FDaniel Posted February 5, 2006 Report Share Posted February 5, 2006 Hello,I have this problem: I need to let users have full access to some data folders in order to let themadd/modify/create new data (orders and invoices). On the other hand, it would be great if theyhave full access ONLY when in the invoicing program and RO or no acces as Windows users.So I need some way to programatically log in and out when starting/ending the program or to change access from RO to RW also by program. I'm a programmer myself and it happenedthat apart from my password based access in the program, one user deleted some files in the data folder.Thank youDaniel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scarecrow Man Posted February 7, 2006 Report Share Posted February 7, 2006 You cannot change permissions on the fly. Permissions can only be done in Windows XP Professional, or Windows 2000 Professional (or server). XP Home cannot offer this.Right click the folder, and select properties. There will be a security tab, where you can set what user or group has certain access to the folder. You can set this up to restrict a certain group or user, or give full control to a group/user Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FDaniel Posted February 7, 2006 Author Report Share Posted February 7, 2006 Well, that's a static metod I know. Thank you but I'm sure you've got the idea: it's about restrictingacces when NOT using a certain application and granting access rights only within the applicationMaybe you've got some other ideas, one of them would be to use some Database Server to protect the databut my target is small companies that don't need (and afford) a SQL server. MSDE is rather slowand I've got a lot of trouble when installing it.Another approach I'm thinking is to launch from winthin my application system commands likeNET ....Thank youDanielYou cannot change permissions on the fly. Permissions can only be done in Windows XP Professional, or Windows 2000 Professional (or server). XP Home cannot offer this.Right click the folder, and select properties. There will be a security tab, where you can set what user or group has certain access to the folder. You can set this up to restrict a certain group or user, or give full control to a group/user Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scarecrow Man Posted February 7, 2006 Report Share Posted February 7, 2006 The only thing I can think of is Fortres. It is not free, but may provide the solution you are looking for...http://www.fortres.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ɹəuəllıʍ ʇɐb Posted February 8, 2006 Report Share Posted February 8, 2006 ..but my target is small companies that don't need (and afford) a SQL server.There are several free and open source SQL servers available; PostgreSQL and MySQL for example. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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