Change attributes of all files and folders in a given directory in VB.net?

Question

In visual Basic (Visual Studio), How do I change attributes of all files and folders in a directory that user choose using FolderBrowserDialog? Heres my code to take input: If FolderBrowserDialog1.ShowDialog = Windows.Forms.DialogResult.OK Then RichTextBox1.Clear() Label1.Text = "" Dim initialFolder As String = FolderBrowserDialog1.SelectedPath RichTextBox1.Text = initialFolder Now how do i use the variable inialFolder to change attribute of all files and folders in the directory/location stored in inialfolder?

Answer 1

Try this:

File.SetAttributes(path, File.GetAttributes("test.txt") Or FileAttributes.Archive)

File.SetAttributes(path, File.GetAttributes("test.txt") Or FileAttributes.Hidden)

File.SetAttributes(path, File.GetAttributes("test.txt") Or FileAttributes.System)