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Source code for deltrash.vbs

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  1. Option Explicit
  2.  
  3. On Error Resume Next
  4.  
  5. Const RECYCLE_BIN = &Ha&
  6.  
  7. Dim arrFiles, arrFolders, colItems, objRecycler
  8. Dim objItem, objFSO, objShell, strMsg, strRecycler
  9.  
  10. strMsg = ""
  11.  
  12. ' Check command line arguments: only /Q or /H are allowed
  13. If WScript.Arguments.Unnamed.Count > 0 Then Syntax
  14. Select Case WScript.Arguments.Named.Count
  15. 	Case 0
  16. 		' This is ok. just empty the recycle bin
  17. 	Case 1
  18. 		' This is ok only if the argument is either /H or /Q
  19. 		If Not ( WScript.Arguments.Named.Exists( "H" ) Or _
  20. 		         WScript.Arguments.Named.Exists( "Q" ) ) Then Syntax
  21. 	Case 2
  22. 		' This should mean both /H and /Q
  23. 		If Not ( WScript.Arguments.Named.Exists( "H" ) And _
  24. 		         WScript.Arguments.Named.Exists( "Q" ) ) Then Syntax
  25. 	Case Else
  26. 		Syntax
  27. End Select
  28.  
  29. ' Get file system object
  30. Set objFSO      = CreateObject( "Scripting.FileSystemObject" )
  31. ' Get Recycler object
  32. Set objShell    = CreateObject( "Shell.Application" )
  33. Set objRecycler = objShell.Namespace( RECYCLE_BIN )
  34. Set colItems    = objRecycler.Items
  35. ' ArrayLists to contain file and folder names
  36. Set arrFiles    = CreateObject( "System.Collections.ArrayList" )
  37. Set arrFolders  = CreateObject( "System.Collections.ArrayList" )
  38.  
  39. ' Add each item either to the files list or the folders list
  40. For Each objItem in colItems
  41. 	If objItem.IsFileSystem And Not objItem.IsLink Then
  42. 		strRecycler = objFSO.GetParentFolderName( objItem.Path )
  43. 		arrFolders.Add objItem.Path
  44. 	ElseIf objItem.IsFolder Then
  45. 		strRecycler = objFSO.GetParentFolderName( objItem.Path )
  46. 		arrFolders.Add objItem.Path
  47. 	Else
  48. 		strRecycler = objFSO.GetParentFolderName( objItem.Path )
  49. 		arrFiles.Add objItem.Path
  50. 	End If
  51. Next
  52.  
  53. ' Recurse the folders we have so far
  54. For Each objItem In arrFolders
  55. 	ListFolder objItem
  56. Next
  57.  
  58. ' Delete all files
  59. For Each objItem In arrFiles
  60. 	objFSO.DeleteFile objItem, True
  61. Next
  62.  
  63. ' Delete all folders
  64. For Each objItem In arrFolders
  65. 	objFSO.DeleteFolder objFSO.GetFolder( objItem ), True
  66. Next
  67.  
  68. ' Show result unless /Q switch was used
  69. If Not WScript.Arguments.Named.Exists( "Q" ) Then
  70. 	strMsg = "Deleted " & arrFiles.Count & " files"
  71. 	If arrFolders.Count > 0 Then
  72. 		strMsg = strMsg & " and " & arrFolders.Count & " folders"
  73. 	End If
  74. 	WScript.Echo strMsg
  75. End If
  76.  
  77. ' If /H argument was given, delete the "history" file too
  78. If WScript.Arguments.Named.Exists( "H" ) Then
  79. 	If IsObject( colItems ) Then
  80. 		objFSO.DeleteFile strRecycler & "\INFO2", True
  81. 	End If
  82. End If
  83.  
  84. ' Release the objects
  85. Set arrFiles    = Nothing
  86. Set arrFolders  = Nothing
  87. Set colItems    = Nothing
  88. Set objRecycler = Nothing
  89. Set objShell    = Nothing
  90. Set objFSO      = Nothing
  91.  
  92.  
  93. ' Recursively list files and folders
  94. Sub ListFolder( byVal myFolder )
  95. 	Dim objFile, objFolder, objSubFolder
  96. 	arrFolders.Add myFolder
  97. 	Set objFolder = objFSO.GetFolder( myFolder )
  98. 	' List files
  99. 	For Each objFile In objFolder.Files
  100. 		arrFiles.Add objFile.Path
  101. 	Next
  102. 	' List subfolders
  103. 	For Each objSubFolder In objFolder.SubFolders
  104. 		ListFolder objSubFolder.Path
  105. 	Next
  106. End Sub
  107.  
  108.  
  109. Sub Syntax
  110. 	strMsg = vbCrLf _
  111. 	       & "DelTrash.vbs,  Version 0.50 beta" & vbCrLf _
  112. 	       & "Empty Windows' recycle or trash bin without asking for confirmation" & vbCrLf & vbCrLf _
  113. 	       & "Usage:   DELTRASH.VBS  [ /H ]  [ /Q ]" & vbCrLf & vbCrLf _
  114. 	       & "Where:   /H  deletes the ""history"" file INFO2 as well (see warning)" & vbCrLf _
  115. 	       & "         /Q  suppresses screen output (number of deleted files and folders)" & vbCrLf & vbCrLf _
  116. 	       & "Based on an article by the Scripting Guys:" & vbCrLf _
  117. 	       & "http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/may06/hey0501.mspx" & vbCrLf & vbCrLf _
  118. 	       & "Warning: This script has been tested on my own PC only." & vbCrLf _
  119. 	       & "         When the ""history"" file INFO2 is deleted (/H switch), the recycler" & vbCrLf _
  120. 	       & "         is no longer capable of restoring deleted files until it is emptied" & vbCrLf _
  121. 	       & "         manually once or twice. So you risk losing data if you forget this!" & vbCrLf _
  122. 	       & "         Use this script entirely at your own risk!" & vbCrLf & vbCrLf _
  123. 	       & "Written by Rob van der Woude" & vbCrLf _
  124. 	       & "http://www.robvanderwoude.com"
  125. 	WScript.Echo strMsg
  126. 	WScript.Quit 1
  127. End Sub
  128.  

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