>>>When a file is copied from a cd-rom to harddrive, that file is read-only. Is there any simple way to change the attribute using foxpro(vfp 3.0) commands ?
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>>I found the answer to this in the knowledge base here in U.T. - it came in quite handy. I have my code at work rather than here at home, tho - let me know if you cannot find it in the U.T.K.B. and I'll dredge out a code snippet from my own spagetti code at work.
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>Try:
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>DECLARE INTEGER SetFileAttribute IN WIN32API STRING cFileName, INTEGER nFileAttributeMask
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>cFileName = cMyFullPathWithNoWildCards
>nMyFileMask = nAttributeMaskExpression && (see below for mask bit values)
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>IF (SetFileAttribute(cFileName, nMyFileMask) = 1)
>   * it succeeded
>ELSE
>   * it didn't
>ENDIF
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>The full set of attribute masks is found in WINBASE.H; the most useful values are:
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> R = Read-only 1
> H = Hidden 2
> S = System 4
> A = Archive 32
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>Turn on an attribute by adding its value; for example, to make a file Hidden, Read-Only and System, use 1 + 2 + 4 for the attribute mask value; to set Normal, use 0.
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>hth,
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>Ed

It's SetFileAttributes, not SetFileAttribute