SetFileReadOnly

Sets or removes the read only attribute from a file or set of files.

Member of namespace

FileIO

Syntax

bool SetFileReadOnly (bool readonly, string filename)

Parameters

readonly: Type: bool
filename: Type: string

Parameters

readonly : true turns on the read only attribute, false turns it off.
filename : The path and filename. Smart parameters and DOS wildcards are allowed.

Returns

Always True.

Level

All levels.

Details

Sets a the read only attribute of a file, or a group of files. The read only attribute can be set or cleared with this action. Standard DOS * and ? wildcards can be used to affect a change on multiple files at once.

Example

SetFileReadOnly(false, "C:\MyDir\*.*")

This example sets all of the files in MyDir as read-write.