FAQ: NTFS file functions 4

[Glenn9999]

I got curious about a couple of things that exist on NTFS volumes, and decided to implement them in Delphi.

1) Alternate Data Streams
2) NTFS file-based compression.

Details and code in the FAQ link below.
faq102-7167

Measurement is not management.

 

[Glenn9999]

The FAQ was edited:

I went through my documentation that I had from researching what was posted the first time and added constants for all the valid file attribute values within NTFS/other drives as currently documented.

{ new file attribute constants }
      faDevice            = $40;    // device - not used
      faNormal            = $80;    //  normal file - implied not any other attr
      faTemporary         = $100;   // temporary file
      faSparseFile        = $200;   // sparse file
      faReparsePoint      = $400;   // file with reparse point or symbolic link
      faCompressed        = $800;   // compressed file
      faOffline           = $1000;  // file is offline
      faNotContentIndexed = $2000;  // file is not content indexed
      faEncrypted         = $4000;  // encrypted file
      faVirtual           = $10000; // virtual file

Measurement is not management.

 

[Glenn9999]

FAQ edited again (for the last time unless there's a bug):

1) Added information and code for creating sparse files.
2) Added information and code for creating hard links.

Measurement is not management.