IsFileReadOnly

Tests the read only attribute of a file.

Member of namespace

FileIO

bool IsFileReadOnly (string filename, bool testForReadOnly)

filename : The file name and path of the file to test. Smart parameters are allowed.
testForReadOnly : Determines if the action should return true for read-only or read-write.

If testForReadOnly is True, the action returns True if the file is read only.

If testForReadOnly is False, the action returns True if the file is not read only.

If an error occurs, or if the file does not exist, the action returns False.

All levels.

This action will indicate if a file is set to read only.

Example

IsFileReadOnly("c:\mydir\myfile.txt", true)

if the file myfile.txt is set to read only, the action returns True.

IsFileReadOnly("c:\mydir\myfile.txt", false)

if the file myfile.txt is not set to read only, the action returns True.