Code to hide folder or file by C programming?

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I Cant hide files or folder by using #include<io.h>,#include<dos.h> by using
_chmod(FN,1,FA_SYSTEM | FA_HIDDEN | FA_RDONLY);

What I have tried:

#include<stdio.h>
#include<conio.h>
#include<dos.h>
#include<io.h>
void main()
{
	int i,test; //test for condition in c programming
	char ch,FN[20];  //fn mean file name-ch mean to choice a number in switch
	char s[]={"#FILE/FOLDER PROTECTION SOFTWARE !"};
	clrscr();
	gotoxy(14,5);
	textcolor(2);
	cprintf("_______________________________________________");
	gotoxy(14,6);
	cprintf("_______________________________________________");
	gotoxy(14,10);
	cprintf("_______________________________________________");
	gotoxy(18,8);
	textcolor(10);
	for(i=0;s[i]!='\0';i++) //to show the header which is declear in char
	{
	_setcursortype(1);
	cprintf("%c",s[i]);
	delay(50);
	sound(1500);
	delay(50);
	nosound();
	}
	textcolor(2);  // for a text color in c programming
	gotoxy(22,12);
	cprintf("1 :HIDE A FILE /FOLDER ");
	gotoxy(22,14);
	cprintf("2 :SHOW A FILE /FOLDER ");
	gotoxy(22,16);
	cprintf("3 :HELP ");

	gotoxy(10,24);
	cprintf("Designed & Developed At Nepha6ker.blogspot.com Copyright @ 2019 ");
	gotoxy(16,18);
	cprintf("       ENTER YOUR CHOICE :->> ");
	ch=getch(); //when the user press esc than it exit the program
	if(ch==27)
	exit(1);
	switch(ch)
	{
	case '1':clrscr();
	gotoxy(15,6);
	textcolor(2);
	cprintf("______________________________________________________");
	gotoxy(15,7);
	cprintf("______________________________________________________");
	gotoxy(15,12);
	cprintf("______________________________________________________");
	gotoxy(17,9);
	cprintf("ENTER THE FILE / FOLDER NAME WITH PATH !!");
	gotoxy(17,11);
	cprintf("$ : ");
	fflush(stdin);//to clear all the screen which has run when started
	gets(FN);
	test=test=_chmod(FN,1,FA_SYSTEM || FA_HIDDEN || FA_RDONLY);//chmod is command to hide the folder or file
	if(test==-1)
	{
	clrscr();
	gotoxy(19,9);
	sound(1000);
	delay(200);
	cprintf("Unable to hide file / folder ! ");
	nosound();
	}
	else
	{
	clrscr();
	gotoxy(19,9);
	cprintf("Operation executed successfully !");
	nosound();
	}

	break;
	}

getch();

}

Posted 2-Aug-19 22:43pm

Nephacker

Updated 3-Aug-19 5:17am

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Richard MacCutchan 3-Aug-19 4:47am

I think you need to upgrade your programming to modern standards. The use of basic dos functions became obsolete years ago.

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OriginalGriff · Answer 1 · 2019-08-02T23:00:00

First off, "I cant ..." doesn't tell us anything about the problem you are having - we know you have a problem or you wouldn't be posting here, but we can't see your screen, access your HDD, tell what you typed, or read your mind!
So start by learning how to ask a question: remember the above, and that we get no context beyond exactly what you type - so it's important to give us information:

What have you tried?
Where are you stuck?
What have you done to try and find out what the problem is?
What help do you need?

The better your question, the better our answer!

Secondly, indent your code: A single indent for the one any only function you write isn't enough, you need to indent each time you add an if, an else, a while, or a for to make your code readable.

Thirdly, stop commenting what the instruction is doing, and comment why you are doing it:

textcolor(2);  // for a text color in c programming

Is a useless comment:

textcolor(2);  // Set to Green test

Is much better,
but:

textcolor(GREEN);

Doesn't need a comment at all ... Apply that to all your code: comment why you do something, not what your code is doing - we can see that because we can read the code!

Finally, your code doesn't try to use chmod - it doesn't even compile with the current code:

test=system(C:\\Windows\\System32\\ipconfig);//chmod is command to hide the folder or file

Only show us code that compiles if you want us to help you with running code, because unless it compiles, it won't run! And show us the code that does run, and explain what happens when you run it, along with the actual values in any variables (use the debugger to work out exactly what they are - don't guess or assume!)

Richard MacCutchan · Answer 2 · 2019-08-03T05:17:00

Solution 2

See _chmod, _wchmod | Microsoft Docs[^].

Posted 3-Aug-19 5:17am

Richard MacCutchan

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Nephacker 3-Aug-19 12:25pm

sir, how can hide files and folder by using _chmod in c programming? whats type of Tributes i have to use to hide folder files in c programming

Richard MacCutchan 3-Aug-19 12:52pm

Try using one of the constant values with the _A_ prefix in the dos.h header file.