setfileattr

Sets attributes of a file or directory. (version 4.69 or later)

setfileattr <filename> <attributes>

Parameters

string <filename>

The file name or directory name

integer <attributes>

A user can specify a attribute value combined in the following:

Value	Meaning
$1	Read only
$2	Hidden
$4	The operating system uses a part of, or uses exclusively
$20	Archive
$80	Not have other attributes set Enabled when the value is independently specified.
$100	Temporary
$1000	Physically moved to offline storage(Windows 2000 or later)
$2000	Not to be indexed by the content indexing service(Windows 2000 or later)

Return Value

System variable <result>

When the command fails, 0 is stored.
When the command succeeds, 1 is stored.

Example

; add readonly attribute
file = 'c:\test.txt'
getfileattr file
attr = result | $1 ; keep current attributes
setfileattr file attr

See also

• getfileattr
• MSDN Library SetFileAttributes
• MSDN Library File Attribute Constants