GetFileWritability
int GetFileWritability (const char pathname[], int *isWriteable);
Purpose
Determines whether you have access (permissions) to write a file. The determination is made without regard to whether the file already exists.
Parameters
| Input | ||
| Name | Type | Description |
| pathname | const char[] | The pathname of the file. If it is not an absolute pathname, the file is located relative to the current working directory. |
| Output | ||
| Name | Type | Description |
| isWriteable | int | If the function determines that the file is writeable, then it sets this parameter to 1. Otherwise, the function sets this parameter to 0. |
Return Value
| Name | Type | Description | ||||
| status | int | Indicates whether the function was able to determine the file writeability. If the function was successful, it returns 0. Otherwise, it returns a negative error code. The error codes that can occur and the header files in which they are defined are listed below:
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Additional Information
Library: Programmer's Toolbox
Include file: toolbox\toolbox.h
LabWindows/CVI compatibility: LabWindows/CVI 4.0 and later