Script to Search and Delete Files from Remote Machines

[binuthomas]

I need to delete some files from remote machines (eg: all files ending with error.doc). I have got a script for the same. But the problem is it will delete only the files I specify, like if I mention error.doc it will delete only that particular file, it will not delete newerror.doc. Can you please modify the following script for the same. Also I need this script has to pick the machine names one by one from a text file and perform the task

****************START OF SCRIPT**********************

Option Explicit
Dim strComputer, strFileName, strExtension, boolFileFound, strFileList, objWMIService, colFileList, objFile, boolPinged, objFSO

strComputer = InputBox("Please enter the computer IP or hostname that you want to look for a file on:", "Computer to search", "")
strFileName = InputBox("Please enter the file name (no extension) to search for:", "File name to search for", "")
strExtension = InputBox("Please enter the extension of the file name to search for:", "File name extension to search for", "")
boolPinged = Ping(strComputer)

If boolPinged = "True" Then
strFileList = "Files found and deleted on" & strComputer & vbCrLf

Set objWMIService = GetObject("winmgmts:{impersonationLevel=impersonate}!\\" & strComputer & "\root\cimv2")

Set colFileList = objWMIService.ExecQuery _
("SELECT * FROM CIM_Datafile WHERE (Drive = 'c:' OR Drive = 'd:' OR Drive = 'e:') AND FileName = '" & strFileName & "' AND Extension = '" & strExtension & "'")

On Error Resume Next

For Each objFile In colFileList

If Err Then
MsgBox "No files were found."

WScript.Quit

End If

strFileList = strFileList & objFile.Name & vbCrLf

Set objFSO = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")

objFSO.DeleteFile(objFile.Name)

Next

MsgBox strFileList

Else
MsgBox "Could not ping " & strComputer
End If
WScript.Quit

Function Ping(strComputer)
Dim objShell, boolCode
Set objShell = CreateObject("WScript.Shell")
boolCode = objShell.Run("Ping -n 1 -w 300 " & strComputer, 0, True)
If boolCode = 0 Then
Ping = True
Else
Ping = False
End If
End Function

*************** END OF SCRIPT****************************

[Pegasus \(MVP\)]

"binuthomas" <binuthomas.39nevf@DoNotSpam.com> wrote in message
news:binuthomas.39nevf@DoNotSpam.com...
>
> I need to delete some files from remote machines (eg: all files ending
> with error.doc). I have got a script for the same. But the problem is
> it will delete only the files I specify, like if I mention error.doc it
> will delete only that particular file, it will not delete newerror.doc.
> Can you please modify the following script for the same. Also I need
> this script has to pick the machine names one by one from a text file
> and perform the task
>
> ****************START OF SCRIPT**********************
>
> Option Explicit
> Dim strComputer, strFileName, strExtension, boolFileFound, strFileList,
> objWMIService, colFileList, objFile, boolPinged, objFSO
>
> strComputer = InputBox("Please enter the computer IP or hostname that
> you want to look for a file on:", "Computer to search", "")
> strFileName = InputBox("Please enter the file name (no extension) to
> search for:", "File name to search for", "")
> strExtension = InputBox("Please enter the extension of the file name to
> search for:", "File name extension to search for", "")
> boolPinged = Ping(strComputer)
>
> If boolPinged = "True" Then
> strFileList = "Files found and deleted on" & strComputer & vbCrLf
>
>
> Set objWMIService =
> GetObject("winmgmts:{impersonationLevel=impersonate}!\\" & strComputer
> & "\root\cimv2")
>
> Set colFileList = objWMIService.ExecQuery _
> ("SELECT * FROM CIM_Datafile WHERE (Drive = 'c:' OR Drive =
> 'd:' OR Drive = 'e:') AND FileName = '" & strFileName & "' AND Extension
> = '" & strExtension & "'")
>
> On Error Resume Next
>
> For Each objFile In colFileList
>
> If Err Then
> MsgBox "No files were found."
>
> WScript.Quit
>
> End If
>
> strFileList = strFileList & objFile.Name & vbCrLf
>
> Set objFSO =
> CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")
>
> objFSO.DeleteFile(objFile.Name)
>
> Next
>
> MsgBox strFileList
>
> Else
> MsgBox "Could not ping " & strComputer
> End If
> WScript.Quit
>
> Function Ping(strComputer)
> Dim objShell, boolCode
> Set objShell = CreateObject("WScript.Shell")
> boolCode = objShell.Run("Ping -n 1 -w 300 " & strComputer, 0,
> True)
> If boolCode = 0 Then
> Ping = True
> Else
> Ping = False
> End If
> End Function
>
> *************** END OF SCRIPT****************************

