How to: Determine if a File is Read-only in Visual Basic

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The GetFileInfo method can be used to get a FileInfo object, which contains information about the specified file.

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To determine if a file is read-only

  • Use the GetFileInfo method to return a FileInfo object for the file, which can be queried for information. This example gets a FileInfo object for Testfile.txt and displays the appropriate message if the IsReadOnly property is set to True.

    Dim infoReader As System.IO.FileInfo
infoReader = My.Computer.FileSystem.GetFileInfo("C:\testfile.txt")
If infoReader.IsReadOnly = True Then
    MsgBox("File is readonly!")
End If

See Also

Tasks

How to: Determine if a Directory is Read-Only in Visual Basic

Reference

FileSystem

GetFileInfo

Other Resources

File, Directory, and Drive Properties in Visual Basic