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Files.SetPosixPermissions
Sets posix file permissions.
Component | Version | macOS | Windows | Linux | Server | iOS SDK |
Files | 4.3 | ✅ Yes | ❌ No | ✅ Yes | ✅ Yes, on macOS and Linux | ✅ Yes |
MBS( "Files.SetPosixPermissions"; Path; Mode ) More
Parameters
Parameter | Description | Example |
---|---|---|
Path | The native path to the file or folder. | "/Users/John/Desktop/test.txt" |
Mode | The new mode. | "777" |
Result
Returns OK or error message.
Description
Sets posix file permissions.Path must be valid and exist.
See chmod command man page in Terminal. The plugin converts parameter to string and parses it as octal number. This way you can pass 777 as number and it's interpreted as expected.
See also Files.SetReadOnly for Windows.
This function requires a native path. Use Path.FileMakerPathToNativePath to convert a FileMaker path to a native path if required. If you like to have the user choose the path, you can use FileDialog functions.
For Server be aware that server has limited permissions and may not be able to access all files on a computer.
Examples
Set permissions
MBS( "Files.SetPosixPermissions"; "/Users/cs/Desktop/test"; "755" )
See also
Example Databases
Blog Entries
This function checks for a license.
Created 18th August 2014, last changed 11st September 2022