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Sample Tasks -> T73 - Change Attributes/Permissions for all files in a folder

Task Description: Ask user for a folder and give read permission to all files in that folder. This task can be modified to change other attributes/permissions.

Solution
1.	Create Variable	Click on “Tools” and select the option “Variable Manager”. Click on “Add New Variable”. Select the type of variable as “Value”, specify the name of the variable as “FolderPath”. Give any value and save the variable. Screenshot 1
2.	Prompt user for folder	In the main Automation Anywhere window click on Tools->Task Editor From the list of commands, double-click the 'Prompt' In Select window, Select 'Don't write in any Window'. Enter Message as shows in Screenshot 2. Select Assign value to Variable and select "FolderPath" as variable. Click on Save button in the Prompt command.
3.	Check if Path is correct	Check if path is correct. If not, show error message and stop the task as shown. Screenshot 3
4.	Execute command in CMD window	Open CMD window and using keystroke command, execute command as shown. Screenshot 3

Create this task once and this can be used by any user to change attributes of all files in a folder. When you run this task, it asks user for “Folder Path”, goes to that folder and changes file attributes to “Read Only”. You can create similar tasks to change attributes to say “Hidden Files” or change “Read only” file properties back to “Achieve” mode and so on.