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package Win32::File;
#
#File.pm
#Written by Douglas_Lankshear@ActiveWare.com
#
#subsequent hacks:
# Gurusamy Sarathy
#
$VERSION = '0.02';
require Exporter;
require DynaLoader;
@ISA= qw( Exporter DynaLoader );
# Items to export into callers namespace by default. Note: do not export
# names by default without a very good reason. Use EXPORT_OK instead.
# Do not simply export all your public functions/methods/constants.
@EXPORT = qw(
ARCHIVE
COMPRESSED
DIRECTORY
HIDDEN
NORMAL
READONLY
SYSTEM
);
=head1 NAME
Win32::File - manage file attributes in perl
=head1 SYNOPSIS
use Win32::File;
=head1 DESCRIPTION
This module offers the retrieval and setting of file attributes.
=head1 FUNCTIONS
=head2 NOTE:
all of the functions return FALSE (0) if they fail, unless otherwise noted.
=over 10
=item GetAttributes(filename, returnedAttirbutes)
Gets the attributes of a file or directory
=item SetAttributes(filename, newAttirbutes)
Sets the attributes of a file or directory
=back
=cut
sub AUTOLOAD
{
# This AUTOLOAD is used to 'autoload' constants from the constant()
# XS function. If a constant is not found then control is passed
# to the AUTOLOAD in AutoLoader.
my($constname);
($constname = $AUTOLOAD) =~ s/.*:://;
#reset $! to zero to reset any current errors.
$!=0;
my $val = constant($constant);
if($! != 0)
{
if($! =~ /Invalid/)
{
$AutoLoader::AUTOLOAD = $AUTOLOAD;
goto &AutoLoader::AUTOLOAD;
}
else
{
($pack,$file,$line) = caller;
die "Your vendor has not defined Win32::File macro $constname, used in $file at line $line.";
}
}
eval "sub $AUTOLOAD { $val }";
goto &$AUTOLOAD;
}
bootstrap Win32::File;
1;
__END__