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|A║ |6Happy Hacker |A║════════════^1 File Attribute Changer |A════════════║ |6Happy Hacker |A║
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^Cby
^CMartin Richardson
With File Attribute Changer (FAC), you can quickly alter the
attributes of any file. There are six attributes associated with DOS files,
four of which FAC lets you alter. These include marking files as Read Only,
Hidden, Archive and System files. Each attribute has its own distinct use and
any of the attributes can be combined.
Files that contain the Read Only attribute are protected from being
changed or deleted by any DOS operation. Hidden files can't be seen by
ordinary DOS operations, such as DIR. System files are similar to Hidden
files in that they cannot be seen by ordinary DOS operations; yet having this
attribute set would designate a "special" system file rather than a normal
file that was simply hidden. Note that both Hidden and System files can be
used just like other normal files, they just won't show up in DOS lists like
those shown by the DIR command. Archive files designate files that have not
been backed up since the last system back-up. Some backup utilities will use
this attribute to back-up only those files that were modified.
FAC starts by displaying the files that appear in the directory with
which you are currently CD'd to when you run the program. The file list
includes the file name, date, size and its attributes. You can easily move
through the list of files by using the cursor up and down keys, as well as the
page up and down keys. You may change the attribute of the highlighted file by
pressing A (Archive), R (Read Only), S (System), and H (Hidden). These four
keys toggle its respective attribute on and off.
If you want to look at files on other drives, choose the <D>rive
command to enter the first letter of the drive through which you wish to
browse. Using the <C>hange directory option, you can move through the
directory lists on the current drive. Simply move the highlighted area over
the directory you wish to enter and press <ENTER>. Pressing <ENTER> over
directories listed as ".." will take you back one level to the previous
directory. After you've finished choosing the directory with which you'd like
to modify files, press the <ESC> key to see the list of files that appear in
that directory. Using the <D>rive and <C>hange directory options you can
access virtually any file you wish. And to keep you informed of your current
location, the current path is always displayed at the top of the screen.
The help option (F1) keeps you informed of your options at all times.
To exit FAC, press <ESC> until the quit options appear at the bottom of the
screen. From here you are able to save your changes, exit without saving any
changes, and abort the exit function altogether.
PROGRAM EXECUTION
To run this program from DOS, type FAC and press ENTER.
FILES USED BY FILE ATTRIBUTE CHANGER:
^F FAC.EXE