File Attributes
5/10/2007
The File Attributes command retrieves information about a file and stores this information in a structure. The following table shows possible values. You can use a combination of these values. However, all other values override DAFILEATTRIB_NORMAL.
| Value | Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
1 |
DAFILEATTRIB_READONLY |
The file is read-only. Applications can read the file but cannot write to it or delete it. |
2 |
DAFILEATTRIB_HIDDEN |
The file is hidden. It is not included in an ordinary directory listing. |
4 |
DAFILEATTRIB_SYSTEM |
The file is part of the operating system or is used exclusively by it. |
32 |
DAFILEATTRIB_ARCHIVE |
The file is an archive file. Applications use this attribute to mark files for backup or removal. |
128 |
DAFILEATTRIB_NORMAL |
The file has no other attributes set. This attribute is valid only if it is used alone. |
256 |
DAFILEATTRIB_TEMPORARY |
The file is being used for temporary storage. File systems attempt to keep all the data in memory for quicker access rather than flushing the data back to mass storage. A temporary file should be deleted by the application as soon as it is no longer needed. |
4096 |
DAFILEATTRIB_OFFLINE |
The data of the file is not immediately available. This attribute indicates that the file data has been physically moved to offline storage. Applications should not arbitrarily change this attribute. |
8192 |
DAFILEATTRIB_NOT_CONTENT_INDEXED |
The file is indexed by the content indexing service. |
The following attributes cannot be set with this command:
- DAFILEATTRIB_DIRECTORY
- DAFILEATTRIB_ENCRYPTED
- DAFILEATTRIB_SPARSE_FILE
- DAFILEATTRIB_REPARSE_POINT
- DAFILEATTRIB_COMPRESSED