SetFileReadOnly

Sets or clears the read-only attribute on a file. Use to allow or prevent scripts from modifying a file.

Syntax

SetFileReadOnly("FilePath", True/False)

Arguments

Argument Description
FilePath Full path to the file. See Identifying files and directories in statements for information about configuring full paths relative to the workspace or script directory.
True/False True sets the read-only attribute on the file. False clears the read-only attribute to make the file writable.

Example

'User-defined subroutine that deletes files

Sub SafeDelete(filePath)

SetFileReadOnly(filePath, False) 'Makes read-only files writable

DeleteFile(filePath)

End Sub

SafeDelete("C:\\Testing\\TestResults.txt")

SafeDelete("C:\\Testing\\TestScreenshot.png")