Hi,

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Is there any way to identify the owner of a file programmatically? I know this can be obtained from the Advanced Security tab on the properties dialog using Windows Explorer.
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I think you'll need to resort to three API functions (GetFileSecurity(),GetSecurityDescriptorHolder(),LookupAccountSID()). There's an example for VB in the KB - 'HOWTO:Obtain the Owner of a File on Windows NT'

HTH,
Viv