Dir Function — Microsoft.VisualBasic.FileSystem
Dir[(pathname
[,attributes
])]
pathname
optional; StringA string expression that defines a path, which may contain a drive name, a folder name, and a filename
attributes
optional; Numeric or Constant of the FileAttribute
enumerationThe file attributes to be matched
Returns the name of a single file or folder matching the pattern and attribute passed to the function.
A zero-length string (“”) is returned if a matching file is not found.
Possible values for attributes
are:
FileAttributeenumeration |
Value |
Description |
Normal |
0 |
Normal (not hidden and not a system file) |
ReadOnly |
1 |
Read-only file |
Hidden |
2 |
Hidden |
System |
4 |
System file |
Volume |
8 |
Volume label; if specified, all other attributes are ignored |
Directory |
16 |
Directory or folder |
Archive |
32 |
Archive |
Alias |
64 |
Alias or link |