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Strange attribute value reported by FindFirst(), Attr = 2080

When searching for files with FindFirst() I get an attribute value in the TSearchRec.Attr field of 2080. It is not specified in the help as there are only these values available and no combination of them yields 2080:

1 faReadOnly
2 faHidden
4 faSysFile
8 faVolumeID
16 faDirectory
32 faArchive
64 faSymLink
71 faAnyFile

Does anyone know what 2080 means and why I get that attribute value? The OS is XP embedded.

Solution

  • It turns out that the file found by FindFirst() was compressed and thus had the compressed bit set. Took me a while to figure out and I could not find a reference on the web that stated the actual value of TSearchRec.Attr when the compressed bit is set. Unclicking "Compress file" in the files advanced properties did the trick.