Windows file visibility

[Marty Knapp]

Hey Roger,

I tried the delimiter both ways and checked (and reset) my folder 
options - still no go. When I check the File Properties for the file 
"Hidden" is not checked after I've run the shell command on it . . .

Marty
>> basically I'm doing this:
>> #creating a text file
>> #then attempt to make it invisible:
>>
>> put "attrib +h" && thePathToMyFile into commandString
>> get shell commandString
>>
>> But my file remains visible.
>>     
>
> Marty,
>
> You may just be conflicting with your OS settings. Do you have XP folder 
> options set to show hidden files? Another possibility is that you are 
> using a / rather than a \ as the path folder delimiter. Any time you use 
> shell on Windows, you need to replace "/" with "\" in commandString before 
> executing the get shell command.
>
> Roger Eller <roger.e.eller at sealedair.com>
>