file.setVisible

Syntax file.setVisible (path, setting)

Params path is a path name to the file or folder whose "invisible bit" you wish to set or clear.

setting is a boolean value indicating whether or not the item should be visible.

Action Sets the status of the specified item's "invisible bit".

Returns True if the item's "invisible bit" is set, false otherwise.

Examples file.setVisible ("C:\\Program Files\\Frontier\\Documentation\\Folder.htt", true)

   » true // MSIE 4.0 likes to hide this file


file.setVisible ("Work:Desktop DB", true)

   » true

It was there all the time!

file.setVisible ("System:Secret Items Folder:", false)

   » true

Entire folders can be made invisible.

Notes The "invisible bit" indicates whether or not an item will be displayed within its parent folder; this verb does not cause an item to be physically shown on the desktop.

It is usually not a good idea to create invisible files on a user's disk; generally, placing a file in an out-of-the-way location is a better choice.

See Also file.isVisible

Finder.reveal

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