IFile Method: SetAttribute

SetAttribute
(
Attribute As String
);

Parameters

[in] String Attribute
Attribute you want to set for a File or Directory.

Description
Sets the attribute of a file or directory. A preceding minus sign (-) removes an attribute.

Possible values for this parameter

READONLY	Makes File or Directory read-only
-READONLY	Removes read-only attribute of File or Directory
ARCHIVE	Archives the File or Directory.
-ARCHIVE	Removes the Archive attribute of the File or Directory
COMPRESSED	Compresses the File or Directory
-COMPRESSED	Removes the Compressed attribute from the File or Directory
HIDDEN	Hides the File or Directory
-HIDDEN	Removes the Hidden attribute from the File or Directory
SYSTEM	Makes the file a system file
-SYSTEM	Removes the System attribute from the File / Directory

Remarks
You can set only one attribute at a time. The compression attribute is valid only for NTFS volumes on Windows NT 3.51 or above. In case of a directory, the compression state is set for files created or copied after the compression operation is done. Also note that uncompressing a directory does not uncompress files or directories inside it.

Example

Dim File As Ifile
Set File = GetObject("NTDS://DomainName/MachineName/file_services/c-drive/documents")
File.SetAttribute "READONLY" 'makes the directory read-only
File.SetAttribute "-HIDDEN" 'removes the hidden attribute