Wierd bug or by design? Creating a File & Checking IsReadOnly...

[DerekCJ]

Hi,

I'm not sure if this a bug or by design.

FileInfo file = new FileInfo(Path.Combine(Path.GetTempPath(),
Path.GetRandomFileName()));
Console.WriteLine((file.Attributes & FileAttributes.ReadOnly) ==
FileAttributes.ReadOnly);

I was expecting it to return false so I can Write a file. Is this
right? I'm on Windows Vista SP1, .NET 2.0 runtime hit.

Thanks,
Derek

[Andrew Badera]

Does the process have elevated access to the destination path and file? Are you using a security manifest?

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[Glenn]

The FileInfo constructor does not create the file. The file may
already exist and that may be what is causing it, or the file is not
there at all. Check if it exists!

...Glenn