I am new to VB and I need a vb script that does the following:



1) Check to see that %rootvar%\roam is hidden (%rootvar% is an environment
variable defined prior to this script running)
2) If it is not hidden, then alter the attributes to hide it
3) If it is hidden, take no action

Any help will be much appriciated

-CX

"Crx" <Crx@xxxxxx> wrote in message
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>I am new to VB and I need a vb script that does the following:
>
> 1) Check to see that %rootvar%\roam is hidden (%rootvar% is an
> environment
> variable defined prior to this script running)
> 2) If it is not hidden, then alter the attributes to hide it
> 3) If it is hidden, take no action
>
> Any help will be much appriciated
>
> -CX

Seems like a fairly straightforward batch script:

ATTRIB +H %rootvar%\roam /D

(Not tested)

Doesn't check whether it's hidden first but I don't see why that matters.

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Joe Fawcett (MVP - XML)

http://joe.fawcett.name

Joe,

Yea, I know about attrib using a bat file, I was hoping I can get the same
thing done using a vb script. It sounds like an easy task; well maybe not.

-CX

"Joe Fawcett" wrote:

> "Crx" <Crx@xxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:20C7D6B9-DE8B-4610-97AA-4F54F8C584D5@xxxxxx

> >I am new to VB and I need a vb script that does the following:
> >
> > 1) Check to see that %rootvar%\roam is hidden (%rootvar% is an
> > environment
> > variable defined prior to this script running)
> > 2) If it is not hidden, then alter the attributes to hide it
> > 3) If it is hidden, take no action
> >
> > Any help will be much appriciated
> >
> > -CX

> Seems like a fairly straightforward batch script:
>
> ATTRIB +H %rootvar%\roam /D
>
> (Not tested)
>
> Doesn't check whether it's hidden first but I don't see why that matters.
>
> --
>
> Joe Fawcett (MVP - XML)
>
> http://joe.fawcett.name
>
>
>

Documentation on the attributes property of the FileSystemObject:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/libr...43(VS.85).aspx

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Joe Fawcett (MVP - XML)

http://joe.fawcett.name

"Crx" <Crx@xxxxxx> wrote in message
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> Joe,
>
> Yea, I know about attrib using a bat file, I was hoping I can get the same
> thing done using a vb script. It sounds like an easy task; well maybe not.
>
> -CX
>
> "Joe Fawcett" wrote:
>

>> "Crx" <Crx@xxxxxx> wrote in message
>> news:20C7D6B9-DE8B-4610-97AA-4F54F8C584D5@xxxxxx

>> >I am new to VB and I need a vb script that does the following:
>> >
>> > 1) Check to see that %rootvar%\roam is hidden (%rootvar% is an
>> > environment
>> > variable defined prior to this script running)
>> > 2) If it is not hidden, then alter the attributes to hide it
>> > 3) If it is hidden, take no action
>> >
>> > Any help will be much appriciated
>> >
>> > -CX

>> Seems like a fairly straightforward batch script:
>>
>> ATTRIB +H %rootvar%\roam /D
>>
>> (Not tested)
>>
>> Doesn't check whether it's hidden first but I don't see why that matters.
>>
>> --
>>
>> Joe Fawcett (MVP - XML)
>>
>> http://joe.fawcett.name
>>
>>
>>