Attribute Changer Beta 3

Very nice to it I'll say nathan, my suggestion though is make the options more broader to include the ability to see if a certain file has a certain attibute other than that I found nothing wrong with the app it self nice work

I'll certainly see if I can make a better icon instead of the default AHK icon, or maybe neorame could do it (if he wants too)

Ok so far it still didn't detect the current file attributes but none the less it's still a good start

I started working on that icon image and I've done a large scale image, tell me what you think so far http://thibeaz.com/AC.png

Here is something that isnt a bug but someone will probably come here and say it is. If you want to edit the date for a file, make sure that readonly is not checked, if it is then the date will remain the same. So make sure you uncheck that attribute before you change any of the dates. To make things easier in the future, ill add back buttons so you can go to the previous window. Hope this will prevent any problems in the future.

Not sure if im gonna be able to add the drag and drop feature yet, im having some problems with acquiring variables and such, so its on hold till I find another solution. Ill probably release the next test which will make it easier to choose another app, I added a restart button and a back button. So are there any other suggestions and or bugs that I should know about before I get ready to release the next alpha?

New update, now it should be easier to do multiple files, read above for changes. What I plan for the next release is support to apply attributes to a folder, but I wanted to know what would be best, applying attributes to folder and all the files in it, or just the folder?

Here's a version that includes an attribute check, drag-and-drop in the main window, and better logic when hitting the "Next" button from the main window -

1. won't advance if edit box is blank
2. will clear edit box if file is not found
3. will return to the main window if user cancels out of the file select dialog instead of exiting the program

This was kinda fun, learned a little AHK tonight. I still hate some things about it, but I like some others.

BTW, how did you change the program icon? Did you reshack the AutoHotkeySC.bin directly (only method I found)?

;Application Name: Ac(AttributeChanger)
;What it does: Allows you to change the attributes of a file, such as make it readonly, an archive, system, and hidden. Soon I will add support to change File Dates.
;Author of Application:Nathan (AKA:Nathan9222)

; VARIABLES
; --------------------------------------------------------------------------


;Other Scrips to Include
;----------------
#Include %A_ScriptDir%



;Defaults
;----------------
#NoTrayIcon ;Doesnt show tray icon
#NoEnv
#SingleInstance force


;Create Necessary files
;-------------------
FileCreateDir, %A_ScriptDir%\Data  ;Creates the data folder in the script directory



; Main Window
;----------------
Gui +AlwaysOnTop +E0x10 ;Makes window always be shown, accepts drag-and-drop
Gui, Font, s11 ;Defines the font size 11
Gui, Add, Text, W300, Welcome to Attribute Changer, please choose the file you wish to edit. ;Shows text in the window, and makes the window width 300
Gui, Add, Button, x200 y60 w30 h25,...
Gui, Add, Button, x250 y100 w70, Next ;Adds the button Next to the window, horizontal position is 250, and verticle 100, and button size 75 in the window
Gui, Add, Edit, x30 y60 w170 h25 vMyEdit,
Gui, Show, Center, Attribute Changer ;Shows the window, centers it and shows "Attribute Changer" as the title.
Return

GuiClose:
ExitApp

;Start Main App
;------------------
Button...:
FileSelectFile, SelectedFile, 1, , Select a File  ;After ... is pushed this window will show
If SelectedFile =  ;If there is no file selected then return
	Return
Else ;If something is chosen it will continue to run the script
	GuiControl, Text, MyEdit, %SelectedFile%
Return

GuiDropFiles:
Loop, parse, A_GuiEvent, `n
{
	GuiControl, Text, MyEdit, %A_LoopField% ; set dropped file into edit control
    Break
}
Return

ButtonNext:
GuiControlGet, SelectedFile,, MyEdit ; save file from edit control to var SelectedFile
If SelectedFile =
	Return
IfNotExist, %SelectedFile%
{
	GuiControl, Text, MyEdit, ; clear edit control
	Return
}
Gui, Destroy  ;Closes the window, but not the application itself
FileSet:
FileGetAttrib, Attributes, %SelectedFile%  ;Gets attributes for the file you selected, and assigns "attributes" as variable
Gui, 2: +AlwaysOnTop
Gui, 2:Add, Text,W300, Please check/uncheck the Attributes you want for %SelectedFile%. 
Gui, 2:Font, W700 ;Makes test below this bold
Gui, 2:Add, Text,, Current File Attributes: %Attributes%  ;Shows attributes for your file and text appears below main text.
IniRead, OldAttributes, %A_ScriptDir%\Data\Settings.ini, %SelectedFile%, Old Attributes, None
Gui, 2:Add, Text,, Previous Attributes: %OldAttributes% 
Gui, 2:Font, norm ;Makes checkbox text normal
Options := CheckAttrib("R")
Gui, 2:Add, Checkbox, gReadonly %Options%, Readonly
Options := CheckAttrib("A")
Gui, 2:Add, Checkbox, gArchive %Options%, Archive
Options := CheckAttrib("S")
Gui, 2:Add, Checkbox, gSystem %Options%, System
Options := CheckAttrib("H")
Gui, 2:Add, Checkbox, gHidden %Options%, Hidden  
Gui, 2:Add, Text,,Click next to go to the Date Edit Window.
Gui, 2:Add, Button, x320 y200 w85, Next
Gui, 2:Show, Center, Attribute Changer
return

