First I am not a programmer. I have done a little scripting.

Here is the problem:


Ha a program that creates log files Audit1.log, audit2.log ect. in c:\logs
.. Another program comes along and reads the file into its database and
renames the file audit1.log.proccessed.

I have tried to write a script that will delete any files with .processed
but it will not work. I belive the problem is that it reads from left to
right and sees the .log only.



Any ideas?

Thank you

Okay 20 minutes after this post a programmer stopped by.


sub recurse( byref folders)

Set regEx = New RegExp
regEx.Pattern = "\.processed$"
regEx.IgnoreCase = True


set files = folders.files
wscript.echo ""
wscript.echo "Deleting Files under the Folder:" & folders.path
wscript.echo
"__________________________________________________________________________"
for each file in files

if regex.test(file.name) and file.datelastmodified < newdate then
wscript.echo "Deleting " & folders.path & "\" & file.name & " last
modified: " & file.datelastmodified
on error resume next
file.delete
end if

next


It worked.


"Stacey" wrote:

> First I am not a programmer. I have done a little scripting.
>
> Here is the problem:
>
>
> Ha a program that creates log files Audit1.log, audit2.log ect. in c:\logs
> . Another program comes along and reads the file into its database and
> renames the file audit1.log.proccessed.
>
> I have tried to write a script that will delete any files with .processed
> but it will not work. I belive the problem is that it reads from left to
> right and sees the .log only.
>
> Any ideas?
>
> Thank you

Crikey!

Perhaps if a real programmer had stopped by, they'd have suggested

DEL /s *.processed

from the command-prompt.

But real programmers are becoming rare nowadays.


"Stacey" <Stacey@xxxxxx> wrote in message
news:315CED02-16C5-4ED8-BCD5-B4574A533E87@xxxxxx

> Okay 20 minutes after this post a programmer stopped by.
>
>
> sub recurse( byref folders)
>
> Set regEx = New RegExp
> regEx.Pattern = "\.processed$"
> regEx.IgnoreCase = True
>
>
> set files = folders.files
> wscript.echo ""
> wscript.echo "Deleting Files under the Folder:" & folders.path
> wscript.echo
> "__________________________________________________________________________"
> for each file in files
>
> if regex.test(file.name) and file.datelastmodified < newdate then
> wscript.echo "Deleting " & folders.path & "\" & file.name & " last
> modified: " & file.datelastmodified
> on error resume next
> file.delete
> end if
>
> next
>
>
> It worked.
>
>
> "Stacey" wrote:
>

>> First I am not a programmer. I have done a little scripting.
>>
>> Here is the problem:
>>
>>
>> Ha a program that creates log files Audit1.log, audit2.log ect. in
>> c:\logs
>> . Another program comes along and reads the file into its database and
>> renames the file audit1.log.proccessed.
>>
>> I have tried to write a script that will delete any files with .processed
>> but it will not work. I belive the problem is that it reads from left to
>> right and sees the .log only.
>>
>> Any ideas?
>>
>> Thank you

"billious" <billious_1954@xxxxxx> wrote in message
news:4a007510$0$12588$5a62ac22@xxxxxx-qv1-newsreader-01.iinet.net.au...

> Crikey!
>
> Perhaps if a real programmer had stopped by, they'd have suggested
>
> DEL /s *.processed
>
> from the command-prompt.
>
> But real programmers are becoming rare nowadays.

I disagree. A *REAL* programmer would have obfuscated the code even more!

A *REAL* scripter would have been more likely to come up with the simple
solution.

/Al

> "Stacey" <Stacey@xxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:315CED02-16C5-4ED8-BCD5-B4574A533E87@xxxxxx

>> Okay 20 minutes after this post a programmer stopped by.
>>
>>
>> sub recurse( byref folders)
>>
>> Set regEx = New RegExp
>> regEx.Pattern = "\.processed$"
>> regEx.IgnoreCase = True
>>
>>
>> set files = folders.files
>> wscript.echo ""
>> wscript.echo "Deleting Files under the Folder:" & folders.path
>> wscript.echo
>> "__________________________________________________________________________"
>> for each file in files
>>
>> if regex.test(file.name) and file.datelastmodified < newdate then
>> wscript.echo "Deleting " & folders.path & "\" & file.name & " last
>> modified: " & file.datelastmodified
>> on error resume next
>> file.delete
>> end if
>>
>> next
>>
>>
>> It worked.
>>
>>
>> "Stacey" wrote:
>>

>>> First I am not a programmer. I have done a little scripting.
>>>
>>> Here is the problem:
>>>
>>>
>>> Ha a program that creates log files Audit1.log, audit2.log ect. in
>>> c:\logs
>>> . Another program comes along and reads the file into its database and
>>> renames the file audit1.log.proccessed.
>>>
>>> I have tried to write a script that will delete any files with
>>> .processed
>>> but it will not work. I belive the problem is that it reads from left to
>>> right and sees the .log only.
>>>
>>> Any ideas?
>>>
>>> Thank you

>
>