Folders

**CyberCarsten** · Nov 6th, 1999, 03:53 AM

Is it possible to hide a directory on the disk??

/ CyberCarsten

**Phobic** · Nov 6th, 1999, 04:12 AM

Of course! All you need to do is set the folder's properties using the GetAttr Statement if you want to find out if it is currently hidden, and then using the SetAttr Statement to set them.

This example straight out of the vb4 help file:

Code:

SetAttr "TESTFILE", vbHidden	' Set hidden attribute.
SetAttr "TESTFILE", vbHidden + vbReadOnly	' Set hidden and read-only 

' attributes.

**Yonatan** · Nov 6th, 1999, 05:06 AM

The problem is, sometimes the user chooses to be able to view hidden directories. In these cases, you have to perform a very special and unique trick to hide them completely.

If you need sample code, well, so do I!

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**CyberCarsten** · Nov 6th, 1999, 04:28 PM

Will this also work on the directory and not just the files???

Thanx guys!!

/ CyberCarsten

**Phobic** · Nov 7th, 1999, 05:49 AM

Yes, my method should; however according to Yonatan, the only way I know how to make a folder hidden from 'show hidden file' type settings, is by deleting it... hehe

**CyberCarsten** · Nov 8th, 1999, 02:12 AM

OK..the folder i invissible, but still accesible...
I wanted it to be like Magic Folders...

/ CyberCarsten

**ddivers** · Jul 5th, 2001, 01:38 PM

This is an ancient thread!

**Good Dreams** · Jul 5th, 2001, 01:41 PM

Dont reply to old posts. People get confused.
Just a suggestion.

**ddivers** · Jul 5th, 2001, 01:42 PM

hmm?

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