FileGetAttribute / DirCopy bug?

[Steveiwonder]

Hello,

While working on a script and testing the DirCopy function i came across this issue...

On Windows you can create a "Briefcase" (Right-Click in a folder > New > Briefcase).

I tried to use DirCopy on that Briefcase as FileGetAttribute returns "RD" (Read-only + Directory). It copies but the copied Breifcase is now corrupt?.

Tried FileCopy too but it does the same thing.

$attrib = FileGetAttrib("C:\New Briefcase")
MsgBox(0, "Attribute", "Attribute: " & $attrib) ; show file/folder attribute

DirCopy("C:\New Briefcase", "C:\testFolder", 1) ; copy the briefcase

Thats just some example code.

a Briefcase is the only file/folder im getting this problem with.

Any ideas?

[MvGulik]

whatever Edited February 7, 2011 by MvGulik

[Steveiwonder]

Hrmmm, can one of the autoit developers comment on this please? A bug ? or me being a cock

[Steveiwonder]

Hrmmm, So how do you copy a briefcase?

[Steveiwonder]

Anyone?

[doudou]

Hello,

While working on a script and testing the DirCopy function i came across this issue...

On Windows you can create a "Briefcase" (Right-Click in a folder > New > Briefcase).

I tried to use DirCopy on that Briefcase as FileGetAttribute returns "RD" (Read-only + Directory). It copies but the copied Breifcase is now corrupt?.

Tried FileCopy too but it does the same thing.

$attrib = FileGetAttrib("C:\New Briefcase")
MsgBox(0, "Attribute", "Attribute: " & $attrib) ; show file/folder attribute

DirCopy("C:\New Briefcase", "C:\testFolder", 1) ; copy the briefcase

Thats just some example code.

a Briefcase is the only file/folder im getting this problem with.

Any ideas?

How about this:

DirCopy("C:\New Briefcase", "C:\testFolder", 1) ; copy the briefcase
FileSetAttrib("C:\testFolder", "+R")

Works like a charm. By the way many special folders ("My Documents", "Favorites") should have their attributes set explicitly in this way, otherwise they appear just like normal directories.

I don't think this is an AutoIt bug. At most you can make a feature request that DirCopy() flags could include "copy attributes" or something.