How to set folder attributes!

time to c (107)
Hay i am a absolute beginner in C. so i was trying to make a program which will make a folder with system hidden attributes.
the program i use to create a folder is like this....

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#include<iostream.h>
#include<dir.h>

int main()
{
     char foldern[256];
     cout<<"enter the name of folder\n";
     cin.getline (foldern,256);
     mkdir(foldern);

     return 0;
}


this is just a part of long code.
so how can i make a folder that contents hidden+system attributes. (please don't suggest system() )
please help with example i am a noob.
Null (957)
On Windows you can use SetFileAttributes function: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa365535(VS.85).aspx
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