hi all, i am having a product developed that syncs a folder on the web with
folders on a local computer. all works fine except one of the files i want
to sync is in a hidden folder (the folder is not part of XP). is there
anyway to make it possible to add files to hidden folders?

The folder is part of Adobe Acrobat. Does this change anything?

"wayne glover" <wayne glover@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:70DD93D2-B38F-476B-82CA-B7CD419E0969@microsoft.com...
> hi all, i am having a product developed that syncs a folder on the web
> with
> folders on a local computer. all works fine except one of the files i
> want
> to sync is in a hidden folder (the folder is not part of XP). is there
> anyway to make it possible to add files to hidden folders?
>
> The folder is part of Adobe Acrobat. Does this change anything?
I can't see that being hidden has anything to do with whether files can be
added or not.

The permissions determine whether a process can write to a folder or not.

Jim

Hi Jim,

thanks for the response. Could you plz clarify "permissions"? Does this
mean the permissions of the person logged into XP? For example if the person
was an Admin user would that allow them to add a file to a hidden folder? If
so, is there any special that has to be done or just define the path to the
hidden file?

thx

"Jim" wrote:

>
> "wayne glover" <wayne glover@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:70DD93D2-B38F-476B-82CA-B7CD419E0969@microsoft.com...
> > hi all, i am having a product developed that syncs a folder on the web
> > with
> > folders on a local computer. all works fine except one of the files i
> > want
> > to sync is in a hidden folder (the folder is not part of XP). is there
> > anyway to make it possible to add files to hidden folders?
> >
> > The folder is part of Adobe Acrobat. Does this change anything?
> I can't see that being hidden has anything to do with whether files can be
> added or not.
>
> The permissions determine whether a process can write to a folder or not.
>
> Jim
>
>
>

"wayne glover" <wayneglover@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:22ECFD3F-BFFB-4A64-9B9D-6B7BF799121E@microsoft.com...
> Hi Jim,
>
> thanks for the response. Could you plz clarify "permissions"? Does this
> mean the permissions of the person logged into XP? For example if the
> person
> was an Admin user would that allow them to add a file to a hidden folder?
> If
> so, is there any special that has to be done or just define the path to
> the
> hidden file?
>
> thx
No, the permissions are those that you see in the Security tab. The
permissions define what the file system will allow users or classes of users
can do.

A member of the administrators group can take control of a folder whether it
is hidden or nor. All that "hidden" realy accomplishes is to make life more
difficult for normal users and to annoy administrators.

To see hidden files, you need to check the box labeled "view hidden files
and folders" in the folder options tab.

Jim
>
> "Jim" wrote:
>
>>
>> "wayne glover" <wayne glover@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:70DD93D2-B38F-476B-82CA-B7CD419E0969@microsoft.com...
>> > hi all, i am having a product developed that syncs a folder on the web
>> > with
>> > folders on a local computer. all works fine except one of the files i
>> > want
>> > to sync is in a hidden folder (the folder is not part of XP). is there
>> > anyway to make it possible to add files to hidden folders?
>> >
>> > The folder is part of Adobe Acrobat. Does this change anything?
>> I can't see that being hidden has anything to do with whether files can
>> be
>> added or not.
>>
>> The permissions determine whether a process can write to a folder or not.
>>
>> Jim
>>
>>
>>