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SetFAttr()

Sets file attributes.

Syntax

SetFAttr( <cFileName>, [<nAttributes>] ) --> nErrorCode

Arguments

<cFileName>

This is a character string holding the name of the file to set attributes for. It must include path and file extension. If the path is omitted from <cFileName>, the file is searched in the current directory only.

<nAttributes>

This is a numeric value specifying the file attributes to set. Values of the following list are used for file attributes. To specifiy multiple attributes, pass the sum of the corresponding values:

Values for file attributes

Value	Attribute
0	Normal
1	Read only
2	Hidden
4	System
8	Volume
32	Archived

Return

The function returns zero on success or a numeric error code on failure.

Info

See also:	BitToC(), CtoBit(), FileAttr(), FileSeek()
Category:	CT:DiskUtil , File functions , Low level file functions
Source:	ct\files.c
LIB:	xhb.lib
DLL:	xhbdll.dll