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Changing windows files permissions by code
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20/11/2006 17:28:55
 
 
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20/11/2006 11:42:06
Cetin Basoz
Engineerica Inc.
Izmir, Turkey
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Forum:
Visual FoxPro
Category:
Windows API functions
Miscellaneous
Thread ID:
01171171
Message ID:
01171296
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6
>>>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)
>
>Peter,
>This only changes RHS attributes and no security attributes.

True. However, it is more than nothing. What do you additionally suggest?
Groet,
Peter de Valença

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