Delete Folder Contents

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Description

Program

B04130

Function

Delete the oldest items from folders Wastebasket, Outbasket, Inbasket Opened and New, Compose, Connect and one optional folder.

Postponed mail as well as invitations to meetings are not deleted by this utility.

Online Input Screen

  12:49 PM             * * *  C O N - N E C T  3  * * *                14.Feb.94
  Cabinet LS                Delete Folder Contents                        B04130
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
      From Cabinet ________ to Cabinet ________ ('*' for all cabinets)          
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
      Folder Wastebasket     - delete items older than _30 days                 
             Outbasket       -                         ___                      
             Inbasket Opened -                         ___                      
             Inbasket New    -                         ___                      
             Compose         -                         ___                      
             Connect         -                         ___                      
             _______________ -                         ___                      
              (Folder name or number)                                           
                                                    (enter 1 or more days)      
                                                                                
                                                                                
 Enter-PF1---PF2---PF3---PF4---PF5---PF6---PF7---PF8---PF9---PF10--PF11--PF12---
             Menu  Quit                                                         
 Complete the information above and press ENTER to continue                     

Utility Parameters

Parameter Format Description
From Cabinet A8  
To Cabinet A8 Optional
Days in Wastebasket N3 Optional
Days in Outbasket N3 Optional
Days in Inbasket Opened N3 Optional
Days in Inbasket New N3 Optional
Days in Compose N3 Optional
Days in Connect N3 Optional
Folder (or Number) A15 Optional
Days in Optional Folder N3 Optional

Procedure

Processing Sequence

  1. Wastebasket

  2. Outbasket

  3. Inbasket Opened

  4. Inbasket New

  5. Compose

  6. Connect

  7. Optional folder (e.g. Work)

No Automatic Deletion of Items

If you do not specify a value for the days parameter, no items are automatically deleted in that folder.

Age of an Item

The minimum age of an item that you can delete automatically is one day.

Postponed mail items are not automatically deleted.

The age of an item is determined by the most recent of the following dates:

  • date created;

  • date modified;

  • date mailed; or

  • date forwarded.

The default value for the number of days in the Wastebasket is taken from the system defaults. See the description of the system defaults in Con-nect Administration.

Optional Folder

You can specify any folder (e.g. Work) but not the system folders 1 through 6 listed above.

You can only use this parameter if you refer to one cabinet and not to a range of cabinets.

Target Location of Deleted Items

Items deleted from folders other than the Wastebasket are placed in the Wastebasket.

Items deleted from the Wastebasket are physically deleted from the file.

Batch Example

All items in the Wastebasket older than 30 days, and all items in the Outbasket and Inbasket opened more than 60 days are to be deleted from all cabinets. This would be coded as follows:

LOGON SYSCNT2B 
MENU 
B04130 *,,30,60,60
FIN