Configuring File Attributes
Microsoft® Windows® 2000 Scripting Guide
In addition to enumerating file attributes, the FileSystemObject provides a way to configure the following attributes:
ReadOnly
Hidden
System
Archive
To configure a file attribute, the script should use the following procedure:
Use the GetFile method to bind to the file.
Check for the attribute you want to change.
For example, if you want to make a file read-only, check to see whether the file has already been marked read-only.
If the file is not read-only, use the logical operator XOR to toggle the switch. This will mark the file as read-only. If the file is already read-only, be careful not to use XOR. If you do, the switch will be toggled, and the read-only attribute will be removed.
The script in Listing 4.29 uses the AND operator to check whether the switch with the value 1 (read-only) has been set on the file C:\FSO\TestScript.vbs. If the file is not read-only, the script uses the XOR operator to turn the switch on and mark the file as read-only.
Listing 4.29 Configuring File Attributes
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You can also simultaneously remove the ReadOnly, Hidden, System, and Archive attributes by using the following code statement:
objFile.Attributes = objFile.Attributes AND 0