On 4/6/05 2:02 AM, "Signe Marie Sanne" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

> <snip>
>> So now that I have that working, I want to make the file invisible.  Any
>> ideas why this standard snippet is failing:
>> 
>>     replace "/" with "\" in tPath -- this contains what "it" had before
>>     put "attrib"&& quote & tPath & quote && "-h" into tCommand
>>     set the hideConsoleWindows to true
>>     put shell (tCommand) into theError
>> 
>> I get no error, but the file remains visible. The command doesn't work
>> from the DOS prompt either.
> 
> I tried replacing -h with +h as Dar suggested, but this just results in a
> dimmed icon, the file can still be opened. Other suggestions? And how do we
> make it visible again?

Actually it *is* invisible, but you have your Windows preference set to show
invisible files (they are shown as dimmed). To set it visible again, use -h.
Basically +h means "add 'hidden' attribute" and -h means "remove 'hidden'
attribute".


Ken Ray
Sons of Thunder Software
Web site: http://www.sonsothunder.com/
Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED]


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