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                             dos_getfileattr

   Usage
   #include <dos.h>
   int dos_getfileattr(char *filepath, unsigned *att);

   Description
   Gets the current file attributes of the named file and places them  in
   the  unsigned  integer pointed to by att. The  char  pointer  filepath
   references  a  standard  DOS path and filename as  a  null  terminated
   string.  Individual  file attributes can be checked by  `and'ing  them
   with the appropriate masks. The following macros are defined in  dos.h
   and can be used for that purpose:

   FA_RDONLY read only
   FA_HIDDEN hidden
   FA_SYSTEM system
   FA_ARCH   archive

   dos_getfileattr is not available for directories or the volume label.

   Example
   see dos_setfileattr

   Return Value
   0 if succesful otherwise the DOS error code.


See Also: DOS_Package dos_setfileattr

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