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_open generate "Access is denied" error

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  • L leon de boer

    Your flags (020) are linux flags not windows try ( _O_WRONLY | _O_CREAT ) or some normal windows flags _open, _wopen | Microsoft Docs[^] I would add even in linux the code really should be written as flags not a value like that for this exact reason.

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    _Flaviu
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    I have tried this:

    int nRespond = _open(device, _O_WRONLY | _O_CREAT);
    UINT e = ::GetLastError();

    with the same result (error 5). Strange ....

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    • L Lost User

      You cannot access raw devices on Windows by their drive letters, you must use their volume identifiers. See File path formats on Windows systems | Microsoft Docs[^].

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      _Flaviu
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      So I cannot open disk with this function ? ... this is the original code ... strange ...

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      • L leon de boer

        Your flags (020) are linux flags not windows try ( _O_WRONLY | _O_CREAT ) or some normal windows flags _open, _wopen | Microsoft Docs[^] I would add even in linux the code really should be written as flags not a value like that for this exact reason.

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        _Flaviu
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        I also tried this:

        #include int _tmain(int argc, TCHAR* argv[], TCHAR* envp[])
        {

        \_open("D:", 0x02 | 0x04);
        UINT e = ::GetLastError();
        cout << e;
        

        }

        from cmd line as administrator rights … the same result: 5 (access is denied).

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        • _ _Flaviu

          So I cannot open disk with this function ? ... this is the original code ... strange ...

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          Lost User
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          _Flaviu wrote:

          this is the original code

          From where?

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          • _ _Flaviu

            I also tried this:

            #include int _tmain(int argc, TCHAR* argv[], TCHAR* envp[])
            {

            \_open("D:", 0x02 | 0x04);
            UINT e = ::GetLastError();
            cout << e;
            

            }

            from cmd line as administrator rights … the same result: 5 (access is denied).

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            leon de boer
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            Big Errors You can't open "D:" that isn't a file ... its not linux you don't mount drives Try

            int nRespond = _open("D:\\somefilename.txt", _O_WRONLY | _O_CREAT);
            UINT e = ::GetLastError();

            I am sure it will open :-)

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            • L leon de boer

              Big Errors You can't open "D:" that isn't a file ... its not linux you don't mount drives Try

              int nRespond = _open("D:\\somefilename.txt", _O_WRONLY | _O_CREAT);
              UINT e = ::GetLastError();

              I am sure it will open :-)

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              _Flaviu
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              Agree. Is there any windows methods to open a disk and get the handle ? Because this nResponse it is used further as a handle ...

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              • L Lost User

                _Flaviu wrote:

                this is the original code

                From where?

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                _Flaviu
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                I get this code from a plain C code which has built for Linux:

                int nRespond = _open(device, 020);

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                • _ _Flaviu

                  I get this code from a plain C code which has built for Linux:

                  int nRespond = _open(device, 020);

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                  Lost User
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                  You cannot run Linux code on Windows without adjusting it for the differences. Windows does not let you address raw devices in the same way that Linux does. And in fact doing so is very dangerous as you could destroy your entire system.

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                  • L Lost User

                    You cannot run Linux code on Windows without adjusting it for the differences. Windows does not let you address raw devices in the same way that Linux does. And in fact doing so is very dangerous as you could destroy your entire system.

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                    _Flaviu
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                    And is any other method to open a device rather than _open in Windows ? I think I have to made some changes into Linux code to run on Windows ...

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                    • _ _Flaviu

                      And is any other method to open a device rather than _open in Windows ? I think I have to made some changes into Linux code to run on Windows ...

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                      Lost User
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                      I gave you a link in my first message above which shows details of how to address devices in Windows. However, the real question is, what exactly are you trying to do?

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                      • _ _Flaviu

                        Agree. Is there any windows methods to open a disk and get the handle ? Because this nResponse it is used further as a handle ...

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                        Victor Nijegorodov
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                        Yes. It is [CreateFile function (fileapi.h) | Microsoft Docs](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/api/fileapi/nf-fileapi-createfilea)

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                        • V Victor Nijegorodov

                          Yes. It is [CreateFile function (fileapi.h) | Microsoft Docs](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/api/fileapi/nf-fileapi-createfilea)

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                          _Flaviu
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                          Good idea. I have used CreateFileA, and I get rid of that "access denied". But there a thing that I had afraid: the original code, with _open returned int, and CreateFileA return HANDLE ... casting HANDLE to int is OK ? I guess not ...

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                            Good idea. I have used CreateFileA, and I get rid of that "access denied". But there a thing that I had afraid: the original code, with _open returned int, and CreateFileA return HANDLE ... casting HANDLE to int is OK ? I guess not ...

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                            Victor Nijegorodov
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                            How are you going to use the handle returned from _open ?

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                            • _ _Flaviu

                              Good idea. I have used CreateFileA, and I get rid of that "access denied". But there a thing that I had afraid: the original code, with _open returned int, and CreateFileA return HANDLE ... casting HANDLE to int is OK ? I guess not ...

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                              leon de boer
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                              Windows has GetLastError you notice CreateFile Simply returns invalid handle for an error if you get that then you call GetLastError GetLastError function (errhandlingapi.h) | Microsoft Docs[^] That is the equivalent of your original int it's just a non zero number identifying the error, 0 always equals no error.

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