rem ##### Use this script to clean up any old files automatically.
rem ##### This .bat will be called weekly from a scheduled task, and will
rem ##### call the d:\production\batch\generic\DeleteOldFiles.vbs with directory/day parameters
rem ##### the commands will not run simultaneously (unless they begin with start)
rem ##### mReschke 2009-04-03
d:
cd \Production\batch\generic\
cscript DeleteOldFiles.vbs "D:\SMTPExpress\EasyMail SMTP Express\failed" 180
cscript DeleteOldFiles.vbs "C:\WINDOWS\system32\LogFiles" 30
' Objective: To delete old files from a given folder and all subfolders below
' Created by: MAK
' Created Date: June 21, 2005
' Usage: cscript deloldfiles.vbs c:\dba\log 3
' : It deletes files older than 3 days
Set objArgs = WScript.Arguments
FolderName =objArgs(0)
Days=objArgs(1)
set fso = createobject("scripting.filesystemobject")
set folders = fso.getfolder(FolderName)
datetoday = now()
newdate = dateadd("d", Days*-1, datetoday)
wscript.echo "Today:" & now()
wscript.echo "Started deleting files older than :" & newdate
wscript.echo "________________________________________________"
wscript.echo ""
recurse folders
wscript.echo ""
wscript.echo "Completed deleting files older than :" & newdate
wscript.echo "________________________________________________"
sub recurse( byref folders)
set subfolders = folders.subfolders
set files = folders.files
wscript.echo ""
wscript.echo "Deleting Files under the Folder:" & folders.path
wscript.echo "__________________________________________________________________________"
for each file in files
if file.datelastmodified < newdate then
wscript.echo "Deleting " & folders.path & "\" & file.name & " last modified: " & file.datelastmodified
on error resume next
file.delete
end if
next
for each folder in subfolders
recurse folder
next
set subfolders = nothing
set files = nothing
end sub