Hi Everybody,

Im developing a small utility for Windows in VB6 and this also happens to be my first application that uses the CreateThread API.

The form load calls the CreateThread API with the Addressof operator to a function written in a module. The function displays the File & Folder Properties dialog box using theShellExecute Ex API. My query was as to how can i make my program wait till the user closes the Properties...

Hey got it working.. me now using ADS on NTFS to attach a 0 byte file with the Name 'Protected'. Still thinking what to do about FAT systems...

Hey ppl, I'm want to develop an application that will add an attribute (eg. "PROTECTED" ) to any file i want. Such a file will then be monitored by this application (which runs in the background) for any changes (copy, modify, delete).

My difficulty is: I have no clue how you would add a custom attribute to a file, something like mp3 tags or MSWord summary.

It may not necessarily be a file attrib, but even...