7.17.1 Attributes Property

Sets or returns the attributes of folders. Read/write or read-only, depending on the attribute.
Note
This property depends on the underlying operating system for its behavior. If the OS file system does not support the folder attribute requested, an error will be returned.
Syntax
object.Attributes [= newattributes]
- object
- The name of a Folder object. Required.
- newattributes
- If provided, newattributes is the new value for the attributes of the specified object. Optional.
Settings
The newattributes argument can have any of the following values or any logical combination of the following values:
Constant
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Value
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Description
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Normal
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0
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Normal file. No attributes are set.
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ReadOnly
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1
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Read-only file. Attribute is read/write.
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Hidden
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2
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Hidden file. Attribute is read/write.
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System
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4
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System file. Attribute is read/write.
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Volume
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8
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Disk drive volume label. Attribute is read-only.
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Directory
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16
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Folder or directory. Attribute is read-only.
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Archive
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32
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File has changed since last backup. Attribute is read/write.
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Alias
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64
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Link or shortcut. Attribute is read-only.
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Compressed
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128
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Compressed file. Attribute is read-only.
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Remarks
The following code illustrates the use of the Attributes property with a folder:
function ToggleArchiveBit(filespec)
{
var fs, f, r, s;
fs = new ActiveXObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject");
f = fs.GetFolder(filespec)
if (f.attributes && 32)
{
f.attributes = f.attributes - 32;
s = "Archive bit is cleared.";
}
else
{
f.attributes = f.attributes + 32;
s = "Archive bit is set.";
}
return s;
}
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