How to set folder permissions with VBScript
 

Hi all,

I am trying to set folder permissions for "everyone" on a folder and am struggling to find out how to do it in VBScript.

I have found a few articles but because i am new to this i do not really understand them.

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks in advance

Re: How to set folder permissions with VBScript
 

I have been able to find the code and implement it, however it wipes out all those that have permission already and just leaves the one that i am creating. Does anyone know why?

Re: How to set folder permissions with VBScript
 

Trying using the /E switch insted of /T switch for cacls. Good Luck!

Re: How to set folder permissions with VBScript
 

Thanks pradeep that worked.

Re: How to set folder permissions with VBScript
 

I have come accross another problem, in that i need to be able to execute an sql script from a vbscript, is this possible and how easy is it?

Re: How to set folder permissions with VBScript
 

Hello Guys,

I too needed a VBscript to set folder permissions on workstations. So thanks for the information.
However in my code I could never get the variable of strfolder path to get recognized.

Here is what I'm referring to:
Option Explicit
Dim strFolder

strFolder = "C:\Test\Growing Palms"

Set objShell = CreateObject("Wscript.Shell")
objShell.Run("%COMSPEC% /k cacls & stfFolder & /E /G WhiteCastle\Sarah:F")
WScript.Quit

I just could not get the directory to get recognized!

I ended up change the script line to the following.
objShell.Run("%COMSPEC% /k cacls ""c:\test\Growing Palms"" /E /G WhiteCastle\Sarah:F")

Any Idea as to what I was doing wrong is attempting to use the Variable.
I know that once your sent the %comspec% comand you are very much in at a dos prompt.
Perhaps if there was a way to pass over the variable to the shell command envirnment.

Please advise,
RTorres9

Re: How to set folder permissions with VBScript
 

Check this line

Should be,

Re: How to set folder permissions with VBScript
 

Thanks for the information.

Looks like the lack of the double double quotes is the problem.

I'll give this a try.

Have a nice day!

Re: How to set folder permissions with VBScript
 

Hi ,I need to give " only write" permission to a folder through VB Script.Please let me know how to achieve this.I used the below VB script(Please let me know what modification needs to be made):Function SetPermissions() Dim strHomeFolder, strHome, strUser Dim intRunError, objShell, objFSO strHomeFolder = "C:\Demo" Set objShell = CreateObject("Wscript.Shell") Set objFSO = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject") If objFSO.FolderExists(strHomeFolder) Then intRunError = objShell.Run("%COMSPEC% /k cacls """ & strHomeFolder & """ /E /G fareast\Sreejith:F") If intRunError 0 Then Wscript.Echo "Error assigning permissions for user " _ & strUser & " to home folder " & strHomeFolder End If End IfEnd Function

Re: How to set folder permissions with VBScript
 

From the Above code i am not able to set permission to a folder inside "C:\Program files" ,
Please do the nessessary help