SetAttr Function - Modifying File Atrributes
Sub Changing_File_Attributes()
' Using the SetAttr Function, We can set the file as read-only or hidden etc
' Make the file Read-Only
SetAttr "c:\temp\Sample.txt", vbReadOnly
' Make the file Hidden
SetAttr "c:\temp\Sample.txt", vbHidden
' Please note that if you change one attribute, the existing attribute is overwritten. For making a file as both readonly and hidden use both attributes in the function
SetAttr "c:\temp\Sample.txt", vbHidden + vbReadOnly
' Remove all atributes - convert a read-only file to read-write file, unhide the file etc
SetAttr "c:\temp\Sample.txt", vbNormal
End Sub
Friday, May 04, 2007
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set to read only, on-off (re: attribute set)
ReplyDeleteSetAttr "c:\temp\Sample.txt", vbReadOnly + vbArchive
SetAttr "c:\temp\Sample.txt", vbArchive
i need for it to turn readonly OFF to write to file then turn readonly ON
ReplyDeletePerfect! ou can, in fact, define a string variable like so :
ReplyDeleteActiveWorkbook.SaveAs Filename:=Path & name1 & "-" & mydate & ".xlsx", FileFormat:=51
myfilename = ActiveWorkbook.FullName
SetAttr myfilename, vbReadOnly
Hi, thank you for this post.
ReplyDeleteIs there any way to get or set other attributes like Title , or Description or tags? I'm working with jpg files.
Extract JPEG / JPG file property using VBA - https://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/471d0987-ed1e-438e-a561-9ce05c36a01f/getting-file-properties-for-a-file-in-excel-vba?forum=isvvba
Delete