CheckAttrib(Attrib)
{
global Attributes
IfInString, Attributes, %Attrib%
	Options := "Checked"
Return Options
}

2GuiClose:
ExitApp

ReadOnly:
FileSetAttrib, ^R, %SelectedFile%, 0, 0
return
Archive:
FileSetAttrib, ^A, %SelectedFile%, 0, 0
return
System:
FileSetAttrib, ^S, %SelectedFile%, 0, 0
return
Hidden:
FileSetAttrib, ^H, %SelectedFile%, 0, 0
return

2ButtonNext:
FileGetAttrib, NewAttributes, %SelectedFile%
IniWrite, %SelectedFile%, %A_ScriptDir%\Data\Settings.ini, LastFileEdited, File
IniWrite, %Attributes%, %A_ScriptDir%\Data\Settings.ini, %SelectedFile%, Old Attributes
IniWrite, %NewAttributes%, %A_ScriptDir%\Data\Settings.ini, %SelectedFile%, New Attributes
Gui, 2:Destroy
#Include Date.ahk
return

What do you guys think would be useful features to add in the future?

• Encryption for file or folder only if hidden attribute checked
• Option to move edited folder or file to user choice location
• Ability to backup file or folder before adding encryption(if encryption is added)

Currently I'm just adding the finishing touches on the Folder Select ability, and then after a few testing, then we can finally go to beta testing. But I think it would be best if we used external scripts for some of the above features that could be added. Tell me what you think about some of the above, and maybe something else that would be useful instead.

I dont think it needs to comply with it, unless I plan on making it official and if I use the PA installer. Not sure if I need to, since this is entirely created by me, and most of the info and since we are in alpha testing, it would be just more work to do every time I wanted to release a new version, maybe once we are out of alpha I'll look into it.

Since I have been busy adding more features to the program. I was wondering if someone could look at the following Gui I have created and tell me what they think. I havent added any functions to any of the buttons so, if u wish to for me then feel free to do so.

Gui, Add, MonthCal, x6 y10 w180 h160 vDate, 
Gui, Add, Edit, x6 y200 w180 h70 vMyEdit, 
Gui, Add, Button, x16 y290 w80 h20 , Set Date For
Gui, Add, Button, x116 y290 w50 h20 , Cancel
Gui, Add, Text, x26 y180 w120 h20 , Type in date(or choose it)
Gui, Add, Radio, x6 y270 w60 h20 , C
Gui, Add, Radio, x66 y270 w60 h20 , M
Gui, Add, Radio, x126 y270 w60 h20 , A
Gui, Show, x131 y91 h325 w204, Choose Date
Return

GuiClose:
ExitApp

Im also planning on changing the Gui for the attribute checking window, make it look a little bit better.

New update, see above for changes, also I cant figure out y two of the features is being highlighted like its a link. So hope you enjoy this new update, and I plan on seeing your feedback to improve this program more.

Yup, a transparent icon would be cool, Ill look into that, maybe just remove all the extra white, now im looking into file encryption for files that only have the hidden attribute. Im looking into ccrytp, but im not sure what to do yet, how would you pass command line parameters to something like ccrypt? Ill keep looking into this, cause I want to make an update with this before school starts.

New update, please read above for changes, also please tell me what you think of the new features and the new icon. Im still working hard to implement some encryption, but if you know a way that would be easy and bug free, then comment here, as I would appreciate any help with this program.

Do you think that adding 7z support in my program would be useful? If so then Ill start to look into using the 7z command prompt version. So you can pack your directories and compress them, and you will have the ability to choose compression, like store, normal, etc. So please write here and tell me if this would be useful for Folders, and maybe I can try to find a way to do it for files, like putting the file in a folder that is named the same as file and pack that.

I just downloaded Beta 3 a litle while ago and
tried the new encryption out and I thought that
you should have on the Encrypt area,
on the bottom field verify password or something like that.
When I select a folder and do Encryption nothing happens and
it would be nice if it could apply attributes in files inside folders
Oh, by the way I took your icon and put some more
formats on the icon just because I wanted too, but when I added some more formats using IcoFX
the file size decreased.
here's the formats

32 bit and 8 bit a.k.a. 256 colors:
256x256
128x128
96x96
64x64
48x48
32x32
24x24
16x16
4 bit a.k.a. 16 colors:
32x32
24x24
16x16

http://www.mediafire.com/?xcgzopngbyb
P.S. I think if you put a launcher and installer and put it in the Test Releases page you may get more downloads and the 4 bit formats aren't too good (I think)