Date:         Mon, 17 Sep 2007 14:10:49 -0400
Reply-To:     Jules Bosch <jbosch1@OPTONLINE.NET>
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From:         Jules Bosch <jbosch1@OPTONLINE.NET>
Subject:      Re: dos command
Comments: To: "Terjeson, Mark" <Mterjeson@russell.com>
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Mark,

Thanks for the help.

1. SAS is not installed on my PC.
2. The only SAS data sets in which I am interested are already archived on
two separate external drives.

So, your syntax has worked perfectly for which I thank you.

Jules

-----Original Message-----
From: Terjeson, Mark [mailto:Mterjeson@russell.com]
Sent: Monday, September 17, 2007 1:59 PM
To: Jules Bosch; SAS-L@LISTSERV.UGA.EDU
Subject: RE: dos command

Hi Jules.

Before I mention what commands, CAUTION: if
you have SAS installed on your PC, there are
lots of files belonging to SAS that you may
not wish to delete.  If you were only refering
to your own user datasets then globally deleting
all the datasets off of your C: drive may prove
unpleasant and a bit more than you intended.

You can find all the datasets on C: to look
through first with:
        c:
        cd \
        dir/s *.sas7bdat

Then if you must erase them all you can use
the same /S option for the ERASE command.

BE CAREFUL, even if just doing selected
subdirectories.




Hope this is helpful.


Mark Terjeson
Senior Programmer Analyst, IM&R
Russell Investments


Russell Investments
Global Leaders in Multi-Manager Investing








-----Original Message-----
From: SAS(r) Discussion [mailto:SAS-L@LISTSERV.UGA.EDU] On Behalf Of
Jules Bosch
Sent: Monday, September 17, 2007 10:44 AM
To: SAS-L@LISTSERV.UGA.EDU
Subject: dos command

I am looking for a DOS command that will delete any and all SAS data
sets on
my c:\ drive.



TIA,



Jules