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Posted 05/02/2008 3:19:09 PM


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I cant seem to figure out how to determine if a folder is read-only through VB .NET. Any help? Thanks
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Posted 05/02/2008 3:35:46 PM
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Hi,

Try the following code:

Dim myDirectory As New System.IO.DirectoryInfo("C:\TEMP")

If myDirectory.Attributes = System.IO.FileAttributes.ReadOnly Then

     ' Add your code here.

End If



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Posted 05/02/2008 3:49:29 PM


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Thanks!
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Posted 05/02/2008 4:39:33 PM
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The attributes property is a bitwise flag, so you actually want to use something like this:
Dim myDirectory As New System.IO.DirectoryInfo("C:\TEMP")
If (myDirectory.Attributes And System.IO.FileAttributes.ReadOnly) = System.IO.FileAttributes.ReadOnly Then
' Add your code here.
End If
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Posted 05/05/2008 10:23:41 AM


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Yup...Greg nailed it!
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