delete contents from folder upon login

good afternoon,

is it possible to write a small batch file that will delete the contents of
a folder when a user logs onto xp.

normally i would write a macro in word to do this, but i am experiencing
difficulties and have opted to just delete the contents of the folder when a
user logs on.

the files would be temporary files that need to be saved properly (for file
name and subject lines) before they can be emailed out by Outlook. users
always forget to clean up the folder so sometimes there could be sensitive
information in the folder.

any suggestions on where to start would be appreaciated,

jat

XP has GPEDIT.MSC, which can set a policy to use a "Logon Script" of your
own creation. Knowing the path to the files, there a numerous ways to delete
them.
--delete.bat--
del PathToFiles\*.* /q
--end file--
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"jatman" wrote in message
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good afternoon,

is it possible to write a small batch file that will delete the contents
of
a folder when a user logs onto xp.

normally i would write a macro in word to do this, but i am experiencing
difficulties and have opted to just delete the contents of the folder when
a
user logs on.

the files would be temporary files that need to be saved properly (for
file
name and subject lines) before they can be emailed out by Outlook. users
always forget to clean up the folder so sometimes there could be sensitive
information in the folder.

any suggestions on where to start would be appreaciated,

jat

I missed the syntax

it's:
del /q path/*.*

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XP has GPEDIT.MSC, which can set a policy to use a "Logon Script" of your
own creation. Knowing the path to the files, there a numerous ways to
delete them.
--delete.bat--
del PathToFiles\*.* /q
--end file--
--
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Mark L. Ferguson

"jatman" wrote in message
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good afternoon,

is it possible to write a small batch file that will delete the contents
of
a folder when a user logs onto xp.

normally i would write a macro in word to do this, but i am experiencing
difficulties and have opted to just delete the contents of the folder
when a
user logs on.

the files would be temporary files that need to be saved properly (for
file
name and subject lines) before they can be emailed out by Outlook. users
always forget to clean up the folder so sometimes there could be
sensitive
information in the folder.

any suggestions on where to start would be appreaciated,

jat

thanks Mark, that was a great start. i set up the batch file to run on logoff.

or the script paramaters, i have
%systemroot%\grouppolicy\users\scripts\logoff
is this correct?

i tried to use the del command in just straight dos and also checked out the
site http://www.computerhope.com/delhlp.htm and tired their commands, but it
does not work.

are the scrip paramaters correct, or are they for something else. (i also
tried it with the scrip paramaters blank.) are there any other sites that i
could check out that you know of?

thanks,

jat



"Mark L. Ferguson" wrote:

XP has GPEDIT.MSC, which can set a policy to use a "Logon Script" of your
own creation. Knowing the path to the files, there a numerous ways to delete
them.
--delete.bat--
del PathToFiles\*.* /q
--end file--
--
click the Ratings button. Voting helps the web interface.
http://www.microsoft.com/wn3/locales...help_en-us.htm see ''rate a post''
Mark L. Ferguson

"jatman" wrote in message
...
good afternoon,

is it possible to write a small batch file that will delete the contents
of
a folder when a user logs onto xp.

normally i would write a macro in word to do this, but i am experiencing
difficulties and have opted to just delete the contents of the folder when
a
user logs on.

the files would be temporary files that need to be saved properly (for
file
name and subject lines) before they can be emailed out by Outlook. users
always forget to clean up the folder so sometimes there could be sensitive
information in the folder.

any suggestions on where to start would be appreaciated,

jat