This is a standard maintenance task that can be performed with very
little coding, using standard Command Prompt commands, e.g. like so:
01. @echo off
02. echo.
03. set /p PC=Please enter the IP or hostname that you want to look for a
file on:
04. set /p Name=Please enter the file name (no extension) to search for:
05. set /p Ext=Please enter the extension of the file name to search for:
06. if "%Name%"=="" goto :eof
07. if "%PC%"=="" goto :eof
08. if "%Ext%"=="" goto :eof
09.
10. ping %PC% | find /i "bytes=" > nul && goto Action
11. echo Cannot reach PC "%PC%".
12. goto Exit
13.
14. :Action
15. set found=false
16. echo del /s "\\%PC%\c$\%name%.%ext%"
17. echo del /s "\\%PC%\d$\%name%.%ext%"
18. rem del /s "\\%PC%\c$\%name%.%ext%" | find /i "deleted" > nul && set
found=true
19. rem del /s "\\%PC%\d$\%name%.%ext%" | find /i "deleted" > nul && set
found=true
20. if %found%==true (
21. echo Files found and deleted on %PC%
22. ) else (
23. echo No files found on %PC%
24. )
25.
26. :Exit
27. echo Press the Space Bar to close this window.
28. pause > nul

Please note:
- In its current form the batch file will run in demo mode. To activate
it, delete lines 16 and 17 and remove the word "rem" at the
beginning of lines 18 and 19.
- You will find that WMI will be very, very slow when executing
the VB Script you propose. The above batch file should be
considerably faster. However, if you want really good speed
then you should combine this batch file with psexec.exe. Post
again if you need further details on this option.

[Shay Levi]

Try with LIKE Operator instaed:

....
Set colFileList = objWMIService.ExecQuery("SELECT * FROM CIM_Datafile WHERE
(Drive = 'c:' OR Drive = 'd:' OR Drive = 'e:') AND FileName LIKE '%error'
AND Extension = '" & strExtension & "'")

See:
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scr...2003/like.mspx


---
Shay Levi
$cript Fanatic
http://scriptolog.blogspot.com

> I need to delete some files from remote machines (eg: all files ending
> with error.doc). I have got a script for the same. But the problem is
> it will delete only the files I specify, like if I mention error.doc
> it will delete only that particular file, it will not delete
> newerror.doc. Can you please modify the following script for the same.
> Also I need this script has to pick the machine names one by one from
> a text file and perform the task
>
> ****************START OF SCRIPT**********************
>
> Option Explicit
> Dim strComputer, strFileName, strExtension, boolFileFound,
> strFileList,
> objWMIService, colFileList, objFile, boolPinged, objFSO
> strComputer = InputBox("Please enter the computer IP or hostname that
> you want to look for a file on:", "Computer to search", "")
> strFileName = InputBox("Please enter the file name (no extension) to
> search for:", "File name to search for", "")
> strExtension = InputBox("Please enter the extension of the file name
> to
> search for:", "File name extension to search for", "")
> boolPinged = Ping(strComputer)
> If boolPinged = "True" Then strFileList = "Files found and deleted on"
> & strComputer & vbCrLf
>
> Set objWMIService =
> GetObject("winmgmts:{impersonationLevel=impersonate}!\\" & strComputer
> & "\root\cimv2")
>
> Set colFileList = objWMIService.ExecQuery _
> ("SELECT * FROM CIM_Datafile WHERE (Drive = 'c:' OR Drive =
> 'd:' OR Drive = 'e:') AND FileName = '" & strFileName & "' AND
> Extension
> = '" & strExtension & "'")
> On Error Resume Next
>
> For Each objFile In colFileList
>
> If Err Then
> MsgBox "No files were found."
> WScript.Quit
>
> End If
>
> strFileList = strFileList & objFile.Name & vbCrLf
>
> Set objFSO =
> CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")
> objFSO.DeleteFile(objFile.Name)
>
> Next
>
> MsgBox strFileList
>
> Else
> MsgBox "Could not ping " & strComputer
> End If
> WScript.Quit
> Function Ping(strComputer)
> Dim objShell, boolCode
> Set objShell = CreateObject("WScript.Shell")
> boolCode = objShell.Run("Ping -n 1 -w 300 " & strComputer, 0,
> True)
> If boolCode = 0 Then
> Ping = True
> Else
> Ping = False
> End If
> End Function
> *************** END OF SCRIPT****************************
>
> http://forums.techarena.in
>

[binuthomas]

Can Anyone Help Me To Do This Using Pstools.....?

