B4J Code Snippet Set windows file attribute to hidden

Dim jo As JavaObject
jo.InitializeStatic("java.lang.Runtime")
jo.RunMethodJO("getRuntime", Null).RunMethod("exec", Array("attrib +H <path_to_your_file>"))

 

[aminoacid]

Very nice. But just curious to know if there is any reason why you would not want to do the same thing with jShell?

 

[aeric]

Very nice. But just curious to know if there is any reason why you would not want to do the same thing with jShell?

I haven't tried yet. Will take a look when I find time. Do you already have sample?

 

[aminoacid]

I haven't tried yet. Will take a look when I find time. Do you already have sample?

No, but I have used jShell to run various Linux shell commands, so I am assuming that it will work with "DOS" commands like "attrib" too. I'll look into it when I get a chance. I was just curious to know if there are any advantages/disadvantages of using one technique over the other.

 

[peacemaker]

Thanks. Imho, better to show the real example of Array("attrib +H <path_to_your_file>"), under Win and Linux.

 

[aeric]

Thanks. Imho, better to show the real example of Array("attrib +H <path_to_your_file>"), under Win and Linux.

This code snippet is a response to another thread for license software protection. If someone is going to hide a file in a hidden folder such as in username\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\xxx
I take another step further to make the file hidden. You may use any file path you like.