SSIS Execute Process Task forfiles not working

• s15199d

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  March 11, 2025 at 2:34 pm

  #4556921

  I'm trying to use forfiles in an Execute Process Task in my SSIS package to delete files older than 10 days.

  When I run the cmd directly from commandline it works. But, when I run the same command from the Execute Process Task in my SSIS package nothing happens and no error is thrown. I just get "package execution completed with success"

  Here are the configurations I've tried:

  OPTION 1:

  Executable - C:\WINDOWS\system32\forfiles.exe

  Arguments - /P "C:\MY_PATH_HERE" /M *.bak /D -10 /C "cmd /c del @path"

  OPTION 2:

  Executable - C:\WINDOWS\system32\forfiles.exe

  Arguments - forfiles /P "C:\MY_PATH_HERE" /M *.bak /D -10 /C "cmd /c del @path"

  OPTION 3:

  Executable - C:\WINDOWS\system32\cmd.exe

  Arguments - forfiles /P "C:\MY_PATH_HERE" /M *.bak /D -10 /C "cmd /c del @path"

  OPTION 4:

  Executable - C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe

  Arguments - dir "C:\MY_PATH_HERE\*.bak" |? {$_.LastWriteTime -lt (get-date).AddDays(-10)} | del

  How do I need to alter my Execute Process Task to get this to work?

  • This topic was modified 2 months, 4 weeks ago by s15199d.

• Phil Parkin

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  March 11, 2025 at 2:56 pm

  #4556927

  1. Are the file paths local to the server on which the command is executing, or on a network?
  2. Does the account running the SSIS package have the necessary rights to delete the files?

   

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• s15199d

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  March 11, 2025 at 3:04 pm

  #4556939

  Nevermind.  Ended up being a file security issue.