Re: Windows7 Euphoria3 opening files problem
- Posted by AndyDrummond Mar 17, 2011
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No, Windows 7 is not, and has never been, based on Unix. It can trace part of its lineage back to Vax/VMS I hear.
Anyway, see this thread for some information. See especially the replies by Till and MPedersen.
I don't do a lot with Win7 myself but I DO have Win7 machines at home where I can try to help if necessary.
Sorry, Jay, I only demonstrate my appaling ignorance.
I found that thread interesting though most of it seemed to be from other aggrieved users! I followed the rather vague instructions to give myself full access rights but I still found my program couldn't write the file. That was only a first and rather vestigial test. It certainly seemed that although I, as Andy, have adminstrator rights, that isn't the same as giving Andy, per se, those rights. But I feel in my water that I may be forced to rewrite all my code to access data in folders in my documents folder; that, at least, should give me full RWX rights.
So thank you. If anyone else has an idea, that's great, but I think I am being caught up by the "Let's protect Windows from the user" syndrome, which does have its merits. But it is my PC, my C: drive, and if I want to write files there I really think I should have the right. Rights? What are they?? Ah well, Bill Gates wins again.
