Release 10.1A: OpenEdge Development:
Progress 4GL Reference

FILE-TYPE attribute

A string of characters that indicate the type of file that is currently specified for the FILE-INFO handle.

Data type: CHARACTER

Access: Readable

Applies to: FILE-INFO system handle

The character string specifies two classes of file types—one type per file from the first class and one or more types per file from the second class. Table 65 lists the file type characters from the first class of file types.

Table 65: File type characters — one per file 

File type	Description
D	The file is a directory.
F	The file is a standard file or FIFO pipe (UNIX systems).
M	The file is a member of a Progress procedure library.
S	The file is a special device (UNIX systems).
X	The file type is unknown. (Contact your Progress Technical Support representative if you receive this value.)

Table 66 lists the file type characters from the second class of file types.

Table 66: File type characters — one or more per file 

File type	Description
H	The file is hidden.
L	The file is a symbolic link (UNIX systems).
P	The file is a pipe file (UNIX systems).
R	The file is readable.
W	The file is writeable.