Below there are two examples that delete every file in a folder Test in your documents folder.
The first will delete the files from your system and the second one will move the files to the Trash.
Note: see the wilcard * in the first macro, you can change that to for example *.pdf or *.docx
Sub DeleteFilesInFolder()
Dim FolderWithFiles As String
Dim scriptToRun As String
FolderWithFiles = MacScript("return (path to documents folder) as string") & "Test:"
scriptToRun = scriptToRun & "tell application " & Chr(34) & _
"Finder" & Chr(34) & Chr(13)
scriptToRun = scriptToRun & _
"do shell script ""rm "" & quoted form of posix path of " & _
Chr(34) & FolderWithFiles & """ & " & Chr(34) & "*" & Chr(34) & Chr(13)
scriptToRun = scriptToRun & "end tell"
On Error Resume Next
MacScript (scriptToRun)
On Error GoTo 0
End Sub
Sub MoveFilesInFolderToTrash()
Dim FolderWithFiles As String
FolderWithFiles = MacScript("return (path to documents folder) as string") & "Test:"
scriptToRun = scriptToRun & "tell application " & Chr(34) & _
"Finder" & Chr(34) & Chr(13)
scriptToRun = scriptToRun & "delete (every item of folder " & _
Chr(34) & FolderWithFiles & Chr(34) & ")" & Chr(13)
scriptToRun = scriptToRun & "end tell" & Chr(13)
On Error Resume Next
MacScript (scriptToRun)
On Error GoTo 0
End Sub
The first will delete the files from your system and the second one will move the files to the Trash.
Note: see the wilcard * in the first macro, you can change that to for example *.pdf or *.docx
Sub DeleteFilesInFolder()
Dim FolderWithFiles As String
Dim scriptToRun As String
FolderWithFiles = MacScript("return (path to documents folder) as string") & "Test:"
scriptToRun = scriptToRun & "tell application " & Chr(34) & _
"Finder" & Chr(34) & Chr(13)
scriptToRun = scriptToRun & _
"do shell script ""rm "" & quoted form of posix path of " & _
Chr(34) & FolderWithFiles & """ & " & Chr(34) & "*" & Chr(34) & Chr(13)
scriptToRun = scriptToRun & "end tell"
On Error Resume Next
MacScript (scriptToRun)
On Error GoTo 0
End Sub
Sub MoveFilesInFolderToTrash()
Dim FolderWithFiles As String
FolderWithFiles = MacScript("return (path to documents folder) as string") & "Test:"
scriptToRun = scriptToRun & "tell application " & Chr(34) & _
"Finder" & Chr(34) & Chr(13)
scriptToRun = scriptToRun & "delete (every item of folder " & _
Chr(34) & FolderWithFiles & Chr(34) & ")" & Chr(13)
scriptToRun = scriptToRun & "end tell" & Chr(13)
On Error Resume Next
MacScript (scriptToRun)
On Error GoTo 0
End Sub
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