| BOOL SetFileAttributes(lpFileName, dwFileAttributes) | |||||
| LPTSTR lpFileName; | /* points to filename | */ | |||
| DWORD dwFileAttributes; | /* attrs to set | */ | |||
The SetFileAttributes function sets a file's attributes.
lpFileName
Points to a null-terminated string that specifies the name of the file whose attributes are to be set.
dwFileAttributes
Specifies the file attributes to set for the file. Any combination of flags is acceptable except that all other flags override the normal file attribute, FILE_ATTRIBUTE_NORMAL.
| Attribute | Meaning |
| FILE_ATTRIBUTE_ARCHIVE | ||
| File is marked as archive. | ||
| FILE_ATTRIBUTE_NORMAL | ||
| File can be read from or written to. | ||
| FILE_ATTRIBUTE_READONLY | ||
| File is read only. | ||
| FILE_ATTRIBUTE_HIDDEN | ||
| File is a hidden file. | ||
| FILE_ATTRIBUTE_SYSTEM | ||
| File is a system file. | ||
The return value is TRUE if the function was successful, or FALSE if an error occurred. Use the GetLastError function to obtain extended error information.
The SetFileAttributes function may be used as either a wide-character function (where text arguments must use Unicode) or an ANSI function (where text arguments must use characters from the Windows 3.x character set installed).
GetFileAttributes