The FileAttributes property of the Installer object returns a number representing the combined file attributes for the designated path to a file or folder.

Syntax

Script
Installer.FileAttributes

Remarks

The FileAttributes property returns the following values.

File attribute	Value	Value
FILE_ATTRIBUTE_READONLY	0x00000001	1
FILE_ATTRIBUTE_HIDDEN	0x00000002	2
FILE_ATTRIBUTE_SYSTEM	0x00000004	4
FILE_ATTRIBUTE_DIRECTORY	0x00000010	16
FILE_ATTRIBUTE_TEMPORARY	0x00000100	256
FILE_ATTRIBUTE_COMPRESSED	0x00000800	2048
FILE_ATTRIBUTE_OFFLINE	0x00001000	4096

 

Returns –1 if the file or folder does not exist or is not accessible.

Requirements

Version	Windows Installer 5.0 on Windows Server 2008 R2 or Windows 7. Windows Installer 4.0 or Windows Installer 4.5 on Windows Server 2008 or Windows Vista. Windows Installer on Windows Server 2003, Windows XP, and Windows 2000
DLL	Msi.dll
IID	IID_IInstaller is defined as 000C1090-0000-0000-C000-000000000046

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