Batch Script to delete files older than specified date

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  1. Cleptography

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    Batch to delete files in a directory older than the specified date

    Batch to delete files older than specified date
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    Code:
    @echo off
     setlocal
    
    :---------------------------------------:
    :                                       :
    : Delete Files In The Current Directory :
    :     Older Than The Specified Date     :
    :                                       :
    :---------------------------------------:
    
    :: Set delete date
    set _FileDate=%1
    
    :: Check delete date arg if it does not exist goto :Usage
    if not defined _FileDate goto Usage
    
    :: Parse and set user date REM This is the date used to compare
    for /f "tokens=1,2,3 delims=/" %%a in ("%_FileDate%") do (
    	set "_Month=%%a"
    		set "_Day=%%b"
    			set "_Year=%%c"
    )
    :: Parse month and day of files and delete files older than date
    for %%d in (*) do (
    	for /f "tokens=1,2,3,6* delims=/ " %%e in ("%%~tnxd") do (
    		if %%e leq %_Month% (
    			if %%f leq %_Day% (
    				if %%g leq %_Year% (
    					del /f /q %%h
    				)
    			)
    		)
    	)
    )
    goto :eof
    
    :Usage
    echo.Usage:   %0 [Date of Files]
    echo.
    echo.Example: %0 %date:~4,2%/%date:~7,2%/%date:~10,4%
    echo.
    echo.Deletes: Files Created On Or Before %date:~4,2%/%date:~7,2%/%date:~10,4%
     
  2. gregbaldwen

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    Indeed a good recommendation, anyway thanks for the code presented seems to be helpful in my site development for T1 Internet Service site project. Definitely a good resource.
     
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    The code is quiet helpful in my internet T1 Price site project thanks for it.
     
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