Name

FileAttr Function

Class

Microsoft.VisualBasic.FileSystem

Syntax

FileAttr(filenumber)
filenumber

Use: Required

Data Type: 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

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