Delete File
The Delete File activity deletes files from the local file system or from a network location specified using a UNC path. You can purge a folder that contains old log files.
Configure the Delete File Activity
Before you configure the Delete File activity, you need to know which files you're deleting.
Use the following information to configure the Delete File activity.
Details Tab
| Settings | Configuration Instructions |
|---|---|
| Path | Enter the path and name of the file that you want to delete. You can use the * and ? wildcards to specify the file name. These wildcards behave in the same way as the Windows Command Prompt. |
| Delete files from subfolders | Select this option to delete any files within the subfolders of the path you've specified that match the file name that you've specified. |
| File age | Select the Is less than or Is more than option from the dropdown list to delete the files that are older or newer, respectively, than the number of days that you specify. |
| days | Enter the number of days that you'll use with the file age measure. |
Published Data
The following table lists the published data items.
| Item | Description |
|---|---|
| File age days | The number of days that was provided to evaluate the file age. |
| File age option | The option that was selected to evaluate the file age. |
| Name and path of the file | The name and path of the file that was deleted. |
| File name | The name of the file that was deleted. |
| Name and path of the file relative to the origin folder | The relative path of the file starting from the origin folder. |
| File operation status | Determines whether the delete operation succeeded or failed. |
| Origin folder | The path of the base folder where the file was deleted from. |
| Number of failed file operations | The number of files that weren't deleted. |
| Number of successful file operations | The number of files that were successfully deleted. |
| Total number of files | The number of files that matched the file that you specified. |
| File path | The path of the file that was deleted. |
| Delete files from subfolders | Indicates whether the Delete files from subfolders checkbox was selected. |