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Changing windows files permissions by code
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20/11/2006 10:11:05
 
 
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20/11/2006 10:07:19
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Visual FoxPro
Category:
Windows API functions
Miscellaneous
Thread ID:
01171171
Message ID:
01171175
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>Hello,
>
>Is it possible to change file permissions from VFP by code? I need to process a list of files to "Allow/Deny" access for "everyone".
*function SetAttribs
lparameters tcFileName, tlReadOnly, tlHidden, tlSystem

#define FILE_ATTRIBUTE_READONLY    0x00000001  
#define FILE_ATTRIBUTE_HIDDEN      0x00000002  
#define FILE_ATTRIBUTE_SYSTEM      0x00000004  

local lnNewAttr
lnNewAttr = iif(tlReadonly,FILE_ATTRIBUTE_READONLY,0)+;
	  iif(tlHidden,FILE_ATTRIBUTE_HIDDEN,0)+;
	  iif(tlSystem,FILE_ATTRIBUTE_SYSTEM,0)

declare integer SetFileAttributes in Win32API ;
	string @ lpFileName,  integer dwFileAttributes
declare integer GetFileAttributes in Win32API ;
  string @ lpFileName

return ( SetFileAttributes(@tcFilename, ;
	bitor(bitand(GetFileAttributes(@tcFilename),0xFFFFFFF8),;
        lnNewAttr)) = 1)
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