Umm.. I'm not totally sure this is 100% in conformance with windows.
When I try to delete a readonly file, I get a dialog telling me that it
is readonly, and asking me if I really want to delete it. If we are
completely disallowing removal of a readonly file (by windows standard,
not linux'
On Thu, Mar 23, 2006 at 06:04:21AM -0600, Tom Spear (Dustin Booker, Dustin
Navea) wrote:
Umm.. I'm not totally sure this is 100% in conformance with windows.
When I try to delete a readonly file, I get a dialog telling me that it
is readonly, and asking me if I really want to delete it. If
I'm at a windows XP machine right now.
I have no trouble deleting read-only files - I get the dialog informing me it's read-only, but then it allows me to delete it.Is it the same on 95/98?--MurphOn 3/23/06,
Huw D M Davies [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
On Thu, Mar 23, 2006 at 06:04:21AM -0600, Tom
On Thu, Mar 23, 2006 at 01:24:53PM -0500, Matt Finnicum wrote:
I'm at a windows XP machine right now.
I have no trouble deleting read-only files - I get the dialog informing me
it's read-only, but then it allows me to delete it.
Is it the same on 95/98?
How are you trying to delete them?
Huw D M Davies wrote:
How are you trying to delete them? The question is whether the
DeleteFile() function works as tested - the way to find this is to run
that test on Windows XP.
DeleteFile on an read-only file under XP returns false.
GetLastError returns 5 (Access denied)
Huw D M Davies wrote:
On Thu, Mar 23, 2006 at 01:24:53PM -0500, Matt Finnicum wrote:
I'm at a windows XP machine right now.
I have no trouble deleting read-only files - I get the dialog informing me
it's read-only, but then it allows me to delete it.
Is it the same on 95/98?
How are
Tom Spear (Dustin Booker, Dustin Navea) wrote:
Hmm.. I'm thinking that the test isn't doing it right then... Cause
windows will let you delete a readonly file, but it prompts you first
Deleting using the UI isn't the same as a program using DeleteFile().
Mike
Mike McCormack wrote:
Tom Spear (Dustin Booker, Dustin Navea) wrote:
Hmm.. I'm thinking that the test isn't doing it right then... Cause
windows will let you delete a readonly file, but it prompts you first
Deleting using the UI isn't the same as a program using DeleteFile().
Mike
Crap,