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SetAttr statement SetAttr Statement Sets the attribute information for a specified file.

Syntax: SetAttr FileName As String, Attribute As Integer Parameters: FileName: Name of the file, including the path, that you want to test attributes of. If you do not enter a path, SetAttr searches for the file in the current directory. You can also use URL notation. Attribute: Bit pattern defining the attributes that you want to set or to clear: Value Named constant Value Definition ATTR_NORMAL 0 Normal files. ATTR_READONLY 1 Read-only files. ATTR_HIDDEN 2 Hidden file You can set multiple attributes by combining the respective values with a logic OR statement. Example: Sub ExampleSetGetAttr On Error GoTo ErrorHandler ' Define target for error handler If Dir("C:\test",16)="" Then MkDir "C:\test" If Dir("C:\test\autoexec.sav")="" Then FileCopy "c:\autoexec.bat", "c:\test\autoexec.sav" SetAttr "c:\test\autoexec.sav" ,0 FileCopy "c:\autoexec.bat", "c:\test\autoexec.sav" SetAttr "c:\test\autoexec.sav" , ATTR_READONLY Print GetAttr( "c:\test\autoexec.sav" ) End ErrorHandler: Print Error End End Sub