Deleting a Remote file placed in same network through VBScript-ASP

[Vyas111111]

Hello all
I want to delete a file which is not placed on my local machine, it is placed on diffrent machine but in the same network. How can i delete that file , i am using VBScript -ASP
Thanks in advanced

[shweta123]

Hi,

Use Filesystemobject to deal with the files.
e.g.

      <%
 
                     Dim fso
                     Dim filename
                     set fso = Server.CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")
 
                     ''''Path of the file to be deleted
                     filename = "\example.txt"   
 
                     '''Check if file exists before deleting
 
                     If fso.FileExists(filename) then
                          ''''Delete the file
                          fso.DeleteFile(filename)
                    else
                         Response.write("File does not exists")
                    end if 
                    set fso = nothing
       %>

Hello all
I want to delete a file which is not placed on my local machine, it is placed on diffrent machine but in the same network. How can i delete that file , i am using VBScript -ASP
Thanks in advanced

[Vyas111111]

Hi Shweta
Thanks For The quick Reply,i have tried your code it will run fine if my file is on the local system,but I have to delete a file which is placed on some other system but both system are in same network.

Hi,

Use Filesystemobject to deal with the files.
e.g.

      <%
 
                     Dim fso
                     Dim filename
                     set fso = Server.CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")
 
                     ''''Path of the file to be deleted
                     filename = "\example.txt"   
 
                     '''Check if file exists before deleting
 
                     If fso.FileExists(filename) then
                          ''''Delete the file
                          fso.DeleteFile(filename)
                    else
                         Response.write("File does not exists")
                    end if 
                    set fso = nothing
       %>

[shweta123]

Hi,

If the file is located on the remote machine then give the full path of the filename.

e.g.

If the file is located on the remote machine with the name "remote-machine"
then full path will be //remote-machine/filename or if you dont know the machine name on the remote system you can also use IP address of the machine you want to access.

Hi Shweta
Thanks For The quick Reply,i have tried your code it will run fine if my file is on the local system,but I have to delete a file which is placed on some other system but both system are in same network.

[Vyas111111]

I have tried with IP Address as well as Machine name but error comes like netwrok path not found,infact network path is correct. I have tried it as follow

Dim objFSO,filename
Set objFSO = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")
objFSO.DeleteFile "\\\\192.168.2.241\\c:\\test.txt",true
 

But i got error like Network Path was not found same in the case of Machine name

Hi,

If the file is located on the remote machine then give the full path of the filename.

e.g.

If the file is located on the remote machine with the name "remote-machine"
then full path will be //remote-machine/filename or if you dont know the machine name on the remote system you can also use IP address of the machine you want to access.

[shweta123]

Hi,

Try to give path like this :

objFSO.DeleteFile "\\192.168.2.241\test.txt",true
OR
objFSO.DeleteFile "\\machinename\test.txt",true

I have tried with IP Address as well as Machine name but error comes like netwrok path not found,infact network path is correct. I have tried it as follow

Dim objFSO,filename
Set objFSO = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")
objFSO.DeleteFile "\\\\192.168.2.241\\c:\\test.txt",true
 

But i got error like Network Path was not found same in the case of Machine name

[Vyas111111]

Hi have already tried like you told but i got error "File Not Found"
Please help me out from this

Hi,

Try to give path like this :

objFSO.DeleteFile "\\192.168.2.241\test.txt",true
OR
objFSO.DeleteFile "\\machinename\test.txt",true

[jhardman]

someone recently told me you have to use wscript.shell (I'm not sure if I spelled that right) to do that, but I have never tried. I think it works similar to scripting.fileSystemObject

Jared

[Vyas111111]

Hi shweta,
Thanks a lot your code working fine now,Previously i forgot to enable "full control" attribute of that file without which we cant delete remote file.
Thanks a lot.
Bye Take care

Hi,

Try to give path like this :

objFSO.DeleteFile "\\192.168.2.241\test.txt",true
OR
objFSO.DeleteFile "\\machinename\test.txt",true

[mastanrao]

Hi,

Use Filesystemobject to deal with the files.
e.g.

      <%
 
                     Dim fso
                     Dim filename
                     set fso = Server.CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")
 
                     ''''Path of the file to be deleted
                     filename = "\example.txt"   
 
                     '''Check if file exists before deleting
 
                     If fso.FileExists(filename) then
                          ''''Delete the file
                          fso.DeleteFile(filename)
                    else
                         Response.write("File does not exists")
                    end if 
                    set fso = nothing
       %>

Hi,
I need open the file in different system.How can i open that file in my system.There systems are all in local network.Please send me the solution asap.it is developing the applications in .net
Thanks a lot.