best way to do this

[Guest]

hey all,

my vb.net program creates a file a the c:\root but when the users run it
they get denied. what are some different ways to resolve this authority issue?
what's the best way to do this?

thanks,
rodchar

 

[Jay B. Harlow [MVP - Outlook]]

rodchar,
The "best" way to resolve this is to stop creating files in the root folder!
:-|

I would recommend you create the file's in the user's profile, You can use
Environment.GetFolderPath to find the path to any number well known folders.

Normally I use SpecialFolder.Personal, which is the "My Documents" folder.

However! If the data needs to be shared among users within the application I
would recommend one of the SpecialFolder ApplicationData folders instead...

Be certain to read the online help on Environment.GetFolderPath & the
Environment.SpecialFolder enumeration.


Other ways to resolve this include, but are not limited to, giving users
authority to create files in the root folder... Of course giving users this
authority, *gives* users this authority to do it outside your program also!

Hope this helps
Jay

 

[Samuel R. Neff]

Don't put the data in a directory off root. Put it in
Application.UserAppDataPath or Application.CommonAppDataPath.

HTH,

Sam

 

[chanmmn]

It is not advisable to create your file in root. If you login as
Administrator you should not have any problem to create the file there.

chanmm

 

[Guest]

but isn't there a way to temporarily grant a program to write where it's told?

 

[Larry Serflaten]

but isn't there a way to temporarily grant a program to write where it's told?

Require your user to run the program as an Administrator.

LFS

 

[Jay B. Harlow [MVP - Outlook]]

rodchar,

but isn't there a way to temporarily grant a program to write where it's
told?

Yes there are!

There was a discussion earlier this week titled "File.copy as another user"
in this newsgroup that talked about it, and discussed a couple of possible
options.

However I question even the Administrator creating files in the C:\ (the
root) directory! Hence my answer. Or is "root" a specific folder in C:\?

Hope this helps
Jay

 

[Guest]

no root is not a special folder. thanks for the help.