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

• FileIsEOF

• FileExists

• FileInfo

• GetFileInfo

• FileGetMimeType

• FileWriteLine

• DirectoryExists

• FileAppend

• FileRead

• FileReadBinary

• GetCanonicalPath

• DirectoryCreate

• DirectoryMove

• DirectoryRename

• DirectoryCopy

• FileOpen

• FileCopy

• FileClose

• GetDirectoryFromPath

• FileReadLine

• FileMove

• FileSetAccessMode

• FileSeek

• FileSkipBytes

• ExpandPath

• FileSetLastModified

• ContractPath

• CreateTempDirectory

• DirectoryDelete

• FileDelete

• DirectoryList

• FileWrite

• CreateTempFile

• getTempFile