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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 anding 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