# 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](https://try.boxlang.io/?code=eJzLrXTLzElVsFVITy0JSc0tAPE0YByXzKLU5JL8okoNTR0FpZLU4hKQtJKCpjVXeVFmSap%2FaUlBaYmGglJmsQJIIDEpJ9VKQUlBDWQASKlnXlq%2BhkIuxA5NPWdHv%2FAgzxBXkAFpQKHg1BLHkpKizKTSklSYMqBFRamJKf55OZVYLFJ41DaJSAsARH5HRA%3D%3D)

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

```

Result: is writable: YES → NO

### Additional Examples

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

```

## Related

* [ContractPath](https://boxlang.ortusbooks.com/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/io/contractpath)
* [CreateTempDirectory](https://boxlang.ortusbooks.com/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/io/createtempdirectory)
* [CreateTempFile](https://boxlang.ortusbooks.com/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/io/createtempfile)
* [DirectoryCopy](https://boxlang.ortusbooks.com/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/io/directorycopy)
* [DirectoryCreate](https://boxlang.ortusbooks.com/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/io/directorycreate)
* [DirectoryDelete](https://boxlang.ortusbooks.com/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/io/directorydelete)
* [DirectoryExists](https://boxlang.ortusbooks.com/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/io/directoryexists)
* [DirectoryList](https://boxlang.ortusbooks.com/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/io/directorylist)
* [DirectoryMove](https://boxlang.ortusbooks.com/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/io/directorymove)
* [DirectoryRename](https://boxlang.ortusbooks.com/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/io/directoryrename)
* [ExpandPath](https://boxlang.ortusbooks.com/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/io/expandpath)
* [FileAppend](https://boxlang.ortusbooks.com/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/io/fileappend)
* [FileClose](https://boxlang.ortusbooks.com/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/io/fileclose)
* [FileCopy](https://boxlang.ortusbooks.com/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/io/filecopy)
* [FileDelete](https://boxlang.ortusbooks.com/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/io/filedelete)
* [FileExists](https://boxlang.ortusbooks.com/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/io/fileexists)
* [FileGetMimeType](https://boxlang.ortusbooks.com/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/io/filegetmimetype)
* [FileInfo](https://boxlang.ortusbooks.com/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/io/fileinfo)
* [FileIsEOF](https://boxlang.ortusbooks.com/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/io/fileiseof)
* [FileMove](https://boxlang.ortusbooks.com/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/io/filemove)
* [FileOpen](https://boxlang.ortusbooks.com/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/io/fileopen)
* [FileRead](https://boxlang.ortusbooks.com/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/io/fileread)
* [FileReadBinary](https://boxlang.ortusbooks.com/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/io/filereadbinary)
* [FileReadLine](https://boxlang.ortusbooks.com/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/io/filereadline)
* [FileSeek](https://boxlang.ortusbooks.com/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/io/fileseek)
* [FileSetAccessMode](https://boxlang.ortusbooks.com/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/io/filesetaccessmode)
* [FileSetLastModified](https://boxlang.ortusbooks.com/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/io/filesetlastmodified)
* [FileSkipBytes](https://boxlang.ortusbooks.com/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/io/fileskipbytes)
* [FileWrite](https://boxlang.ortusbooks.com/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/io/filewrite)
* [FileWriteLine](https://boxlang.ortusbooks.com/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/io/filewriteline)
* [GetCanonicalPath](https://boxlang.ortusbooks.com/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/io/getcanonicalpath)
* [GetDirectoryFromPath](https://boxlang.ortusbooks.com/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/io/getdirectoryfrompath)
* [GetFileInfo](https://boxlang.ortusbooks.com/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/io/getfileinfo)
* [getTempFile](https://boxlang.ortusbooks.com/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/io/gettempfile)
* [PropertyFile](https://boxlang.ortusbooks.com/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/io/propertyfile)