i'm trying to delete some files in a Windows application but I'm getting an Access denied error. The path is a share, and I've setthe share permissionsfor Everyone to Full Access. I've also set thefile permissions on all files and the folder they're infor Everyone to Full Access.I can manually delete the files in question, naturally.

A couple of questions: What's the default identity for a Windows application? Is it the user who launched the application? Anyone have any ideas?

Here's the code:

Dim sFiles() As String = x.GetFiles("\\myserver\myshare\", "*.txt")

Dim FI As FileInfo

For i As Integer = 0 To sFiles.GetUpperBound(0)

FI = New FileInfo(sFiles(i))

If DateDiff(DateInterval.Day, FI.LastWriteTime, Now) >= iDaysOld Then

File.Delete(sFiles(i)) 'kicks out Access Denied error with the path above, with c:\temp\ it works fine

End If

Next

Thanks Alex

Have you examined the value of --> sFile(i) <--- at runtime? What is it? The application should be running under the username of whomever, or whatever, launched the application.

Rudedog

Hi Alex,

I performed a test based on your description but didn't reproduce the problem on my side.

In my test, I create a sharing folder named "update folder" in the D:\ and set the Permission Level for Everyone to "Co-owner". Then I createa txt file named txt1.txt in the "update folder".

Create aWinForm application project and add a Button on the form. In the Button's Click event handler,add the following lines of code to delete the txt1.txt file:

private void button1_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
FileInfo fi = new FileInfo(@"\\myservername\update folder\txt1.txt");
fi.Delete();
}

Build and run the application. Click the Button on the form and the txt1.txt file in the "update folder" is deleted.

Hope this helps.

Linda

Hi,
Try setting the IsReadOnly property on the FileInfo to 'false', then delete it using fi.Delete() method.

Lior.