SetAttr Function

Sets attribute information for a file.

Public Sub SetAttr( _
   ByVal PathName As String, _
   ByVal Attributes As FileAttribute _
)

PathName: Required. String expression that specifies a file name. PathName may include directory or folder, and drive.
Attributes: Required. Constant or numeric expression, whose sum specifies file attributes.

The Attributes argument enumeration values are:

Value	Constant	Description
Normal	vbNormal	Normal (default).
ReadOnly	vbReadOnly	Read-only.
Hidden	vbHidden	Hidden.
System	vbSystem	System file.
Volume	vbVolume	Volume label
Directory	vbDirectory	Directory or folder.
Archive	vbArchive	File has changed since last backup.
Alias	vbAlias	File has a different name.

Note These enumerations are specified by the Visual Basic language. The names can be used anywhere in your code in place of the actual values.

Exception type	Error number	Condition
ArgumentException	52	PathName invalid or does not exist.
ArgumentException	5	Attribute type is invalid.

A run-time error occurs if you try to set the attributes of an open file.

This example uses the SetAttr function to set attributes for a file.

SetAttr("TESTFILE", vbHidden)   ' Set hidden attribute.
SetAttr("TESTFILE", vbHidden Or vbReadOnly)   ' Set hidden and read-only
   ' attributes.

Namespace: Microsoft.VisualBasic

Module: FileSystem

Assembly: Microsoft Visual Basic .NET Runtime (in MicrosoftVisualBasic.dll)