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Modify File Attributes

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VBScript
Dim fso,i
Dim strStartFolder,age
Dim oFolder
Dim oFile
Dim colFiles
Dim colNargs,colUargs
Dim Display

	Set fso = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")
	Set colNargs=WScript.Arguments.Named
	
	If colNargs.Length<1 Then
		WScript.Echo ("Missing Argument")
		WScript.Echo ("change.vbs [/p:(path)] [/d:(true/false)] [/a:(age in days)]")
		WScript.Echo("arguments: /p: full directory path, /d: to display on screen  /a:  age of file in days")
		WScript.Echo ("ex: change.vbs /p:c:\ /d:True /a:65")
		WScript.Echo("run change.vbs on c:\test, display to screen, change archive bit for files older than 65 days")
		WScript.Echo("age must be numberic")
		WScript.Echo("defaults: path - c:\")
		WScript.Echo("			display false")
		WScript.Echo("			age - 2 days")
		WScript.Echo("the age switch must not be the last one!")
		WScript.Quit
	End If
	
	'------check each option----------
		If colNargs.Exists("p") Then 
					strStartFolder=colNargs.Item("p")
				Else
					WScript.Echo("Missing path")
					WScript.Quit
		End If
		If colNargs.Exists("a") Then 
					If IsNumeric(colNargs.Item("a")) Then 
						age=CInt(colNargs.Item("a"))
					Else
							WScript.Echo("Age must be a value")
							WScript.Quit
					End If
		End If
		If colNargs.Exists("d") Then 
					Display=colNargs.Item("d")
					If UCase(Display)="TRUE" Then Display=True Else Display=false
		End If


	Set oFolder = fso.GetFolder(strStartFolder)

	If Display Then
		Wscript.Echo oFolder.Path
	End If
	
	ShowFiles oFolder.Files

	ShowFolders fso.GetFolder(strStartFolder)

	Set fso=Nothing
	Set oFolder=Nothing
	Set colFiles=Nothing
	Set colNargs=Nothing
	
	WScript.Quit

Sub ShowFolders(Folder)
    For Each Subfolder in Folder.SubFolders
        If Display Then
        	WScript.Echo Subfolder.Path
        End If
        Set oFolder = fso.GetFolder(Subfolder.Path)
        Set colFiles = oFolder.Files
        
       		ShowFiles colFiles							'-----show all files of folder------
        	ShowFolders Subfolder						'-----show current folder-------
    Next
End Sub

Sub ShowFiles(Folder)

	Dim fDate 											'----file date------
	Dim att 											'----file attributes---
	Dim fName											'----file name-------
	Dim msg												'----attribute message----
	
	For Each oFile in Folder
		fDate=oFile.DateLastModified					'----vars for easy reading-----
		att=oFile.attributes
		fName=oFile.Name				
		If CDate(fDate)> Date-age Then				
			If Display Then
				msg=""
				If att And 32 Then msg=msg & "Archive  "
				If att And 2 then msg=msg & "Hidden  "
				If att And 1 Then msg=msg & "Read-Only  "
				If att And 4 Then msg=msg & "System  "
				If att And 128 Then msg=msg & "Compressed"
			
    			Wscript.Echo fName & " - " & fDate & " : " & msg	
				WScript.Echo("Changing Archive Bit to - " & (att=att And 2))
			End if
			oFile.attributes=att Xor 32
    	End If
	Next
	
End Sub
Platforms
Windows Server 2008 R2 No
Windows Server 2008 No
Windows Server 2003 No
Windows 7 No
Windows Vista No
Windows XP No
Windows 2000 No
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