Count folders to delete in batch file

Vincent88

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Hi, How to have a script to count the number of folders to delete then inplement the deletion with the following script.
The folders' names are of yyyy-mm-dd format as pictured.

VBA Code:
For /D %%F in ("%windir%\ABC\Log\*-*-*") do rd /s /q "%%F"

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This script will count the folders found in folder: "%windir%\ABC\Log\". Output is variable: count
Rich (BB code):
For /F %%a in ('dir "%windir%\ABC\Log\" /b /ad %folder%^|find /c /v "" ') do set count=%%a
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