VB.NET Language in a Nutshell
| FileAttr Function |
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