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Function name : SetFileAttributes

Group: File Management - Library: kernel32

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Sets a file"s attributes.

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Code examples:

Changing file attributes

Declaration:

BOOL SetFileAttributes(
  LPCTSTR lpFileName,      // file name
  DWORD dwFileAttributes   // attributes
);  

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FoxPro declaration:

DECLARE SHORT SetFileAttributes IN kernel32;
	STRING lpFileName,;
	INTEGER dwFileAttributes  

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Parameters:

lpFileName [in] Pointer to a string that specifies the name of the file whose attributes are to be set.

dwFileAttributes [in] Specifies the file attributes to set for the file.

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Return value:

If the function succeeds, the return value is nonzero.

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Comments:

DOS command ATTRIB can be used for the same purpose:

ATTRIB -R c:\mydir\*.* /S

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