1. directory mng.
I have a CGI script that I want to check the directory it's running in
and deletes the content of some subdirectories (e.g. temp).
system("del temp/*.*",2)
-- doesn't seem to work
Any idea how to get around the confirmation that is asked by the system?
Cheers,
Salix
2. Re: directory mng.
Salix wrote:
>
> I have a CGI script that I want to check the directory it's running in
> and deletes the content of some subdirectories (e.g. temp).
>
> }}}
<eucode>
> system("del temp/*.*",2)
> -- doesn't seem to work
> </eucode>
{{{
>
> Any idea how to get around the confirmation that is asked by the system?
>
> Cheers,
>
> Salix
This should work:
system("del >nil /q temp\\*.*",2)
>nil redirects console output to the nil device so will not be visible.
the /q switch suppresses confirmations.
Larry MIller
3. Re: directory mng.
> system("del >nil /q temp\\*.*",2)
You'll want to put the redirection last, and the options after the
directory. Also, the direction is NUL not nil. And don't forget to
quote your path names.
The correct format would be: "del \"temp\\*.*\" /q > NUL"
