Setting file/folder permission

[scorpion king]

Is there a API to set security attributes of file/folder(s) while creating them. thanks in advance

[Rajesh R Subramanian]

Member 3068970 wrote:

Is there a API to set security attributes of file/folder(s) while creating them.

Try SetFileAttributes()

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[scorpion king]

Can i make a file/folder password protected as Microsoft Word do.

[Rajkumar R]

Member 3068970 wrote:

Is there a API to set security attributes of file/folder(s)

[SetFileSecurity ^] replaced by [SetNamedSecurityInfo^].

Member 3068970 wrote:

while creating them.

HANDLE CreateFile( LPCTSTR lpFileName, DWORD dwDesiredAccess, DWORD dwShareMode, LPSECURITY_ATTRIBUTES lpSecurityAttributes, DWORD dwCreationDisposition, DWORD dwFlagsAndAttributes, HANDLE hTemplateFile );

[tina newcoder]

any example for its usage ... ? :)

[David Crow]

Two links and a function were provided. How much more do you need? :rolleyes:

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[Hamid Taebi]

For future. ;)