FileSetAttribute

Sets a file access attribute

Method Signature

FileSetAttribute(file=[any], attribute=[string])

Arguments

Argument	Type	Required	Description	Default
file	any	true	The file path or File instance
attribute	string	true	The attribute to set true

Examples

Create a temporary file and then change read-only mode

Run Example

myFile = getTempFile( getTempDirectory(), "testFile" );
writeOutput( "is writable: " & getFileInfo( myFile ).CANWRITE );
fileSetAttribute( myFile, "readOnly" );
writeOutput( " → " & getFileInfo( myFile ).CANWRITE );

Result: is writable: YES → NO

Additional Examples

filesetattribute( "example.txt", "readonly" );

Related

• ContractPath

• CreateTempDirectory

• CreateTempFile

• DirectoryCopy

• DirectoryCreate

• DirectoryDelete

• DirectoryExists

• DirectoryList

• DirectoryMove

• DirectoryRename

• ExpandPath

• FileAppend

• FileClose

• FileCopy

• FileDelete

• FileExists

• FileGetMimeType

• FileInfo

• FileIsEOF

• FileMove

• FileOpen

• FileRead

• FileReadBinary

• FileReadLine

• FileSeek

• FileSetAccessMode

• FileSetLastModified

• FileSkipBytes

• FileWrite

• FileWriteLine

• GetCanonicalPath

• GetDirectoryFromPath

• GetFileInfo

• getTempFile