Attributes Property

Sets or returns the attributes of files or folders. Read/write or read-only, depending on the attribute.

object.Attributes [= newattributes]

Arguments

object

Required. Always the name of a File or Folder object.

newattributes

Optional. If provided, newattributes is the new value for the attributes of the specified object.

Settings

The newattributes argument can have any of the following values or any logical combination of the following values:

Remarks

Attempts to change any of the read-only attributes (Alias, Compressed, or Directory) are ignored.

When setting attributes, it is generally a good idea to first read the current attributes, then change the individual attributes as desired, and finally write the attributes back.

The following code illustrates the use of the Attributes property with a file:

Function ToggleArchiveBit(filespec)
   Dim fso, f
   Set fso = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")
   Set f = fso.GetFile(filespec)
   If f.attributes and 32 Then
      f.attributes = f.attributes - 32
      ToggleArchiveBit = "Archive bit is cleared."
   Else
      f.attributes = f.attributes + 32
      ToggleArchiveBit = "Archive bit is set."
   End If
End Function

See Also

DateCreated Property | DateLastAccessed Property | DateLastModified Property | Drive Property | Files Property | IsRootFolder Property | Name Property | ParentFolder Property | Path Property | ShortName Property | ShortPath Property | Size Property | SubFolders Property | Type Property

Applies To: File Object | Folder Object