How to change folder attribute?

**andfa** · Apr 27th, 2004, 04:20 AM

I would like to change folder attribute from Read Only!

Anyone that knows how to do that in VB.net, please?

**andfa** · Apr 27th, 2004, 04:31 AM

What I really want to do is to delete folder but I guess I have to change the ReadOnly attribute first.

**pax** · Apr 27th, 2004, 04:32 AM

Hi.

The DirectoryInfo class has an attributes property that you can manipulate.

To remove the ReadOnly attribute use this:

VB Code:

Dim d As New IO.DirectoryInfo(MyFolder)
        d.Attributes = d.Attributes And Not FileAttributes.ReadOnly

**andfa** · Apr 27th, 2004, 05:18 AM

But when I copied your code, my system complains that:

FileAttributes.ReadOnly is not declared.

Any ideas?

**andfa** · Apr 27th, 2004, 05:22 AM

Imports System.IO solved that problem....

/Anders

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