Determine Write Protection?

[andu]

Scott Rossi wrote:
> 
> I asked:
> 
> > On Windows, is there any way to determine if a folder or the drive is
> > write-protected without actually trying to write a file?
> 
> In answer to the above, it is correct that I can use the detailed
> folders function to retrieve the file permissions of a folder?  If yes,
> then apparently "777" is OK to write, but "555" is read-only?

Don't know on Windows but on Linux 666 is read/write for all and 644 is
read/write by owner and read by others. Maybe that helps.

> 
> Thanks & Regards,
> 
> Scott Rossi
> Creative Director, Tactile Media
> scott at tactilemedia.com
> http://www.tactilemedia.com
> >
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