>>>>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?

I thought of SetFileSecurity but I don't have ready out of the box code for that one.
Cetin