How to: Determine if a File is Read-only in Visual Basic
The GetFileInfo method can be used to get a FileInfo object, which contains information about the specified file.
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To determine if a file is read-only
Use the GetFileInfo method to return a FileInfo object for the file, which can be queried for information. This example gets a FileInfo object for Testfile.txt and displays the appropriate message if the IsReadOnly property is set to True.
Dim infoReader As System.IO.FileInfo infoReader = My.Computer.FileSystem.GetFileInfo("C:\testfile.txt") If infoReader.IsReadOnly = True Then MsgBox("File is readonly!") End If
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