How to get directory/folder attributes in C#

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Dear all,

I'm create windows application in C#, where i'm automating windows.

Currently i'm trying to achieve, Directory/folder attributes(Readonly/hidden/archive).

Below is my code which always return "DirAttributes = Directory" only, even though I set the folder properties to "Readonly/hidden" but it always return only "Directory".

What I have tried:

C#

public static bool EvaluateFolderProperties(string folder, WindowsFolderAttributes att)
        {
            bool result = false;
            if (Directory.Exists(folder))
            {
                DirectoryInfo dirInfo = new DirectoryInfo(@"C:\NCIT");
                if (att == WindowsFolderAttributes.Hidden)
                    result = dirInfo.Attributes.HasFlag(FileAttributes.Hidden);
                else if (att == WindowsFolderAttributes.ReadOnly)
                    result = dirInfo.Attributes.HasFlag(FileAttributes.ReadOnly);
                else if (att == WindowsFolderAttributes.Archive)
                    result = dirInfo.Attributes.HasFlag(FileAttributes.Archive);
            }
            return result;
        }

Can anyone please help me.

Thanks in advance.

Posted 28-May-17 23:54pm

abdul subhan mohammed

Updated 29-May-17 0:29am

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OriginalGriff · Answer 1 · 2017-05-29T00:29:00

Solution 1

It might be that you are checking the same folder regardless of what you get passed:

DirectoryInfo dirInfo = new DirectoryInfo(@"C:\NCIT");

Perhaps using folder instead might be better?
Do note that ReadOnly only applies to files in a folder, not to the folder itself - you will always get False for that.

Posted 29-May-17 0:29am

OriginalGriff

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abdul subhan mohammed 29-May-17 7:01am

can you help me, in code for folder.

OriginalGriff 29-May-17 7:10am

You are joking, right?
DirectoryInfo dirInfo = new DirectoryInfo(folder);

Maciej Los 29-May-17 8:41am

:laugh: