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Thanks, it all works very well...much appreciated!

? are you saying that I "did"",,, or that I should? either way, I've tried every variations of "% and @...not just what I am posting on here. I get same error.
can u give me an example of what it should be?
thanks

Hi,
I have already tried it without the quotes before making this post:

SET l_days = "-1"
forfiles.exe /p "B:\iCamSource_videos" /s /m *.jpg /d %l_days% /c "cmd /c del @file"

ERROR: Invalid syntax. Value expected for '/d'.
Type "FORFILES /?" for usage.

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