deletefilesolderthan

RPLib – deletefilesolderthan

RPLib.deletefilesolderthan(Number_Of_Days=0, FolderLocation='')

Manages the cleanup of logfiles generated by RPLib.

Parameter	Type	Description	Required
Number_Of_Days	Integer	Files that are so many days older than the current day will be deleted.	Yes
FolderLocation	String	The folder where the logfiles are being stored.	Yes

Returns: Boolean

Usage

• Used to manage logfiles created over a period of time.
• Delete log files old than a certain number of days than the current date

Example 1

Simple call with all parameters specified.

Delete files older than 14 days or 2 weeks.

import RPLib

NumberOfDays = 14
LogFileLoc = "C:/GIS/Logs"

RPLib.deletefilesolderthan(NumberOfDays,LogFileLoc)

• Note All files within this directory will be deleted if they are older than the specified date.

Example 2

Simple call with all parameters specified.

Delete files older than 7 days or 1 weeks.

All files within this directory will be deleted if they are older than the specified date.

Notice that here we are using a UNC path

import RPLib

NumberOfDays = 7
LogFileLoc = "//GIS-SERVER/Scripts/Logs"

RPLib.deletefilesolderthan(NumberOfDays,LogFileLoc)

Example 3

If Else logic with all parameters specified.

Delete files older than 21 days or 3 weeks.

All files within this directory will be deleted if they are older than the specified date.

Notice that here we are using a UNC path

import RPLib

NumberOfDays = 21
LogFileLoc = "//GIS-SERVER/Scripts/Logs"

if RPLib.deletefilesolderthan(NumberOfDays,LogFileLoc):
    print("successful, run another tool")
else:
    print("failed, run another tool")

• Note - This will start the main ArcGIS Server service through the Windows Services Console.