MariusN Posted June 2, 2011 Share Posted June 2, 2011 (edited) I have tried to set attributes to "certain" files only ion a directory using while , wend, if, but it seem as if "FileSetAttrib" has a problem when using in a loop....I want to change attributes to directories, but ONLY to certain files. Could someone please check my code? tia $search = FileSelectFolder("Select Folder", "") $first = FileFindFirstFile($search & "\*.*") While 1 $file = FileFindNextFile($first) If @error Then ExitLoop If $file = "desktop.ini" Then Else MsgBox(0, "", $file) ; <---you will notice this messagebox shows the correct files $attrib = FileSetAttrib($file, "-R+A-S-H"); <---This function doesnt want to work EndIf WEnd PS: If i use RECURSE = 1, then it works...but the problem is...it then attributes EVERYTHING...I need it to only attribute "certain" files... Edited June 2, 2011 by MariusN Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrewManNH Posted June 2, 2011 Share Posted June 2, 2011 You might need to set the folder path before trying to change the file's attributes, as it is right now, it's getting the file names from the function FileFindNextFile, but it's trying to find the file in the current folder because there's no path supplied. $attrib = FileSetAttrib($search & "\" & $file, "-R+A-S-H") Try it this way and see if it works. If I posted any code, assume that code was written using the latest release version unless stated otherwise. Also, if it doesn't work on XP I can't help with that because I don't have access to XP, and I'm not going to.Give a programmer the correct code and he can do his work for a day. Teach a programmer to debug and he can do his work for a lifetime - by Chirag GudeHow to ask questions the smart way! I hereby grant any person the right to use any code I post, that I am the original author of, on the autoitscript.com forums, unless I've specifically stated otherwise in the code or the thread post. If you do use my code all I ask, as a courtesy, is to make note of where you got it from. Back up and restore Windows user files _Array.au3 - Modified array functions that include support for 2D arrays. - ColorChooser - An add-on for SciTE that pops up a color dialog so you can select and paste a color code into a script. - Customizable Splashscreen GUI w/Progress Bar - Create a custom "splash screen" GUI with a progress bar and custom label. - _FileGetProperty - Retrieve the properties of a file - SciTE Toolbar - A toolbar demo for use with the SciTE editor - GUIRegisterMsg demo - Demo script to show how to use the Windows messages to interact with controls and your GUI. - Latin Square password generator Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MariusN Posted June 2, 2011 Author Share Posted June 2, 2011 (edited) You might need to set the folder path before trying to change the file's attributes, as it is right now, it's getting the file names from the function FileFindNextFile, but it's trying to find the file in the current folder because there's no path supplied. $attrib = FileSetAttrib($search & "\" & $file, "-R+A-S-H") Try it this way and see if it works. THANKS BrewManNH.....works like a CHARM! Edited June 2, 2011 by MariusN Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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