cbFiT‖FileAttr Function

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# Xd6Wc‖FileAttr Function

eWQDF‖Returns the access mode or the file access number of a file that was opened with the Open statement. The file access number is dependent on the operating system (OSH = Operating System Handle).

8CiJ9‖If you use a 32-Bit operating system, you cannot use the FileAttr function to determine the file access number.

rrzGc‖See also: Open

### FVEx2‖Syntax:

      cDBZk‖FileAttr (Channel As Integer, Attributes As Integer)

### bBBqF‖Return type:

xonFX‖Integer

### WADQ4‖Parameters:

486AE‖ Channel: The number of the file that was opened with the Open statement.

WQA5R‖ Attributes: Integer expression that indicates the type of file information that you want to return. The following values are possible:

8ZYGH‖1: FileAttr indicates the access mode of the file.

CAPyc‖2: FileAttr returns the file access number of the operating system.

qCmCs‖If you specify a parameter attribute with a value of 1, the following return values apply:

SqXxC‖1 - INPUT (file open for input)

AUWCn‖2 - OUTPUT (file open for output)

iD4qe‖4 - RANDOM (file open for random access)

CB5Ed‖8 - APPEND (file open for appending)

8huJZ‖32 - BINARY (file open in binary mode).

### SEjHR‖Error codes:

5 Invalid procedure call

52 Invalid file name or file number

### EFSA4‖Example:

    Sub ExampleFileAttr
        Dim iNumber As Integer
        Dim sLine As String
        Dim aFile As String
        aFile = "C:\Users\ThisUser\data.txt"
        iNumber = Freefile
        Open aFile For Output As #iNumber
    UwZsy‖    Print #iNumber, "This is a line of text"
    CQBFr‖    MsgBox FileAttr(#iNumber, 1), 0, "Access mode"
    AFiXo‖    MsgBox FileAttr(#iNumber, 2), 0, "File attribute"
        Close #iNumber
    End Sub

Related Topics

Close Statement

FreeFile Function

Open Statement

Print# Statement

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