Hello Anssi
you can check whether or not the file if readonly from tableinfo(table_name,
TAB_INFO_READONLY)
if true then
create a file (say ChAttrib.bat) with extension ".bat" on which write
attrib -H tablename.*
close file
run program "chatrib.bat"
end if
hope works..
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>Dear senior programmers,
>
>I have a minor problem that has puzzled me for some time.
>I am working on with a MapBasic program to change projection settings of a
>set of files. So far so good, but some exiting files have been set to
>ReadOnly, so the application cannot replace the existing ones. I have tried
>to Commit, Drop and Kill..(It isn't possible to get the MetaData key
visible
>either); even the Api function DeleteFile() will result #5, "Access is
>Denied" error.
>So my brief question: Is it possible to change Security settings of a file
>to get rid of ReadOnly flag or get the ReadOnly file killed other way.
>
>Thanks,
> Anssi Joutsiniemi
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