◄Up► ◄Contents► ◄Index► ◄Back► ─────Run-Time Library─────────────────────────────────────────────────────── Constant: _A_ARCH, _A_HIDDEN, _A_NORMAL, _A_RDONLY, _A_SUBDIR, _A_SYSTEM, _A_VOLID Include: <dos.h> Context: _dos_findfirst, _dos_findnext, _dos_getfileattr, _dos_setfileattr Summary: The current attributes of the file or directory specified by the function. The attributes are represented by the following manifest constants: Constant Meaning _A_ARCH Archive. Set whenever the file is changed. Cleared by the DOS BACKUP command. _A_HIDDEN Hidden file. Cannot be found with the DOS DIR command. Returns information about normal files as well as files with this attribute. _A_NORMAL Normal. File can be read or written to without restriction. _A_RDONLY Read-only. File cannot be opened for writing, and a file with the same name cannot be created. Returns information about normal files as well as files with this attribute. _A_SUBDIR Subdirectory. Returns information about normal files as well as files with this attribute. _A_SYSTEM System file. Cannot be found with the DOS DIR command. Returns information about normal files as well as files with this attribute. _A_VOLID Volume ID. Only one file can have this attribute, and it must be in the root directory. Multiple constants can be combined with the OR operator (|). -♦-