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Obsidian | Level 7

Obsidian | Level 7

Deleting multiple xlsx files in a folder

Posted 02-26-2019 03:50 PM (2878 views)

Hi All

How can I delete multiple excel files (.xlsx) files in a folder, lets say they start with "xxx"? Any thoughts?

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Tourmaline | Level 20

Tourmaline | Level 20

Re: Deleting multiple xlsx files in a folder

Posted 02-26-2019 03:56 PM (2873 views) | In reply to SASSLICK001

Perhaps see the FDELETE Function.

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Super User

Super User

Re: Deleting multiple xlsx files in a folder

Posted 02-26-2019 04:10 PM (2863 views) | In reply to SASSLICK001

Use an OS command with CALL SYSTEM or an X statement.

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