how do you hide files on windows from within blitzmax then?
I'd normally say that the "SetFileMode" command is for that, but it works in UNIX base, as far as I can see, so not really helpful, I suppose.
if SetFileMode doesn't help, I guess the ATTRIB command (windows command prompt command) should help.
I don't know where exactly it's located these days, though, so you should look for it. Don't even know if that file is .exe or .com these days.
Normal usage would be
ATTRIB File2Hide +h
In Max you could do it like this
system_ "ATTRIB.COM File2Hide +h"
Please note that you may need to locate Attrib first, and to make sure if it's still .com these days or not converted to .exe right now.
More important to know is (which I'm not sure about), if it's still included with modern windows versions, since MicroSoft wants to get rid of that prompt and are therefore removing more and more as time goes by.