On Thu, Jan 28, 2016 at 10:01 AM Per <pmknut...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi,
> I am having some trouble reading a directory that contains
> files/directories with restrictive permissions. This is my code:
>
> >>>>
> let folder = Gio.file_new_for_path( path );
> let children = folder.enumerate_children('*', 0, null, null);
> while ((file_info = children.next_file(null, null)) !== null) {
> if (file_info.get_is_hidden()) { continue; } // skip hidden
> files
> if (isDirectory(file_info)) { dirs.push(file_info); } // is directory
> else { files.push(file_info); } // is file
> }
> children.close(null, null);
> >>>>
>
> If there's a file or directory in "path" with restrictive permissions,
> then line 2 (folder.enumerate_children) throws this error:
>
> (gnome-shell:31408): Gjs-WARNING **: JS ERROR: Gio.IOErrorEnum: Permission
> denied
>
> and execution stops there.
>
> I can't encapsulate it in a try/catch since I then can't iterate over the
> rest of the content in "path".
>
> How can I ignore such files/folders in folder.enumerate_children?
>
I'm not sure, but try fetching only the attributes you need, instead of
'*'. It might be stopping because the full list of attributes includes one
that you need permissions to fetch.
Regards,
Philip
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