attribute definition

A file attribute is zero or more of the following values added together.

Attribute Value Description
vbNormal 0 Normal file.
vbReadOnly 1 Read-only file.
vbHidden 2 Hidden file.
vbSystem 4 System file.
vbVolume 8 Volume label.
vbDirectory 16 MS-DOS directory.
vbArchive 32 File has changes since last backup.
vbAlias 64 File is an alias.

See also

Dir( ), GetAttr( ), SetAttr( )