I am trying to open a directory using:

HANDLE handle = CreateFile ("C:",
FILE_LIST_DIRECTORY |
FILE_READ_ATTRIBUTES |
FILE_READ_DATA |
FILE_READ_EA |
FILE_TRAVERSE |
STANDARD_RIGHTS_READ,
FILE_SHARE_READ,
NULL,
OPEN_EXISTING,
FILE_ATTRIBUTE_NORMAL,
NULL);

GetLastError() is returning "Access is denied."

I am using Windows 2000 and am logged on as Administrator.
I cannot see why access should be denied in this instance.
Any ideas?

Regards
Chris Saunders
chris.saunders@sympatico.ca

Add FILE_FLAG_BACKUP_SEMANTICS frag tp the second paramter

"Chris Saunders" <chris.saunders@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
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My thanks to lev.

Your suggestion worked perfectly except I needed to add
the flag to the second last parameter. This is mentioned in
the online documentation but this function is so complex it
is easy to miss something.

My thanks again.
Chris Saunders
chris.saunders@sympatico.ca

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