File attributes Protection - Who can access the file and in what way. Password - Password needed to access the file. Creator ID of the person who created the file. Owner - Current owner. Read only flag - 0 for read/write, 1 for read only. Hidden flag - 0 for normal, 1 for do not display the listings. System flag - 0 for normal, 1 for system file. Archive flag - 0 for has been backed up, 1 for needs to be backed up. Random access flag - 0 for sequential access only, 1 for random access. Temporary flag 0 for normal, 1 for delete file on process exit. Lock flag - 0 for unlocked, 1 for locked. Record length - Number of bytes in a record. Key position - Offset of the key within each record. Key length - Number of bytes in key field.
