Question

I can’t seem to change the read only flag on a file. I’ve tried this on Vista and XP with the same result, so I don’t think it’s a UAC related issue.

Nothing I’ve done seems to work though. See the sample below. Can someone tell me what I’m doing wrong?

public bool UpdateResFile(string fileName, string language, string objectName, string NewValue) {     FileInfo fi = new FileInfo(fileName);      try     {         //Do Stuff                         xDoc.Save(fileToUpdate);     }     catch (UnauthorizedAccessException)     {         //fi.IsReadOnly = false;         File.SetAttributes(fileName, FileAttributes.Normal);         //fi.Attributes -= FileAttributes.ReadOnly;         return UpdateResFile(fileName, language, objectName, NewValue);     }     catch (System.Exception ex)     {         Console.WriteLine(ex.Message);         return false;     }     return true; } 

Answer 1

Is not possible to change the read only attribute of a file at UnauthorizedAccessException cause the application is executing with the permissions that you have in the computer.

If you dont have permissions to change normally this file to read only, your application will not change this attribute either.

Kind Regards. Josema.