File Attributes
The File Attributes command retrieves information about a file and stores this information in a structure. The following table shows possible values. You can use a combination of these values. However, all other values override DAFILEATTRIB_NORMAL.
| Value | Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | DAFILEATTRIB_READONLY | The file is read-only. Applications can read the file but cannot write to it or delete it. |
| 2 | DAFILEATTRIB_HIDDEN | The file is hidden. It is not included in an ordinary directory listing. |
| 4 | DAFILEATTRIB_SYSTEM | The file is part of the operating system or is used exclusively by it. |
| 32 | DAFILEATTRIB_ARCHIVE | The file is an archive file. Applications use this attribute to mark files for backup or removal. |
| 128 | DAFILEATTRIB_NORMAL | The file has no other attributes set. This attribute is valid only if it is used alone. |
| 256 | DAFILEATTRIB_TEMPORARY | The file is being used for temporary storage. File systems attempt to keep all the data in memory for quicker access rather than flushing the data back to mass storage. A temporary file should be deleted by the application as soon as it is no longer needed. |
| 4096 | DAFILEATTRIB_OFFLINE | The data of the file is not immediately available. This attribute indicates that the file data has been physically moved to offline storage. Applications should not arbitrarily change this attribute. |
| 8192 | DAFILEATTRIB_NOT_CONTENT_INDEXED | The file is indexed by the content indexing service. |
The following attributes cannot be set with this command:
- DAFILEATTRIB_DIRECTORY
- DAFILEATTRIB_ENCRYPTED
- DAFILEATTRIB_SPARSE_FILE
- DAFILEATTRIB_REPARSE_POINT
- DAFILEATTRIB_COMPRESSED
See Also
Last updated on Wednesday, October 18, 2006
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