| EncryptFile The EncryptFile function encrypts a file or directory. All data streams in a file are encrypted. All new files created in an encrypted directory are encrypted. VB4-32,5,6
Declare Function EncryptFile Lib "ADVAPI32" Alias "EncryptFileA" (ByVal lpFileName As String) As Boolean |
| Operating Systems Supported |
| Requires Windows 2000 or later; Win9x/ME: Not supported |
· lpFileName
[in] Pointer to a null-terminated string that specifies the name of the file or directory to encrypt.
The caller must have FILE_READ_DATA, FILE_WRITE_DATA, FILE_READ_ATTRIBUTES, FILE_WRITE_ATTRIBUTES, and SYNCHRONIZE access to the file. |
If the function succeeds, the return value is nonzero.
If the function fails, the return value is zero. To get extended error information, call GetLastError. |
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