FileAttr Function

FileAttr Function

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Class

Microsoft.VisualBasic.FileSystem

Syntax

 FileAttr(   filenumber   ) 

filenumber (required; Integer)

Any valid file number

Return Value

An OpenMode constant, as shown in the following table:

Mode	Value
Input	1
Output	2
Random	4
Append	8
Binary	32

Description

Returns the file-access mode for a file opened using the FileOpen procedure

VB.NET/VB 6 Differences

In VB 6, FileAttr includes a superfluous returntype parameter that must be set to 1 or an error results. In VB.NET, the parameter has been eliminated.

See Also

FileOpen Procedure