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Are there any batch file experts that would like a challenge?

I'm getting an error when I run this bat file:

@echo off
:: Remove everything in temp files for ALL users
setlocal
set docandset="%homedrive%\documents and settings"
for /d %a in (%docandset%\*) do call :cleanup "%a"
goto :eof
:cleanup
del /s /q /f %1\"local settings\temp"
:eof

The error is: docandsetcleanup was unexpected at this time.

Could anyone shed any light on how this might be fixed?

Thank you,

Docfxit
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for /d %a in (%docandset%\*) do call :cleanup "%a"


I figured out how to get rid of the error. I changed the above line to:

for /d %%a in (%docandset%\*) do call :cleanup "%%a"

So now I just can't get it to have the correct quotes. Please note the " before \Local

This is the output I am getting:
rd /s /q "C:\documents and settings\Administrator"\Local Settings\Temporary Internet Files\Content.IE5"
rd /s /q "C:\documents and settings\All Users"\Local Settings\Temporary Internet Files\Content.IE5"
rd /s /q "C:\documents and settings\GaryT"\Local Settings\Temporary Internet Files\Content.IE5"
rd /s /q "C:\documents and settings\scans"\Local Settings\Temporary Internet Files\Content.IE5"
Here is what I have now:

@echo off
:: Remove everything in temp files for ALL users
setlocal
set docandset="%homedrive%\documents and settings"
for /d %%a in (%docandset%\*) do call :cleanup "%%a"
goto :eof
:cleanup
echo rd /s /q %1\Local Settings\Temporary Internet Files\Content.IE5" 2>nul
:eof
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I got it running. This is what I ended up with:

@echo off
:: Remove everything in temp files for ALL users
:: This removes files in Administrator
:: All Users
:: Default User
:: <all user files>
:: LocalService
:: NetworkService
:: Removes the following files for all above
:: Temporary Internet Files
:: History
:: Temp
:: Removes files in %TMP%
:: %WINDIR%\Temp
:: Java temp files
:: c:\RECYCLER
:: Note: The FireFox user folder must be changed for your setup
:: This was tested in XP. It may or maynot work in other OS's
setlocal
set docandset=%homedrive%\documents and settings
set dir=Local Settings\
for /f "delims=" %%a in ('dir "%docandset%" /ad /b') do (
rd /s /q "%docandset%\%%a\%dir%Temporary Internet Files\Content.IE5" 2>nul
rd /s /q "%docandset%\%%a\%dir%History\History.IE5" 2>nul
rd /s /q "%docandset%\%%a\%dir%temp" 2>nul
)
del /s /q /f "%TMP%\*.*" 2>nul
DEL /Q /S /F "%WINDIR%\Temp\*.*" 2>nul
DEL /Q /S /F "%USERPROFILE%\Recent\*.*" 2>nul
DEL /Q /S /F "%USERPROFILE%\%dir%\Application Data\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\q1dqpmbw.Garyt\Cache\*.*" 2>nul
DEL /Q /S /F "%USERPROFILE%\Application Data\Sun\Java\Deployment\cache\javapi\v1.0\jar\*.*" 2>nul
attrib -h -s c:\RECYCLER 2>nul
DEL /f /s /q c:\RECYCLER\*.* 2>nul
attrib +h +s c:\RECYCLER 2>nul
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