How to remove old files from directory (Selected by date)

Luxrobotic · July 31

Hello evreybody,

I'd like to remove the fold files (Older than 1 year) I created with the following code :

VAR string stFilePath:="Home:/BackupLogs/";
VAR string stFileName;
VAR iodev logfile;

VAR string stPart;

stFileName:=stFilePath+stDate+"_MyFile.csv";

Open stFileName, logfile\Append;
Write logfile,stTimeLogs;
Close logfile;

How could I filter and remove the files containing the stPart in the name ?

stPart := StrPart(stDate,1,4);

RemoveFile(stFilePath+"/"+FileName);

Thanks for your help

SomeTekk · August 18

Is there a possibility of writing your files to an external device?

It has been observed writing to a Windows PC and running a batch file, or PowerShell script, against the folder with the files has worked.

Luxrobotic · August 20

Hi SomeTekk,

I have to try.

I'll keep you inform, but I can't do it quickly.

Thanks

SomeTekk · August 22

I am a bit fuzzy on exactly what options are necessary.

The RAPID REFERENCE Manual was a great tool used to get the results I needed exported to an external destinaton.

Here's an AI generated PowerShell script deleting old files and folders:

# Set parameters

$targetDir = "C:\Path\To\Your\Directory"

$daysOld = 30

# Calculate cutoff date

$cutoffDate = (Get-Date).AddDays(-$daysOld)

# Delete files older than the cutoff date

Get-ChildItem -Path $targetDir -Recurse -File | Where-Object {

$_.LastWriteTime -lt $cutoffDate

} | ForEach-Object {

try {

Remove-Item $_.FullName -Force

Write-Host "Deleted file: $($_.FullName)"

} catch {

Write-Host "Failed to delete file: $($_.FullName) - $_"

}

# Delete empty directories

Get-ChildItem -Path $targetDir -Recurse -Directory | Sort-Object -Property FullName -Descending | ForEach-Object {

if (-not (Get-ChildItem $_.FullName -Recurse)) {

try {

Remove-Item $_.FullName -Force

Write-Host "Deleted empty directory: $($_.FullName)"

} catch {

Write-Host "Failed to delete directory: $($_.FullName) - $_"

}

Best of luck!

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