Re: Create Folders and Write To Hard Disk Other than C:

 I think that Nobody addressed that. You need to
create the folder(s) during install when you're running
as Admin. Failing that, you'd need another process that
runs as Admin, or just leave it up to the person using
the software to log on as Admin when they create the
folder. Nobody's explanation is pretty much what I thought
was the case: Someone who's running as a normal
user can create a folder, but other "normal users" can't
access it.

thanks
but is it correct that the user can only set the permission level to
him/herself and not allow the data to be shared by others?
I need to allow the text and image files that the user creates to be shared
by all users.  the user controls the generation and amount of data.
and as i have stated, it may be mandatory for the user to select a different
drive than C: due to space limitations.

There's a compact class here that I use for my installers:

http://www.jsware.net/jsware/vbcode.php5#perms

 There are 3 function:

1) Check the partition formatting. (XP is not necessarily on
NTFS. It may be on FAT32. And a data partition can be
FAT32. Permissions only apply to NTFS.)

2) Get current permissions on a file/folder/Registry key.

3) Set permissions on a file/folder/Registry key. The setting
permissions function is basic: add or remove full permission
for all.

My app can generate many gigabytes of data files (several megabytes each) per
the user choice.  For those who wonder, this happens over many hours and or
days.

I am making XP and up a requirement for using the app.
So, for XP and up how do I do the following:

(1)Set permissions on a different hard drive (other than C:) to read, write
and delete data files.
  (a)for this user
  (b)for all users (common data).

(2)Create a folder (assumes this is different than "normal").

I may be totally wrong, but I assume that reading, writing and deleting the
file in this folder once created is as usual.

(3) when I reopen the app, do I need to do anything if I find the folder
previously created?  e.g. set permissions again? etc.