On Fri, 2007-05-25 at 13:41 -0700, yazwas wrote: > Hello, > I'm trying to write a cross platform directory lister and copier, > using standard C/C++, I'm using MinGW under windows, and I'm trying to > use access() function to get file/dir permission, but it does not > work, I'm getting ok all the time, my code is something like this > if(access(dir, X_OK) != 0) > ...... do something, > > but it never gives -1, its always 0 even for directories I don't have > permission to,
I'm not sure how the windows handles the X-bit. Does the windows refuse to let you search the directory if you don't have sufficient permission? Try to call the function with R_OK or W_OK and see what will happen. Anyway, you'll need to read the directory, since you're copying it, so replace the check X_OK with R_OK. > does anyone has any idea why is this happening under windows, for > linux its ok, but windows its another story, > > thankx in advance, It might be the case with windows that users always have the right to search a directory even if they don't have the sufficient permission to read it. > _______________________________________________ > help-gplusplus mailing list > help-gplusplus@gnu.org > http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/help-gplusplus _______________________________________________ help-gplusplus mailing list help-gplusplus@gnu.org http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/help-gplusplus
