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In article <92225.09262732BFPQ3@CMUVM.CSV.CMICH.EDU> Nathan Owen <32BFPQ3@CMUVM.CSV.CMICH.EDU> writes:
>I having a problem writing a batch file.  I need a batch file which will go
>to a c:›Temp directory and delete every file in the directory except for
>a file named gest.bat.  The batch must be written in such a way they the
>user will not get a message asking Yes/No (Y/N) in response to deleting
>the files , which limits your use of wildcard deletes like del *.*.
>

If you get, by anonymous ftp to wsmr-simtel20.army.mil:

	"PD1:<MSDOS.PCMAG>VOL5N09.ARC",1,10219,8,900219,"PC Magazine: NO"

You can then write a batch file thus:

echo off		("@echo off" for DOS 3.30+)
c:
cd \233temp
echo y | no gest.bat del *.* > nul
cd \

What NO does, BTW, is to flag all files matching its first argument as
hidden, then execute the remainder of its command tail as a new command line.

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