i am writing a script to crete a folder and populate it with some logs. Simple enough right? whenever I create this folder via .vbs, it is set to read-only attribute, and I can't write anything to it. I need this changed with script though, because it is part of another script running on 300 or so computers. Here is the following two methods i've already used that keep defaulting to read only access
1#
Set FSO = CreateObject("Scripting.Fi
FSO.CreateFolder(c:\duffte
2#
folder= "emma04fix"
path= "c:\"&folder
duffcmd= "cmd /c md "& path
Call Wshshell.run(duffcmd,0,0)
Any help as to something I need to add or change would be greatly appreciated! I think 125 pts should be more then enough but hopefully that will get me some quick answers!
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That should just work fine using
Function CreateFolderDemo
Dim fso, f
Set fso = CreateObject("Scripting.Fi
Set f = fso.CreateFolder("c:\New Folder")
CreateFolderDemo = f.Path
End Function
But, if the parent folder is set to 'read only' for your account and these settings are to be inherited by the contained objects, you'll end up with a newly created read-only folder. To change that, you could use
Function ToggleReadOnlyBit(filespec
Dim fso, f
Set fso = CreateObject("Scripting.Fi
Set f = fso.GetFolder(filespec)
If f.attributes and 1 Then
f.attributes = f.attributes - 1
ToggleReadOnlyBit = "ReadOnly bit is cleared."
Else
f.attributes = f.attributes + 1
ToggleReadOnlyBit = "ReadOnly bit is set."
End If
End Function
I am having exactly the same problem. My directory has the read-only flag blocked out, (not checked) and I get the permissions error when I try to copy a file to it. I have used the following code to explicitly set the bits to 16 for my directory (directory - not read-only). Can someone help?
Set BinFolder = FolderObject.CreateFolder(
BinFolder.Attributes = NOT 239 'set attributes to 16
msgbox "BinFolder.Attributes = " & BinFolder.Attributes,,"DEB
FolderObject.CopyFile CurrentInstallDir & "\BIN\winstore.sec", BinFolder, TRUE 'HOSED!@
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by: duffbk4Posted on 2004-09-01 at 06:31:12ID: 11952194
Ok, I have pushed the points up cause I need this as soon as possible. Thanks for any help!