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Sets or returns the attributes of files. Read/write or read-only, depending on the attribute.
Note
This property depends on the underlying operating system for its behavior. If the OS file system does not support the file attribute requested, an error will be returned.
object.Attributes [= newattributes]
object
The name of a File object. Required.
newattributes
The new value for the attributes of the specified object. Optional.
The newattributes argument can have any of the following values or any logical combination of the following values:
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Constant |
Value |
Description |
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Normal |
0 |
Normal file. No attributes are set. |
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ReadOnly |
1 |
Read-only file. Attribute is read/write. |
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Hidden |
2 |
Hidden file. Attribute is read/write. |
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System |
4 |
System file. Attribute is read/write. |
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Volume |
8 |
Disk drive volume label. Attribute is read-only. |
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Directory |
16 |
Folder or directory. Attribute is read-only. |
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Archive |
32 |
File has changed since last backup. Attribute is read/write. |
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Alias |
64 |
Link or shortcut. Attribute is read-only. |
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Compressed |
128 |
Compressed file. Attribute is read-only. |
The following code illustrates the use of the Attributes property with a file:
Sub SetClearArchiveBit(filespec)
Dim fs, f, r
Set fs = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")
Set f = fs.GetFile(fs.GetFileName(filespec))
If f.attributes and 32 Then
r = MsgBox("The Archive bit is set, do you want to clear it?", vbYesNo, "Set/Clear Archive Bit")
If r = vbYes Then
f.attributes = f.attributes - 32
MsgBox "Archive bit is cleared."
Else
MsgBox "Archive bit remains set."
End If
Else
r = MsgBox("The Archive bit is not set. Do you want to set it?", vbYesNo, "Set/Clear Archive Bit")
If r = vbYes Then
f.attributes = f.attributes + 32
MsgBox "Archive bit is set."
Else
MsgBox "Archive bit remains clear."
End If
End If
End Sub
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