VB Snippet - Setting File Attributes

[James Stanich]

' API Method
 
Private Declare Function SetFileAttributes Lib "kernel32" Alias "SetFileAttributesA" (ByVal lpFileName As String, ByVal dwFileAttributes As Long) As Long
 
Private Const FILE_ATTRIBUTE_ARCHIVE = &H20
Private Const FILE_ATTRIBUTE_COMPRESSED = &H800
Private Const FILE_ATTRIBUTE_DIRECTORY = &H10
Private Const FILE_ATTRIBUTE_HIDDEN = &H2
Private Const FILE_ATTRIBUTE_NORMAL = &H80
Private Const FILE_ATTRIBUTE_READONLY = &H1
Private Const FILE_ATTRIBUTE_SYSTEM = &H4
Private Const FILE_ATTRIBUTE_TEMPORARY = &H100
 
' Usage (This will set file to hidden)
 
    Dim File as String
 
    File = "Path of file" 
 
    SetFileAttributes File, FILE_ATTRIBUTE_HIDDEN
 
 
 
' FSO Method (this examples set attributes of folder, but can be easily changed to a file)
 
    Dim FSO As New Scripting.FileSystemObject
    
    Dim F As Folder
    
    Set F = FSO.GetFolder(FDR)
    
    F.Attributes = Hidden
    
    Set F = Nothing
    
    Set FSO = Nothing