WIN32_FIND_DATA

Type WIN32_FIND_DATA
  dwFileAttributes As Long
  ftCreationTime As FILETIME
  ftLastAccessTime As FILETIME
  ftLastWriteTime As FILETIME
  nFileSizeHigh As Long
  nFileSizeLow As Long
  dwReserved0 As Long
  dwReserved1 As Long
  cFileName As String * 260
  cAlternate As String * 14
End Type

WIN32_FIND_DATA-type variables hold information found about a file from a file search operation. This information includes the file's attributes; its creation, last-access, and last-modified times; the size of the file; its long filename; and its short filename. The file size is a 64-bit value split into two halves of 32 bits each: a high-order and a low-order half. The actual file size can be found by concatenating the binary or hexadecimal equivalents of the two halves. It can also be found by using the formula filesize = nFileSizeHigh * 2^32 + nFileSizeLow.

dwFileAttributes

One or more of the following flags identifying the file's attributes:

FILE_ATTRIBUTE_ARCHIVE = &H20

An archive file (which most files are).

FILE_ATTRIBUTE_COMPRESSED = &H800

A file residing in a compressed drive or directory.

FILE_ATTRIBUTE_DIRECTORY = &H10

A directory instead of a file.

FILE_ATTRIBUTE_HIDDEN = &H2

A hidden file, not normally visible to the user.

FILE_ATTRIBUTE_NORMAL = &H80

An attribute-less file (cannot be combined with other attributes).

FILE_ATTRIBUTE_READONLY = &H1

A read-only file.

FILE_ATTRIBUTE_SYSTEM = &H4

A system file, used exclusively by the operating system.

ftCreationTime

The time and date of when the file was created.

ftLastAccessTime

The time and date of when the file was last accessed.

ftLastWriteTime

The time and date of when the file was last modified or written to.

nFileSizeHigh

The high-order half of the file size.

nFileSizeLow

The low-order half of the file size.

dwReserved0

Reserved for future use.

dwReserved1

Reserved for future use.

cFileName

The long filename of the file.

cAlternate

The short filename of the file.

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