Run the DeleteFiles Powershell Script

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Overview

The DeleteFiles Powershell script is a utility script which lives in the Astun\Tools\Powershell directory which can be used through a Workflow Task to clear out directories that can fill up with temporary files over time. This script may also be run from the Command Line.

From the Command Line

.\DeleteFiles -path pathToDirectory -filespec fileTypeToDelete [-age ageToDelete] [-recurse searchChildDirectories] [-ignore listOfFilesToIgnore] [-commit performDeletions]

From Workflow

Create a Program Workflow Task

Name

Enter a unique name for your task. It is advisable to call this something relevant as this name will be used to populate list box selections when creating Jobs e.g. Delete Temporary SLD Files.

Program

Use the browse button to select the powershell.exe program from the Windows folder e.g. c:\windows\syswow64\windowspowershell\v1.0\powershell.exe

Additional Parameters

Here you need to enter the following details:

-ExecutionPolicy Bypass d:\astun\Tools\Powershell\DeleteFiles.ps1 -path d:\astun\isharemap\webservice\sld\ -filespec *.xml -age 1 -commit $true

E.g.

DeleteFile Parameters

Parameter		Description	Example
-path	Mandatory	The fully qualified path to the directory that you want to clear.	-path d:\astun\isharemap\webservice\sld\
-filespec	Mandatory	The wildcard specifying the type of file you want deleted.	-filespec *.xml
-age	Defaults to 24	Delete files over this many hours old, 0 will delete all files.	-age 1
-recurse	Defaults to $false	Also delete files from all child directories.	-recurse $true
-ignore	Defaults to ""	Comma-separated list of files to ignore.	-ignore "test.xml,donotdelete.xml"
-commit	Defaults to $false	Only deletes any files if this is set to $true, which is useful for testing.	-commit $true

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Run the DeleteFiles Powershell Script

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From the Command Line

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