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DelOld is Freeware and in the Public Domain. I wrote it to clear out old files from my TEMP directory.

DelOld is a Visual Basic 3.0 program.

The distribution packet contains the files:

  DELOLD.MAK (Visual Basic Source)
  DELOLD.FRM (Visual Basic Source)
  DELOLD.TXT (Instructions for Use)
  DELOLD.EXE (Executable Program)

If you want to modify the program, adapt DELOLD.MAK first. Some paths might be different on your computer.


Instructions for Use
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DELOLD.EXE requires VBRUN300.DLL. Check whether you have this file already. If not, download it and put it into your Windows SYSTEM directory.

DELOLD.EXE is a very simple program. It has hardly any user interface. Its purpose is to DELete OLD files.

DELOLD.EXE will not operate on subdirectories, only on the directory you specify. But of course you can call DelOld several times with several directories and file ages.

In the command line you have to enter two parameters:

1. The directory in which old files are to be deleted, complete with drive letter. Example: C:\TEMP

2. The number of days before a file will be deleted.

Examples for proper DELOLD calls:

  DELOLD.EXE C:\TEMP 60

  DELOLD D:\USERS\MIKE\GARBAGE 33

You can call the program from a Program Manager icon. In this case put the complete call line including the two parameters into the call command line. You can also put the icon into your Startup group for automatic operation.

DelOld will display what it does. It will stay on screen for 8 seconds after finishing its work, so you can read it. If it actually deleted any files, it will stay 8 seconds longer for each file deleted. But eventually it will close itself automatically.

Please send comments to me:

Hans-Georg Michna

CompuServe: 74776,2361
Internet:   74776.2361@CompuServe.com