You CAN:) operate on NTFS file streams (streams are appended on file using name like this name:stream, google the web and you'll find plenty of articles).
Here's an example code, and it worked for me (please ignore uppercases, it's only for clarity of a comment):
#NoEnv SendMode Input IfNotExist, c:\a.txt ;____MAKE A TEST FILE AND FOLDER MANUALLY (NO READ-ONLY)!!! exitapp ;_____IfNotExist, c:\fproba ;_____exitapp lokacija1:="c:\a.txt:proba1.txt" ; ___FILE LOCATION, NTFS STREAM 1 lokacija2:="c:\a.txt:proba2" ; ___FILE LOCATION, NTFS STREAM 2 flokacija:="c:\fproba:f1a" ;; ___FOLDER LOCATION, NTFS STREAM for folder ime2:="c:\a.txt:ime2" ; IfExist, %npr%:Summary* ;__________DETECT NTFS STREAM ; msgbox Stream X Detected! ;________THIS I HAVENT IfExist, %lokacija1% ;__________DETECT NTFS STREAM msgbox File Stream 1 Detected! IfExist, %lokacija2% ;__________DETECT NTFS STREAM msgbox File Stream 2 Detected! fileread, sadrzaj, %lokacija1% ;_________________READ STREAM 1 if not ErrorLevel { msgbox, File succesfully loaded!`nSize: %velicina% KB } else { msgbox, Loading stream 1 error! ; ____exitapp } ;______________________________________________________________________ fileappend, ekstra1, %lokacija1% ;_________________WRITE CONTENTS IN STREAM 1 if errorlevel msgbox, Stream 1 write error! fileread, sadrzaj, %lokacija1% msgbox stream1: %sadrzaj% ;_________________SEE CONTENTS OF STREAM 1 fileappend, ekstra2, %lokacija2% ;_________________WRITE CONTENTS IN STREAM 2 if errorlevel msgbox, Stream 2 write error! fileread, sadrzaj, %lokacija2% msgbox stream2: %sadrzaj% ;_________________SEE CONTENTS OF STREAM 2 fileappend, ekstraF, %flokacija% ;_________________WRITE FOLDER'S STREAM!!! if errorlevel msgbox, F Stream write error! msgbox, Stream 2 will now be deleted! filedelete, %lokacija2% ;_________________DELETE STREAM 2 if errorlevel msgbox, Stream 2 delete error! ;loc:="c:\a.txt:1.exe" ;_____________EXE FILE EMBEDDED IN STREAM CAN BE RUN!!! ;run, %loc%I've used Stream explorer (freeware) to monitor file's streams.
(http://www.rekenwond...eamexplorer.htm)
Unfortunately, I haven't been able to detect or load SummaryInformation stream (summary tab in file properties right-click, it has some weird CLSID-named 0-byte stream attached with it also) with something like this
npr:="c:\a.txt:SummaryInformation" IfExist, %npr% msgbox Stream X Detected!(help!
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I hope this helps to get the whole thing cracked!
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[Moderator's note: even if related to wish Setting-File-Attributes Function, not in right section, moved to Ask for Help.]