Deleting Files Automatically

Looking for a solution that will delete uploaded files after they have been up on the server for more that two days.

Any ideas or solutions?

Thanks,

Brad

 

Code something like this into an aspx pages' code behind and then trigger page load as required from a scheduled task that you configure in the DASP scheduler.

 

Thanks for the suggestion it looks perfect!

Brad

 

Scheduled Task - Delete Files

To All,

Has anyone written a .net web page that will delete files older than say two days using the Scheduled Task Manager?

Thanks,

Brad

 

Bruce,

Do I create a console application in visual studio with your code and then call it with the Scheduled Task Manager?

Thanks,

Brad

 

Server Error in '/PCLcodes' Application

Bruce,

Thanks for the code! I creaded a blank DeleteFiles.aspx page and added your code. When I am testing it on my server I am getting the following Server Error below. Any Ideas?

Server Error in '/PCLcodes' Application.
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Access to the path "125201014920.ini" is denied.
Description: An unhandled exception occurred during the execution of the current web request. Please review the stack trace for more information about the error and where it originated in the code.

Exception Details: System.UnauthorizedAccessException: Access to the path "125201014920.ini" is denied.

ASP.NET is not authorized to access the requested resource. Consider granting access rights to the resource to the ASP.NET request identity. ASP.NET has a base process identity (typically {MACHINE}\ASPNET on IIS 5 or Network Service on IIS 6) that is used if the application is not impersonating. If the application is impersonating via <identity impersonate="true"/>, the identity will be the anonymous user (typically IUSR_MACHINENAME) or the authenticated request user.

To grant ASP.NET write access to a file, right-click the file in Explorer, choose "Properties" and select the Security tab. Click "Add" to add the appropriate user or group. Highlight the ASP.NET account, and check the boxes for the desired access.

Source Error:


Line 27: For Each file As IO.FileInfo In directory.GetFiles
Line 28: If DateDiff(DateInterval.Day, file.LastWriteTime, Now()) > 2 Then
Line 29: file.Delete()
Line 30: End If
Line 31: Next file


Source File: C:\Inetpub\wwwroot\PCLCODES.net\PCLcodes\DeleteFiles.aspx.vb Line: 29

Stack Trace:


[UnauthorizedAccessException: Access to the path "125201014920.ini" is denied.]
System.IO.__Error.WinIOError(Int32 errorCode, String str) +393
System.IO.FileInfo.Delete() +147
PCLcodes.DeleteFiles.Page_Load(Object sender, EventArgs e) in C:\Inetpub\wwwroot\PCLCODES.net\PCLcodes\DeleteFiles.aspx.vb:29
System.Web.UI.Control.OnLoad(EventArgs e) +67
System.Web.UI.Control.LoadRecursive() +35
System.Web.UI.Page.ProcessRequestMain() +750




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Version Information: Microsoft .NET Framework Version:1.1.4322.2443; ASP.NET Version:1.1.4322.2407

 

Bruce,

I got the code working on my test server by adding the NETWORK SERVICE user to the folder and the files were deleted. Will I have the same problem up on the live server?

Also how can I get the code to search in all subfolders located in my PCLcodesnet folder and delete files?

Dim directory As New IO.DirectoryInfo("D:\web\pclcodesnet\htdocs\PCLcodesnet\")

For Each file As IO.FileInfo In directory.GetFiles
If DateDiff(DateInterval.Day, file.LastWriteTime, Now()) > 2 Then
file.Delete()
End If
Next file
End Sub

Thanks,

Brad

 

How can I get the code listed below to search in all the subfolders located in my PCLcodesnet folder and delete files older than 2 days?

Dim directory As New IO.DirectoryInfo("D:\web\pclcodesnet\htdocs\PCLcod esnet\")

For Each file As IO.FileInfo In directory.GetFiles
If DateDiff(DateInterval.Day, file.LastWriteTime, Now()) > 2 Then
file.Delete()
End If
Next file
End Sub

Thanks,

Brad