[binuthomas]

HI SHAY,

i tried to use LIKE.bt dint work. can you just try the same n give me the script.

[Pegasus \(MVP\)]

Are you referring to psexec.exe?


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>
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[binuthomas]

there was some prob wit my LIKE. now i got it. thanks dude. now i need one more favor. i need my script to pick machine names from a text file. how does it possible..

thanks in advance

[Pegasus \(MVP\)]

"Shay Levi" <no@addre.ss> wrote in message
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>
>
> You don't need PSTools, you can do it from your own machine using WMIC:

No, the OP does not need psexec.exe. It's just that the job runs
much faster with psexec than with WMI. Here are some actual
measurements:

Partition searched: C:
No. of files on C: 5500
Time needed to delete files: 120 seconds (using a VB Script)
Time needed to delete files: 50 seconds (using psexec.exe)

The difference is actually less than I thought but it is still
substantial. If your salary was more than doubled you
would think the rise was substantial too . . .

By the way, you're consistently posting in the future. Either your
PC time is incorrect or you have a problem with your time zone/
daylight saving time settings.

[Shay Levi]

You don't need PSTools, you can do it from your own machine using WMIC:

This command runs against the comuters specified in the /node param (delimited
by a comma), it finds all files names ending with the word 'error' that have
the doc extension, the results are redirected to a log file. Launch CMD and
type:

WMIC /node:Computer1,Computer1 path cim_datafile WHERE "(Drive = 'c:' OR
Drive = 'd:' OR Drive = 'e:') AND FileName LIKE '%error' AND Extension ='doc'"
delete > c:\delete.log


You can get more info on WMIC here:

WMIC - Take Command-line Control over WMI
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/l.../bb742610.aspx



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Shay Levi
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http://scriptolog.blogspot.com

> Can Anyone Help Me To Do This Using Pstools.....?
>
> http://forums.techarena.in
>

[Shay Levi]

Just to make sure we're on the right path:

Create a directory under C:, name it 'test', then create 3 text files with
the default name (e.g 'new text doc...').
Now run this in CMD:

WMIC path cim_datafile WHERE "Drive = 'c:' AND path='\\test\\' AND FileName
LIKE 'new%' AND Extension ='txt'" delete



You should see similar output like below, which shows that the files were
deleted using LIKE:


C:>WMIC path cim_datafile WHERE "Drive = 'c:' AND path='\\test\\' AND FileName
LIKE 'new%' AND Extension ='txt'" delete

Deleting instance \\computerName\root\cimv2:CIM_DataFile.Name="c:\\test\\new
text document (2).txt"
Instance deletion successful.

Deleting instance \\computerName\root\cimv2:CIM_DataFile.Name="c:\\test\\new
text document (3).txt"
Instance deletion successful.

Deleting instance \\computerName\root\cimv2:CIM_DataFile.Name="c:\\test\\new
text document.txt"
Instance deletion successful.


Right?


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Shay Levi
$cript Fanatic
http://scriptolog.blogspot.com

> HI SHAY,
>
> i tried to use LIKE.bt dint work. can you just try the same n give me
> the script.
>
> http://forums.techarena.in
>

[Shay Levi]

Nice catch! The domain I'm in is not DST compliant yet. We hope to resolve
it soon.
Thanks for the performance check :)

---
Shay Levi
$cript Fanatic
http://scriptolog.blogspot.com

> "Shay Levi" <no@addre.ss> wrote in message
> news:89228ed22c12e8ca87d90c8f4b4c@news.microsoft.com...
>
>> You don't need PSTools, you can do it from your own machine using
>> WMIC:
>>
> No, the OP does not need psexec.exe. It's just that the job runs much
> faster with psexec than with WMI. Here are some actual measurements:
>
> Partition searched: C:
> No. of files on C: 5500
> Time needed to delete files: 120 seconds (using a VB Script)
> Time needed to delete files: 50 seconds (using psexec.exe)
> The difference is actually less than I thought but it is still
> substantial. If your salary was more than doubled you
> would think the rise was substantial too . . .
> By the way, you're consistently posting in the future. Either your PC
> time is incorrect or you have a problem with your time zone/ daylight
> saving time settings.
>

[Shay Levi]

Put this in a bat file and run from CMD:

for /f %%a in (computers.txt) do (
WMIC /node:%%a path cim_datafile WHERE "(Drive = 'c:' OR Drive = 'd:' OR
Drive = 'e:') AND FileName LIKE '%error' AND Extension ='doc'" > c:\logs\%%a.log
)


Make sure you have a folder named 'logs' on C drive, each computer will have
its own log file in that directory.



