Batch script to delete directory

[Logan 2]

Hello,
I need to write a batch file to delete a folder or directory which is empty. How can I do this? First of all how to identify that a directory is empty? I have also found the commands which work on the command prompt, so that I can use them. But the problem is that when i try to compile the code in the batch file the commands do not work there.
Here is what I have tried

@echo off
cd..
cd..
cd..
cd..
cd seth
cd desktop
IF NOT EXIST key.txt
DEL test.txt
exit

[Linux-Us]

Hello,
Instead of the script that you are using you can use the following script.
I have modified your script to look something like this

@echo off
cd..
cd\documents
cd seth
cd desktop
if not_exist_key.txt del test.txt
exit

Please not the below line in the code

if not_exist_key.txt del test.txt

All are in the lower case and not in the upper case, as you have done in you code. Please correct that.

[cyber-noob]

Hello,
Alternatively you can set the location for the batch file which you are trying to execute.
That is
@echo off
To simplify the command line you can set the location to this path

SET Location=C:\Documents and Settings\set\......

Use the full path name of the file that is the canonical path of the file

IF NOT EXIST "%Location%\somefile.txt" DEL "%Location%\otherfile.txt"

[SoftWore]

Hello,
I have identified you problem.
This is what you do in your code

IF NOT EXIST somefile.txt
DEL otherfile.txt
exit

If you are programming in a batch file then you can not write multiline if statements in your code. Rather it should be only on a single line or can be even extended.
Something like this

IF NOT EXIST somefile.txt DEL otherfile.txt
exit

[GlassFish]

Hello,
I agree with the above post. I have a code which might interest you. Take a look at it

IF NOT EXIST somefile.txt (
     another command if wanted
     DEL otherfile.txt
     another command if wanted
     )
exit

This eve works in window xp

c:\>(
More? echo 1
More? echo 2
More? echo 3
More? )
c:\>