Visual Basic for Applications Reference

SetAttr Statement

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Sets attribute information for a file.

Syntax

SetAttrpathname, attributes

The SetAttr statement syntax has these named arguments:

Part	Description
pathname	Required. String expression that specifies a file name may include directory or folder, and drive.
attributes	Required. Constant or numeric expression, whose sum specifies file attributes.

Settings

The attributesargument settings are:

Constant	Value	Description
vbNormal	0	Normal (default).
vbReadOnly	1	Read-only.
vbHidden	2	Hidden.
vbSystem	4	System file.
vbArchive	32	File has changed since last backup.

Note   These constants are specified by Visual Basic for Applications. The names can be used anywhere in your code in place of the actual values.

Remarks

A run-time error occurs if you try to set the attributes of an open file.