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Shay Levi
$cript Fanatic
http://scriptolog.blogspot.com

> there was some prob wit my LIKE. now i got it. thanks dude. now i need
> one more favor. i need my script to pick machine names from a text
> file. how does it possible..
>
> thanks in advance
>
> http://forums.techarena.in
>

[binuthomas]

thanks shay,
i was trying to run the batch file. but got the following error.


D:\test1>for /F %a in (computers.txt) do (WMIC /node:%a path cim_datafile WHERE
"(Drive = 'c:' OR Drive = 'd:' OR Drive = 'e:') AND FileName LIKE '\logs\%a.log
)

D:\test1>(WMIC /node:binupc_blr path cim_datafile WHERE "(Drive = 'c:' OR Drive
= 'd:' OR Drive = 'e:') AND FileName LIKE '\logs\binupc_blr.log )
Node - BINUPC_BLR
ERROR:
Code = 0x80041017
Description = Invalid query
Facility = WMI





[QUOTE=Shay Levi;3745023]Put this in a bat file and run from CMD:

for /f %%a in (computers.txt) do (
WMIC /node:%%a path cim_datafile WHERE "(Drive = 'c:' OR Drive = 'd:' OR
Drive = 'e:') AND FileName LIKE '%error' AND Extension ='doc'" > c:\logs\%%a.log
)


Make sure you have a folder named 'logs' on C drive, each computer will have
its own log file in that directory.



---
Shay Levi

[binuthomas]

shay,

finally i made one script and able to delete file using LIKE. But i need a few modification in this.i will store all computer names in a text file, so the script has to pick machines one by one. And i need seperate logs for all machines with details from where it has deleted all the files. can you please help me. here is my script.

Dim strComputer, strExtension

strComputer = "."

Set objWMIService = GetObject("winmgmts:\\" & strComputer & "\root\cimv2")

Set colFiles = objWMIService.ExecQuery _
("SELECT * FROM CIM_Datafile WHERE (Drive = 'c:' ) AND FileName LIKE '%error' AND Extension = 'doc" & strExtension & "'")

For Each objFile in colFiles
objFile.Delete
Next


thanks in advance

binu

[Shay Levi]

add the path component ane leave the extension as is, for example:

WMIC /node:binupc_blr path cim_datafile WHERE "(Drive = 'c:' OR Drive = 'd:'
OR Drive = 'e:') AND path ='\\logs\\' AND FileName LIKE 'binupc_blr%' AND
extension ='log'"



---
Shay Levi
$cript Fanatic
http://scriptolog.blogspot.com

> thanks shay,
> i was trying to run the batch file. but got the following error.
> D:\test1>for /F %a in (computers.txt) do (WMIC /node:%a path
> cim_datafile WHERE
> "(Drive = 'c:' OR Drive = 'd:' OR Drive = 'e:') AND FileName LIKE
> '\logs\%a.log
> )
> D:\test1>(WMIC /node:binupc_blr path cim_datafile WHERE "(Drive = 'c:'
> OR Drive
> = 'd:' OR Drive = 'e:') AND FileName LIKE '\logs\binupc_blr.log )
> Node - BINUPC_BLR
> ERROR:
> Code = 0x80041017
> Description = Invalid query
> Facility = WMI
> Shay Levi;3745023 Wrote:
>
>> Put this in a bat file and run from CMD:
>>
>> for /f %%a in (computers.txt) do (
>> WMIC /node:%%a path cim_datafile WHERE "(Drive = 'c:' OR Drive = 'd:'
>> OR
>> Drive = 'e:') AND FileName LIKE '%error' AND Extension ='doc'" >
>> c:\logs\%%a.log
>> )
>> Make sure you have a folder named 'logs' on C drive, each computer
>> will
>> have
>> its own log file in that directory.
>> ---
>> Shay Levi
> http://forums.techarena.in
>