SetAttr

File management function.

The SetAttr function modifies file attributes.

Syntax

SetAttr(<filename>,<attribute_flags>)
or
ret=SetAttr(<filename>,<attribute_flags>)

Parameters

<filename>, string, name of the file (optional specified with UNC) to modify. The name can include the wildcards * or ? in order to modify the attributes of multiple files in the same directory. The specified file must exist.

<attribute_flags>, integer which can be any of these values (or their sum):

0	No attribute
1	Read only
2	Hidden
4	System
32	Archive

Return value

Ret, numeric return code. When the attribute modification is successful, the function returns 0, otherwise use this return code for Error Handling.

Examples

 

SetAttr("c:\text\example.*", 0) ' Deletes all the attributes of the files "c:\text\example.* "

Res = Setattr(File$, a)