Obtains the file attributes for an existing file
Usage:
sysFileAttribute (object me, string filePath )
Parameters:
filePath (string) - a string specifying the file path to an existing file
Returns:
(string) - a string specifying the combination of file attributes. The possible flags returned are:
a - archive attribute
h - hidden attribute
r - read only attribute
s - system attribute
Example:
-- example shows a function that copies a file from source to destination
-- if file existed, we copy the attributes from the existing file to the new file
on fileCopy (strPathSource, strPathTarget)
xtRose = xtra("rosetta").new()
strAttributes = EMPTY
-- checks if file already exist, if so, need to ensure that we have write privilages
If ( xtRose.sysFileExist( strPathTarget ) = TRUE ) Then
strAttributes = xtRose.sysFileAttribute( strPathTarget )
If ( strAttributes contains "r" ) Then
-- clear the read only attribute
xtRose.sysFileSetAttribute( strPathTarget, EMPTY )
End If
End If
-- copy the file
xtRose.sysFileCopy( strPathSource, strPathTarget, 1)
-- set back the original file attributes if there was something set
If ( strAttributes <> EMPTY ) Then
xtRose.sysFileSetAttribute( strPathTarget, strAttributes )
End If
End
Notes:
An empty string represents that no attributes are set for this file.