[rtilley] > Below is a script that recursively deletes files from a directory. It > works well on the two directories that I'm currently using it on:
> C:\Documents and Settings\user\Cookies > C:\Documents and Settings\user\Temp > However, I'd like to use it on this directory as well: > C:\Documents and Settings\user\Temporary Internet Files > The script does not seem to work when used on Temporary Internet Files. > I've googled around a bit, but haven't found any tips... thought I'd > trouble the list for an answer or at least some explanations. > Feel free to critiqe the script as well. Perhaps it's a programmer error. Temporary Internet Files is one of those special shell folders and, I suspect, isn't really a folder at all in the normal sense: it just presents itself as one to the O/S. (Might be wrong there). Probably means you have to use shell functions to access it. Quick trial with SHFileOperation works up to a point, but ultimately fails with a file-in-use error. This article: http://www.codeguru.com/Cpp/I-N/ieprogram/article.php/c1245/ uses a very different technique. The APIs in question aren't wrapped in pywin32. You could probably get at them via ctypes. Don't have time to try it myself at the moment. TJG PS Probably doesn't matter at the mo, but for general purpose use, those folders aren't always where your script hardwires them to be. You might need to look at the shell functions around SHGetPathFromIDList and SHGetSpecialFolderLocation. Tim ________________________________________________________________________ This e-mail has been scanned for all viruses by Star. The service is powered by MessageLabs. For more information on a proactive anti-virus service working around the clock, around the globe, visit: http://www.star.net.uk ________________________________________________________________________ -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
