How to check whether a directory is write protected or not?

[Cool Ju]

Hi, How to check whether a directory is write protected(not ready-only attribute) or not. I tried using _taccess_s but its not working for directories(MSDN confirms it). Is there any way to check it. Thanks. Adios, Cool Ju :cool: Dream Ur Destiny

[Sarath C]

Use GetFileAttributes function -Sarath

[Cool Ju]

Hi, GetFileAttribute doesnot retrieve the write-protection setting. Thats why I specifically mentioned "not read-only attribute" in my post. Thanks. Adios, Cool Ju :cool: Dream Ur Destiny

[led mike]

See Access Control List MSDN Security Glossary[^]

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led mike

[Cool Ju]

Thanks Mike, I got it. Its a combination of APIs. Lot of code. But its working fine. Adios, Cool Ju :cool: Dream Ur Destiny