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More options Mar 19 2008, 2:40 pm

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From: "gerryR" <ger...@NOSAPMgerryr.com>

Date: Wed, 19 Mar 2008 14:40:34 -0000

Local: Wed, Mar 19 2008 2:40 pm

Subject: Re: Changing file/folder permissions

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Hi Mayayana

Yeah I meant VBScript, forgot that abbreviating it changed it to an entirely
different language ;)

"mayayana" <mayaXXyan...@mindXXspring.com> wrote in message

news:uw6BjfciIHA.2268@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...

>> Just had anotehr look at cacls and it will probably do what I need
>> without
>> using VB at all ......

>> Ahh well, maybe the next thing will force me to use/ learn VB!!

> Are you sure you mean VB? VBScript is not
> the same as VB, and what Jon posted was not
> "pure" of either. It was VBScript using WMI.

> VB would use the Windows API, like this:
> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/295004/

> Then there's also VB.Net, which Microsoft is now
> calling just "VB". VBScript, VB and VB.Net are all
> entirely different things that would usually use
> entirely different methods.

> WMI is a scriptable set of methods that runs as a
> service on NT systems and provides a number of
> functions (mainly related to network administration
> chores) that VBScript would otherwise not have
> access to.

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