function FileGetAttr ( const FileName : string; ) : Integer;
Description
The FileGetAttr function returns attributes of the specified FileName.
The returned Integer value will be a bitwise combination of the following independent attributes :
faReadOnly : Read-only files
faHidden : Hidden files
faSysFile : System files
faVolumeID : Volume ID files
faDirectory : Directory files
faArchive : Archive files
faSymLink : Symbolic link
Notes
This function is Operating System dependent. For example, Archive means nothing on Linux.
Related commands
FileSetAttr Sets the attributes of a file
FileAge Get the last modified date/time of a file without opening it
FileSetDate Set the last modified date and time of a file
FileExists Returns true if the given file exists
Example code : Create a text file and display its attributes
var
fileName : string;
myFile : TextFile;
attrs : Integer;
begin
// Try to open a text file for writing to
fileName := 'Test.txt';
AssignFile(myFile, fileName);
ReWrite(myFile);
// Write to the file
Write(myFile, 'Hello World');
// Close the file
CloseFile(myFile);
// Get the file attributes
attrs := FileGetAttr(fileName);
// Display these attributes
if attrs and faReadOnly > 0
then ShowMessage('File is read only')
else ShowMessage('File is not read only');
if attrs and faHidden > 0
then ShowMessage('File is hidden')
else ShowMessage('File is not hidden');
if attrs and faSysFile > 0
then ShowMessage('File is a system file')
else ShowMessage('File is not a system file');
if attrs and faVolumeID > 0
then ShowMessage('File is a volume ID')
else ShowMessage('File is not a volume ID');
if attrs and faDirectory > 0
then ShowMessage('File is a directory')
else ShowMessage('File is not a directory');
if attrs and faArchive > 0
then ShowMessage('File is archived')
else ShowMessage('File is not archived');
if attrs and faSymLink > 0
then ShowMessage('File is a symbolic link')
else ShowMessage('File is not a symbolic link');
end;
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File is not read only
File is not hidden
File is not a system file
File is not a Volume ID
File is not a directory
File is archived
File is not a symbolic link