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# GetFAttr

Get file attributes

## Declaration

Source position: dosh.inc line 114

`procedure GetFAttr(`
`var f;`
`var attr: Word`
`);`

## Description

GetFAttr returns the file attributes of the file-variable f. F can be a untyped or typed file, or of type Text. f must have been assigned, but not opened. The attributes can be examined with the following constants :

- ReadOnly
- Hidden
- SysFile
- VolumeId
- Directory
- Archive

Under linux, supported attributes are:

- Directory
- ReadOnly if the current process doesn't have access to the file.
- Hidden for files whose name starts with a dot ('.').

## Errors

Errors are reported in DosError

## See also

SetFAttr |  | Set file attributes

## Example

    Program Example8;
    uses Dos;

    { Program to demonstrate the GetFAttr function. }

    var
      Attr : Word;
      f    : File;
    begin
      Assign(f,ParamStr(1));
      GetFAttr(f,Attr);
      WriteLn('File ',ParamStr(1),' has attribute ',Attr);
      if (Attr and archive)<>0 then WriteLn('- Archive');
      if (Attr and directory)<>0 then WriteLn('- Directory');
      if (Attr and readonly)<>0 then WriteLn('- Read-Only');
      if (Attr and sysfile)<>0 then WriteLn('- System');
      if (Attr and hidden)<>0 then WriteLn('- Hidden');
    end.

Documentation generated on: Feb 26 2014