BUG: CopyFile Fails with Read-Only Files
Article ID: 145935
Article Last Modified on 11/21/2006
APPLIES TO
- Microsoft Win32 Application Programming Interface, when used with:
- Microsoft Windows 98 Standard Edition
This article was previously published under Q145935
SYMPTOMS
The CopyFile function fails and GetLastError returns ERROR_ACCESS_DENIED
when you try to copy a read-only file to a core SMB server (such as a LAN
Manager for UNIX server) or to a Netware server when the client computer
uses real-mode network drivers. The destination file is created as a
read-only file and is zero in length.
CAUSE
This error message occurs because there is a mismatch between the way that
the Windows 95 or Windows 98 redirector accesses files and the way that these servers expect this access.
RESOLUTION
Remove the read-only attribute before calling the CopyFile function to
allow the file to be copied correctly. After the copy is complete, then
the read-only attribute can be restored.
STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a bug in the Microsoft products listed
at the beginning of this article. We are researching this problem and will
post new information here in the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes
available.
Keywords: kbapi kbbug kbkernbase KB145935