Permissions Issues

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I have a program that automatically sorts files. What it does is look
at the file's first 3 characters and either put the file into a folder
with the first 3 characters as the name or it creates a folder with the
first 3 characters as the name then puts the file in that folder.

Once the file has been put in the folder, it only has the
Administrators and System group in the Permissions settings. How do I
fix this?
 
I have a program that automatically sorts files. What it does is look
at the file's first 3 characters and either put the file into a folder
with the first 3 characters as the name or it creates a folder with the
first 3 characters as the name then puts the file in that folder.

Once the file has been put in the folder, it only has the
Administrators and System group in the Permissions settings. How do I
fix this?
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I would apply the required permissions to the newly created folder.
 
If I did that, there would be no sense in using the program because it
creates the folders.
 
If I did that, there would be no sense in using the program because it
creates the folders.
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Why not?

Perhaps you could reword your question and state what exactly
you wish to achieve. Changing the permissions on the created
folder to something that suits you would certainly give you access
but maybe this is not what you want.
 
I may have worded the question wrong, let me try again...

What happens is I copy 3 files over, named 1111, 2222, and 3333. What
the program does is look at those files and create folders named 111,
222, and 333. Then it puts the files into their subsequent folders. I
could create the folders with the correct permissions but I'd rather
not do that because it requires user intervention.

So basically, the program looks at a file, creates a folder, and puts
that file in the folder. But the permissions are all haywire. The
folder permissions has Everyone with Full Control. The file only has
the Administrators and System group in the Permissions tab. The
program is operating as a Service.
 
I may have worded the question wrong, let me try again...

What happens is I copy 3 files over, named 1111, 2222, and 3333. What
the program does is look at those files and create folders named 111,
222, and 333. Then it puts the files into their subsequent folders. I
could create the folders with the correct permissions but I'd rather
not do that because it requires user intervention.

So basically, the program looks at a file, creates a folder, and puts
that file in the folder. But the permissions are all haywire. The
folder permissions has Everyone with Full Control. The file only has
the Administrators and System group in the Permissions tab. The
program is operating as a Service.
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What are the permissions of the parent folder for your 111, 222, 333
folders?
 
If I did that, there would be no sense in using the program because it
creates the folders.
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Is this program one of your own creation, or a something you picked up
somewhere, and if the second, then what is it called?

If it's the first, you need only make your program apply the said
permissions immiedately after the creation of the folder.
 
Thanks for your replies... I finally got a response from the
develoopers of the product and they updated their program to fix this
issue.
 
Thanks for your replies... I finally got a response from the
develoopers of the product and they updated their program to fix this
issue.
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Wow, Congradulations for actually triggering a bugfix. It's a rare
honor.
 
Well, I actually didn't trigger the bugfix... They just hadn't
released the notice that the bug was fixed in their latest update.
They sent out the notification over the weekend.
 
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