Checking File Permissions

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Is there a way to check if the currently logged in user has access to a
particular directory or file on the web server?

I've been researching this and have run into suggestions of using P/Invoke
for the native Security API. It should be easier than this. I just want to
check to see if a user can read a directory/file. I don't need to change
the permissions.

Thanks.

 

[Ken Cox [Microsoft MVP]]

Probably the easiest way is to wrap an attempt to read it inside a
Try...Catch...End Try.

If you Catch a security/permissions error, you've got your answer.

You'll want to look at File Access Through BinaryReader and BinaryWriter
Classes in the Help.

Ken