Setting file attributes on Windows : File « Win32 « Perl






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Setting file attributes on Windows

    

GetAttributes provides a scalar numeric value with special flags for the attributes. 

The basic syntax is 

use Win32::File;

Win32::File::GetAttributes($name, $attr);
The GetAttributes function returns false (0) on failure and true (non-zero value) on success. 
The GetAttributes function does not set the $! variable on the error. 
The $attr variable gets filled with a number of bit flags indicating the various attributes. 

The following tabls lists the constant value defined in Win32::File 

Constant        Meaning
ARCHIVE         This flag can be used by backup programs.
COMPRESSED      File has been compressed by Windows. You cannot set this attribute.
DIRECTORY       File is a directory. You cannot set this attribute.
HIDDEN          A file that doesn't appear in listings of the directory.
NORMAL          A normal file. 
OFFLINE         Data for the file is not available due to some operating system condition.
READONLY        File is read only. 
SYSTEM          A system file. 
TEMPORARY       File was marked as a temporary file.








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