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Arun
Arun

Reputation: 625

PDF file not getting deleted in windows batch

I am very new to writing windows batch programmes.

I am trying to delete a pdf file in my batch programme. However the file is not getting deleted. I don't know what is wrong with this code. It works well when i try to delete a .txt file. I don't know how to trap the error also. It will be really helpful if you can guide me or redirect me to an appropriate forum.

This is the code I use:

echo Y | del \\file_path\filename.pdf

Upvotes: 0

Views: 55

Answers (1)

kekimian
kekimian

Reputation: 947

Try to do it with powershell, if you get "access dined" just run your PS console as administrator. Here is the simple code:

$myfile = "C:\Myfile.pdf"

Get-Item -Path $myfile | Remove-Item -Force

Update:

You can also use this script to remove your file from a share:

$myfile = "\\server\share\myfile.pdf"

Get-Item -Path $myfile | Remove-Item -Force

You can also run this script from a batch file:

  1. Save the script above somewhere on your local disk eg "c:\myscript.ps1"

  2. Create a new batch file with this command:

    powershell.exe -Executionpolicy remotesigned -File c:\myscript.ps1

Where "c:\myscript.ps1" is the path to your powershell scipt

Upvotes: 1

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