Simple Programming question
 

I'm making a batch file for Command Prompt to remove some directories on my hard drive that magically appear sometimes.. I'm used to working with DOS but not the Command Prompt in XP, and I'm having a brain fart. Two questions:

1) What is the command to remove a directory, even if it is full of files?
2) When you would do a command, such as "del *.*" for instance, do you have to add an additional command for it to say yes, or does it to it by itself?

Thanks for any/all help.

Re:Simple Programming question
 

u must remove all files before removing a folder
u dont need a yes or no

Re:Simple Programming question
 

That's retarded, I remember being able to remove a directory without clearing everything out ::) stupid microsoft..

Thanks man

Re:Simple Programming question
 

Wait,

I still get this when I run it:

So what should I do? This is my code.

@echo off
cd\
cd program files
cd ipod
cd bin
del *.*
cd..
del *.*
cd..
cd iTunes
cd CD Configuration
del *.*
cd..
del *.*
cd..
rmdir ipod
rmdir itunes
echo

Re:Simple Programming question
 

well, its simple. use deltree,

lets assume you want to delete the folder and everything and its contents.

you start off in c:/homemadeturbo/porn

and in this directory is a fodler that keeps on coming up for no reason called kiddie.so it would be like this

@echo
deltree kiddie*.*
y
@echo

thats what i know. i know deltree deletes everything up to the porn folder. thats what i used to use before i used format. i would go into the C: root directory, and ty[pe in deltree, and it would whipe out everything. but this was a slow process.

Re:Simple Programming question
 

Deltree doesn't work with Windows XP, I would have used it if it did.

I'm also assuming I'd have throw in a "y" after the del *.* command? ravage said I didn't but it still asks for it.. might as well try.

Re:Simple Programming question
 

deltree doesnt work in xp? damn, that sux.

Re:Simple Programming question
 

Yeah.. its stupid IMO..

Anyone else have any ideas?

Re:Simple Programming question
 

reinstall XP so whatever is ------ with you stops.

Re:Simple Programming question
 

Reinstalling XP isn't going to do crap... reformatting might, but the problem will arise again. So what would be the point?