Create a hide Folder

Question

How do you create a hide folder??

I know how to create folder but how if I want to hide it?

Answer 1

Hi MiCzZZ,

based on this link: http://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/Vsexpressvb/thread/44da4f00-183b-43b1-ad68-99639e543ca2/

you can use for example:

Dim di As DirectoryInfo = Directory.CreateDirectory("C:\hidden")

di.Attributes = FileAttributes.Hidden

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Answer 2

Public Class Form1
    ' hide folder
    Private Sub Button1_Click(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles Button1.Click
        IO.File.SetAttributes("C:\Users\trujade\Desktop\my msdn", IO.FileAttributes.Hidden)
    End Sub

    ' unhide folder
    Private Sub Button2_Click(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles Button2.Click
        IO.File.SetAttributes("C:\Users\trujade\Desktop\my msdn", IO.FileAttributes.Normal)
    End Sub
End Class

found the code online and had to edit it some, but it seems to work.. nice question. ;o)
guess i finally learned something today as well, how to hide/unhide folders.

trujade

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Answer 3

I have another question.. What is the code on how to open the folder?

Answer 4

I have another question.. What is the code on how to open the folder?

Answer 5

I suppose you want to open folder in Explorer window.
If so, then you could use,

Process.Start("FolderPath C:\Temp for example")

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Thanks

- Omie
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