From: tlvargo@sbcglobal.netz   
      
   On 7/29/2017 9:19 PM, Docfxit wrote:   
   > I would like to delete all *.log files from the root of C: through all   
   folders.   
   > This code isn't deleting all *.log files.   
   >   
   > del deleteTmp.bat   
   >      >  file.txt echo/*.tmp   
   >      >> file.txt echo/*._mp   
   >      >> file.txt echo/*.log   
   >   
   > for /f "delims=" %%a in (file.txt) do >>DeleteTmp.bat echo del /F /S "c:\%%a   
   >> Delete.log"   
   > Call DeleteTmp.bat   
   > cmd   
   >   
   > It also isn't writing out the Delete.log file.   
   >   
   > Can anyone help me figure out why?   
   >   
   > Thanks,   
   >   
   > Docfxit   
   >   
      
   If you insert a PAUSE before the CALL line to verify the contents of   
   DeleteTmp.bat, you would find that its contents are not what you expect.   
      
   I get the following contents in DeleteTmp.bat   
      
   del /F /S "c:\*.tmp >> Delete.log"   
   del /F /S "c:\*._mp >> Delete.log"   
   del /F /S "c:\*.log >> Delete.log"   
      
   Its not deleting the files and not putting anything in Delete.log   
   because everything in the quotes in DeleteTmp.bat are being treated as a   
   complete fimename. Also the Delete.log is a poorly chosen name as it   
   falls into the scope of *.log which can not be deleted because the file   
   is in use.   
      
   To solve this problem, remove both dbl-quotes and properly escape the   
   redirection with ^>^>.   
      
   Personally, I would reduce the entire thing down to just one line and   
   eliminate all of the temp files. KISS.   
      
   del /F /S c:\*.tmp c:\*._mp c:\*.log > Delete.log 2>nul   
      
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