I using this line to remove a log file:

.remove " $+ $logdir $+ $1- $+ .log $+ "

the $1- is grabed out from a @window and it working ok for all channels, but one that is spelled like this.

#_channel.UT_.network.20050210

it shouldent mather how a channel is spelled ? i cant see anything in the channel name that would bring the script to an halt. and it's not used by mirc ether. any ideas? it removes a channel named:

#ut.channel.network.20050210

without any problems, and i using the same code for it.. ? :tongue: the _ in the name shouldent cose any problems? :tongue:

Try
.remove $+(",$window($1-).logfile,")

$1- grab the right name, tryed to echo it in to my status.. so the name is right.. and it dont say anything like * cant remove bla bla .. it just dont remove the *.log file if the name is like the one i typed in the post abow.. :tongue:

Very odd if the channel was #_channel.UT_.network.20050210 i would see no reason on earth it would erase a file called #ut.channel.network.20050210 the UT and CHANNEL have swapped around? was this a small typo here maybe?, and you ment the _'s just disapeared?


Try taking the . of the front of the remove, so you see what it says when it runs.

Another option is to make the line like this echo -s //remove " $+ $logdir $+ $1- $+ .log $+ " so rather than run it, it displays what it is in the status window, you then see whats goping to be run, if it looks wrong , and have the chance to run it manually and see what happens.

PS: i made both those files and called a remove in an alias using $1 and it removed each of them fine,

Heres a thought, Is the file readonly? Do you have delete rights?

It wouldent erase one of the channel name at all..

Could it be that mIRC is seeing "_" as a space at the beginning ?

Sorry I miss read the bit about it erasing the other channel name, i thought u ment it erased the otherone instead of it , no u didnt mean that at all

Well did u try the ideas i said, so as to see what actual remove command was issued, and what mircs reply to it was?

WTH is the name of this channel that miRC can't handle its name?

the orginal name have [ ] instead of the _ mirc adding to the log. dont know if that makes any diffrense..

Do you mean the actual log file is #[channel.UT].network.20050210.log and your window has #_channel.UT_.network.20050210.log in it?

If so well its not going to delete that log since its not the same file.



I created both of these two files files #[channel.UT].network.20050210.log & #_channel.UT_.network.20050210.log and ran the above alias.

/testit #[channel.UT].network.20050210
* Removed 'C:\Program Files\Mirc616\logs\#[channel.UT].network.20050210.log'
/testit #_channel.UT_.network.20050210
* Removed 'C:\Program Files\Mirc616\logs\#_channel.UT_.network.20050210.log'

I recreated the file #[channel.UT].network.20050210.log and ran below
/testit #_channel.UT_.network.20050210
* /remove: no such file 'C:\Program Files\Mirc616\logs\#_channel.UT_.Criten.log'


One other thing, you cant delete a log file thats still in use, I dont know if this may have been the cause you recieve a message like
* /remove: unable to remove 'C:\Program Files\Mirc616\logs\#_channel.UT_.network.20050210.log'

my bad, it was | and / that got replaced with _ .. but still when mirc rename a file cos of a sign that arent valid in a file or folder name in windows, then it should be able to delete/remove the new file.. and the log wasnt in use, it was 5 days old.. but after a restart of my comp i could erase them.. didnt try to erase anything more tho, dont have any "old" log files that arent in use.. and i need mirc to create it and rename it to see if it happens again..

Well, mIRC doesn't usually have problems dealing with such files, $mkfn()/$mknickfn90?$mklogfn() replacee a few chars with _ but they are handled normally.
"but after a restart of my comp i could erase them" Looks like it was somehow locked by some process or another.