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Veru quick Epsylon, but wrong I think... :-)<br />
<br />
Cheers,<br />
<br />
Raymond.<br />

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Veru quick Epsylon, but wrong I think... :-)

Cheers,

Raymond.


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To clear the read-only attribute:<br />
<br />
var attr: DWORD;<br />
begin<br />
&nbsp; attr := GetFileAttributes('file.tx<wbr />t');<br />
&nbsp; SetFileAttributes('File.tx<wbr />t', attr and not FILE_ATTRIBUTE_READONLY);<br />
end;<br />
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To clear the read-only attribute:

var attr: DWORD;
begin
  attr := GetFileAttributes('file.txt');
  SetFileAttributes('File.txt', attr and not FILE_ATTRIBUTE_READONLY);
end;



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I don't think the first piece of code would work, but the second one sure will ;-)<br />
<br />
..-=ViKtOr=-..<br />

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I don't think the first piece of code would work, but the second one sure will ;-)

..-=ViKtOr=-..


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Hi,<br />
<br />
I have a problem to set file attribute. &nbsp;I want to clear read-only attribute from a file which has read-only attribute.<br />
HOw to do this? Thank you very much for your help.<br />
<br />
Regards cah
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Hi,

I have a problem to set file attribute.  I want to clear read-only attribute from a file which has read-only attribute.
HOw to do this? Thank you very much for your help.

Regards cah

Setting file attribute

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