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# SetAttr Statement

Sets the attribute information for a specified file.

## Syntax:

    SetAttr FileName As String, Attribute As Integer

## Parameters:

FileName: Name of the file, including the path, that you want to test attributes of. If you do not enter a path, SetAttr searches for the file in the current directory. You can also use URL notation.

Attribute: Bit pattern defining the attributes that you want to set or to clear:

Value

Named constant | Value | Definition
ATTR_NORMAL | 0 | Normal files.
ATTR_READONLY | 1 | Read-only files.
ATTR_HIDDEN | 2 | Hidden file

You can set multiple attributes by combining the respective values with a logic OR statement.

## Error codes:

5 Invalid procedure call

53 File not found

70 Access denied

## Example:

    Sub ExampleSetGetAttr

     On Error Goto ErrorHandler ' Define target for error handler

     If Dir("C:\test",16)="" Then MkDir "C:\test"

     If Dir("C:\test\autoexec.sav")="" Then FileCopy "c:\autoexec.bat", "c:\test\autoexec.sav"

     SetAttr "c:\test\autoexec.sav" ,0

     FileCopy "c:\autoexec.bat", "c:\test\autoexec.sav"

     SetAttr "c:\test\autoexec.sav" , ATTR_READONLY

     Print GetAttr( "c:\test\autoexec.sav" )

     End

    ErrorHandler:

     Print Error

     End

    End Sub