====== Reading and Writing File Attributes ======

The OpenInsight [[dir|dir()]] function returns the file size, the date of last update, and the time of last update, for a specified file.  Sometimes it is necessary to find out other attributes of the file, such as whether it is read-only, whether the archive bit is set, or whether it is a directory.  At other times, it might be necessary to //set// these bits.  For example, you might want a file containing privileged information to be hidden.

The next topic will explain how to read the attributes of a file, using the Windows API function [[http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/fileio/base/getfileattributes.asp|GetFileAttributes().]]  The topic after that will explain how to change the attributes of a file, using the Windows API function [[http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/fileio/base/setfileattributes.asp|SetFileAttributes().]]