the location of the current users
> cookie folder on all versions and all languages of Windows.
>
> Stefan
>

>

>
> WScript.CreateObject("Shell.Application").NameSpace(21).Self.Path
>

This may not matter to most people, but the
Self property was not introduced until Win2000
or WinME. I'm not sure which. If any older shell
versions might be involved it's safer to use the
parent folder's path.