Showing posts with label set file attributes. Show all posts
Showing posts with label set file attributes. Show all posts
Friday, 15 June 2012
Change File Attributes - VBScript
use following script to change attributes of any file or folder.
options are normal, read-only, hidden and system.
any combination of attributes may be set.
Dim FSO, fil, f, attr, i, Arg
Set FSO = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")
'--check for drag-and-drop:
If WScript.arguments.count = 0 Then
Arg = InputBox("Enter the path of the file or folder you want to change the attributes of.", "Change File Attributes")
Else
Arg = WScript.arguments.item(0)
End If
If Arg = "" Then WScript.quit
'--check for existence of either file or folder and keep track of which with i :
If FSO.FileExists(Arg) = True Then
f = "File"
i = 1
ElseIf FSO.FolderExists(Arg) = True Then
f = "Folder"
i = 2
Else
MsgBox "Path is wrong. No such file or folder.", 16, "Wrong Path"
WScript.quit
End If
attr = InputBox("Enter the attributes number. Add numbers to get the desired combination of attributes." & VBCrLf & "Normal is 0" & VBCrLf & "ReadOnly is 1" & VBCrLf & "Hidden is 2" & VBCrLf & "System is 4", "Choose Attributes Setting", "0")
'--make sure that input is a number from 0 to 7:
If isNumeric(attr) = False Then
MsgBox "Wrong entry. Must be a number from 0 to 7.", 16, "Wrong Number"
WScript.quit
End If
If cInt(attr) > 7 or cInt(attr) < 0 Then
MsgBox "Wrong entry. Only 0 to 7 are possible.", 16, "Wrong Number"
WScript.quit
End If
If i = 1 Then
Set fil = FSO.GetFile(Arg)
fil.attributes = attr
Set fil = Nothing
MsgBox f & " attributes changed.", 0, "All Done"
End If
If i = 2 Then
Set fil = FSO.GetFolder(Arg)
fil.attributes = attr
Set fil = Nothing
MsgBox f & " attributes changed.", 0, "All Done"
End If
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