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SetFCreate()

Sets the default file attribute(s) for creating files.

Syntax

SetFcreate( [<nNewAttribute>] ) --> nOldAttribute

Arguments

<nNewAttribute>

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 the default file attribute(s) current before the function is called.

Description

This function exists for compatibility reasons only. A default file attribute can be queried and/or set with SetFCreate(). However, no file function uses this file attribute as a default value.

Info

See also:	FileAppend(), FileCCont(), FileCopy(), ScreenFile(), StrFile()
Category:	CT:DiskUtil , File functions , Low level file functions
Source:	ct\strfile.c
LIB:	xhb.lib
DLL:	xhbdll.dll