by Karthikeyan (187 Submissions)
Category: Windows API Call/Explanation
Compatability: Visual Basic 5.0
Difficulty: Unknown Difficulty
Originally Published: Wed 1st August 2001
Date Added: Mon 8th February 2021
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Get File Attributes using GetFileAttributes API
API Declarations
Const HIDDEN = &H2
Const SYSTEM = &H4
Const DIRECTORY = &H10
Const ARCHIVE = &H20
Const NORMAL = &H80
Const COMPRESSED = &H800
Private Declare Function GetFileAttributes Lib "kernel32.dll" Alias "GetFileAttributesA" (ByVal lpFileName As String) As Long
VBcoders
Dim val As String
Dim attr As Long
attr = GetFileAttributes("C:\karthik\waste.txt")
If (attr And &H1) = &H1 Then
val = " Read Only,"
End If
If (attr And &H2) = &H2 Then
val = val & " Hidden,"
End If
If (attr And &H4) = &H4 Then
val = val & " System,"
End If
If (attr And &H20) = &H20 Then
val = val & " Archive,"
End If
If (attr And &H80) = &H80 Then
val = val & " Normal,"
End If
If (attr And &H800) = &H800 Then
val = val & " Compressed,"
End If
val = Left(val, Len(val) - 1)
If (attr And &H10) = &H10 Then
MsgBox "Given directory has " & val & " attributes"
Else
MsgBox "Given file has " & val & " attributes"
End If
End
End Sub
