How to delete read-only files

[Kit McDowall]

How can I delete read-only files with the .net compact
framework? The following works for the regular .net
framework but not for the compact framework:

SetAttr(strFilePath, GetAttr(strFilePath) And (Not
vbReadOnly))

File.Delete(strFilePath)

The .NET compact framework does not support the SetAttr
and GetAttr functions.

 

[Peter Foot [MVP]]

You can get and set file attributes through the System.IO.FileInfo class.
e.g.

Dim fi As New System.IO.FileInfo("filename")

'remove readonly attribute

fi.Attributes -= IO.FileAttributes.ReadOnly

System.IO.File.Delete("filename")


Peter