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The variables aren't printing, right?

Change %color% to %%color%%
Change %computername% to %%computername%%
Change %seconds% to %%seconds%%

Closest thing I can find would be to try calling the batch file with which MIGHT work, but I haven't tested it.

An easier way would be that if it's only one folder, you can say

foxidrive wrote:

ShadowThief wrote:the "if @isdir==TRUE" is unnecessary because RD only deletes directories

You'll get an error for every file though.

But it won't affect anything. If it really bothers you, you can throw a 2>nul at the end

Endoro wrote:try this (make a backup before):

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@echo off
forfiles /p "G:\VERITAS\B2D"  /d -5 /c "cmd /c if @isdir==TRUE rd /s /q @path"

Also look at "forfiles /?" at the command prompt.

the "if @isdir==TRUE" is unnecessary because RD only deletes directories

instead of del @path you can use rd @path

test


Same BBcode, but the code tag prevents the color tag from being used.

Adrianvdh wrote:P.P.S WT FAQ? Why won't phpBB allow me to colour/color stuff?

because the code tag breaks formatting

Just out of curiosity, why ARE you replacing system files?

Removing every single space?

Change to and you're done

EDIT: oops, left a comma in there by accident :-\

Since you have spaces in there that you want to keep, you first have to change the space-comma to just a comma, then you can split on commas. @echo off setlocal enabledelayedexpansion set inputfile=part_5.csv set tempfile=tempfile.txt :: Change the space-commas into commas for /f "tokens=* deli...

Does the file exist if you navigate to where it should be?

First of all, I would strongly advise against altering any system files unless you know what you're doing. Second, you should rename the old explorer.exe first and then move the new explorer.exe. Right now you're overwriting the old file and renaming the new file, which is not what you want to do. r...

It's an escape character. You need it so that the pipe is included in the thing the for loop is doing instead of everything after it being separate.