This method is obsolete. See the Remarks section below.

Description

Use the Utilities.FileGetAttr method to get the attributes of the specified file. To see if an attribute is set, check bits of the resultant value using the following constants (that is, you should combine the resultant value with one of these constants using the and operator):

Attribute	Value	Description
faReadOnly	1	Read-only file.
faHidden	2	Hidden file.
faSysFile	4	System file.
faVolumeID	8	The file is the volume identifier.
faDirectory	16	Folder or directory.
faArchive	32	The file has been changed since the last backup.

To get the values of several attributes, combine the appropriate constants with the or operator.

Declaration

Utilities.FileGetAttr(FileName)

FileName	[in]	Required	String
Result	Integer

Applies To

The method is applied to the following object:

Utilities

Parameters

The method has the following parameter:

FileName

Specifies the name and path of the file whose attributes you want to get.

Result Value

The integer value that holds the attributes of the specified file.

Remarks

This method is obsolete. It is supported for backward compatibility only. To get file attributes, use the aqFile.GetFileAttributes or aqFileInfo.Attributes method.

Utilities.FileGetAttr Method