VBScript Folder Object Attributes Property

Sets or returns the attributes of folders. 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 folder attribute requested, an error will be returned.

Syntax: VBScript Folder Object Attributes Property

object.Attributes [= newattributes]

Arguments: VBScript Folder Object Attributes Property

object

The name of a Folder object. Required.

newattributes

The new value for the attributes of the specified object. Optional.

Settings: VBScript Folder Object Attributes Property

The newattributes argument can have any of the following values or any logical combination of the following values:

Constant	Value	Description
Normal	0	Normal file. No attributes are set.
ReadOnly	1	Read-only file. Attribute is read/write.
Hidden	2	Hidden file. Attribute is read/write.
System	4	System file. Attribute is read/write.
Volume	8	Disk drive volume label. Attribute is read-only.
Directory	16	Folder or directory. Attribute is read-only.
Archive	32	File has changed since last backup. Attribute is read/write.
Alias	64	Link or shortcut. Attribute is read-only.
Compressed	128	Compressed file. Attribute is read-only.