---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Cerebrus <[email protected]> Date: Thu, 11 Jun 2009 10:35:38 -0700 (PDT) Subject: [DotNetDevelopment] Re: Change specific folder properties To: "DotNetDevelopment, VB.NET, C# .NET, ADO.NET, ASP.NET, XML, XML Web Services,.NET Remoting" <[email protected]>
Darn it... Didn't read the "VB" part of the question! Well, you can use an online converter to convert the sample to VB. On Jun 11, 10:34 pm, Cerebrus <[email protected]> wrote: > The DirectoryInfo class exposes an "Attributes" property which is a > Flags enumeration on the FileAttributes enumeration. You should note > that a Directory is basically a file with a special attribute - > "Directory". Therefore, you should not clear that attribute, rather > you should always append to the existing enumerated value or remove > from it. > > Here's a very simple Console app to demonstrate the concept. > > --- > class Program > { > static void Main(string[] args) > { > string input = args[0]; > if(input == "hide") > { > ToggleHidden(true); > } > else if(input == "reveal") > { > ToggleHidden(false); > } > } > > private static void ToggleHidden(bool hide) > { > DirectoryInfo d = new DirectoryInfo(@"C:\MySecretFolder"); > if(d.Exists) > { > FileAttributes atts = d.Attributes; > if(hide == true) > { // Hide the folder. > // Append Hidden attribute only if not already set. > if((atts & FileAttributes.Hidden) != FileAttributes.Hidden) > atts |= FileAttributes.Hidden; > } > else > { // Show the folder. > // Remove Hidden attribute if set. > if((atts & FileAttributes.Hidden) == FileAttributes.Hidden) > atts &= ~FileAttributes.Hidden; > } > > d.Attributes = atts; > } > } > > } > > --- > > In the same way you can set/unset other attributes such as ReadOnly/ > Archive, etc. > > On Jun 11, 6:48 pm, LostVB <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > I am usning VB Express 2008 and trying to change specific folder > > properties. I would like to set/unset - "show hidden files and > > folders" property. But I can't find any examples or even a direction > > to look/- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text -
