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Date:   Sat, 27 Sep 2008 12:33:41 -0700
Reply-To:   "Richard A. DeVenezia" <rdevenezia@WILDBLUE.NET>
Sender:   "SAS(r) Discussion" <SAS-L@LISTSERV.UGA.EDU>
From:   "Richard A. DeVenezia" <rdevenezia@WILDBLUE.NET>
Organization:   http://groups.google.com
Subject:   Re: Macro to delete all files in a folder
Comments:   To: sas-l@uga.edu
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On Sep 26, 5:46 pm, "Rune Runnestø" <r...@fastlane.no> wrote: > Helen's solution deletes the files in the folder, yes - but - it leaves the > command windows open (C:\\WINDOWS\system32\cmd.exe). You have to manually > write EXIT in the command promp to make it disappear, and that is cumbersome > in my opinion. > > If no further solutions of working code is proposed, this leaves my solution > the best one. My assumption that this 'all the nonsense' as Richard called > it - is in fact just as little triviell as I suspected, seems to become > true.

options xsync xmin noxwait; %sysexec del /f/q "&path.";

-- Richard A. DeVenezia


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