1422: DirAttrSet: Directory Not Found or Access Denied

Keywords: 	   1422  DirAttrSet

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Question:

I created a subdirectory

    c:\junk

under that I created 3 subdirs

    test1
    test2
    test3

I made test3 a hidden directory.

Then I run the following script:

DirAttrSet("*.*", "rash")
message(1,2)
a=DirItemize("*.*")
message("",a)

which generates a 1422 error.

Then I change the mask to "*.":

DirAttrSet("*.", "rash")
message(1,2)
a=DirItemize("*.*")
message("",a)

and it doesn't complain, but it also doesn't unhide the directory.

What gives?

Answer:

DirAttrSet does not take wild cards. The list must be a tab-delimited or vertical bar list. So what you need to do is the following:

1. Use the IntControl(5,1,0,0,0) to unhide the directory.

       DirAttrSet(DirItemize("*.*"), "rah")
   

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Article ID:   W14141

Filename:   1422 DirAttrSet Directory not Found or Access Denied.txt