SetFileAttributes

Puntel · 11th July 2002, 16:23

Hi all,

I am not getting the expeted result while running the following script line: SetFileAttributes '$INSTDIR\data\*.*' Normal

This folder and its files are being copied from a CD as Read-only attribute marked and I am trying to remove it but it seams the wildcards does not work properly. If I specify an individual file it works... I was wondering if it was a bug.

Hendri (Smile2Me) has provided a script to workaround it and suggest me to post it...
Thanks in advance.

11th July 2002, 16:29

So is the behavior of SetFileAttributes (*.* does not work) indended or is it a bug? I expect the latter.

As a workaround, here's a small script with demo.

Have fun with it, greetz,
-Hendri.

Puntel · 11th July 2002, 16:42

Okay Smile2Me,

The script works.
Thanks once again for you help.
Regards.

11th July 2002, 16:52

You're welcome

.

Greetz,
-Hendri.

Puntel · 11th July 2002, 16:57

Grazie !!!!

(Thanks in Italian)

kichik · 11th July 2002, 18:02

It is not a NSIS bug. It is just the behavior of SetFileAttributes.

Puntel · 12th July 2002, 13:24

Okay Kichik,

In this case I would suggest to change the documentation that says:
"Sets the file attributes of 'filename' (which can contain wildcards)..."
That was exactelly what I was trying... change attributes using wildcards... It will avoid in the future this sort of miss understanding.
Regards.

12th July 2002, 13:41

This is a nice suggestion, but KiCHiK cannot do that. The official developer of NSIS is Justin. Read this from Justin. Untill he will be back, I guess nothing will change to the current (1.98) official distribution of NSIS.

-Hendri.

11th July 2002, 16:23	#1
Puntel Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Rome - Italy Posts: 4	SetFileAttributes Hi all, I am not getting the expeted result while running the following script line: SetFileAttributes '$INSTDIR\data\.' Normal This folder and its files are being copied from a CD as Read-only attribute marked and I am trying to remove it but it seams the wildcards does not work properly. If I specify an individual file it works... I was wondering if it was a bug. Hendri (Smile2Me) has provided a script to workaround it and suggest me to post it... Thanks in advance.

11th July 2002, 18:02	#6
kichik M.I.A. [NSIS Dev, Mod] Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Israel Posts: 11,343	It is not a NSIS bug. It is just the behavior of SetFileAttributes. NSIS FAQ \| NSIS Home Page \| Donate $ "I hear and I forget. I see and I remember. I do and I understand." -- Confucius

12th July 2002, 13:24	#7
Puntel Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Rome - Italy Posts: 4	Suggestion Okay Kichik, In this case I would suggest to change the documentation that says: "Sets the file attributes of 'filename' (which can contain wildcards)..." That was exactelly what I was trying... change attributes using wildcards... It will avoid in the future this sort of miss understanding. Regards.

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11th July 2002, 16:42	#3
Puntel Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Rome - Italy Posts: 4	Okay Smile2Me, The script works. Thanks once again for you help. Regards.

11th July 2002, 16:52	#4
Smile2Me Guest Posts: n/a	You're welcome . Greetz, -Hendri.

11th July 2002, 16:57	#5
Puntel Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Rome - Italy Posts: 4	Grazie !!!! (Thanks in Italian)

12th July 2002, 13:41	#8
Smile2Me Guest Posts: n/a	This is a nice suggestion, but KiCHiK cannot do that. The official developer of NSIS is Justin. Read this from Justin. Untill he will be back, I guess nothing will change to the current (1.98) official distribution of NSIS. -Hendri.