Problems with restricting user capabilites

photographix · Post by **photographix** » Fri Mar 19, 2004 6:04 pm

I'm trying to lock down textpad, but I'm having trouble getting the proper capabilities disallowed. I'm using the Help File directions on setting the hex value to the sum of the capabilities I want disabled, but it's not having the effect I want. It keeps setting the "disallow editing existing files" when I try setting the value "Capabilities" to 363. I want users to be able to edit existing files. Any suggestions on what I'm doing wrong?

s_reynisson · Post by **s_reynisson** » Fri Mar 19, 2004 6:35 pm

When I add all values except for the "2" I get 3FD.
Are you adding hex?
Edit1 looks like you're not adding hex and skipping 2 and 100, 363
Edit2 the hex value for all but 2 and 100 is 2FD

Bob Hansen · Post by **Bob Hansen** » Fri Mar 19, 2004 6:37 pm

Is it possible that you have come up with 363 as a decimal value, but the options are hex values? Try using 867 Decimal?

Hmmm, may not fix it. They both (363 and 867) include Disallowing Editing of existing files. Never mind, just a thought., but the wrong one!

photographix · Post by **photographix** » Fri Mar 19, 2004 7:32 pm

2FD was it. Thank you!

photographix · Post by **photographix** » Wed Apr 07, 2004 6:31 pm

Now that I've restricted user access to the "save as" command, textpad won't prompt the user if they want to save changes before exiting. It closes without saving changes. If I add back access to "save as", textpad does prompt for saving changes (total capabilities 2f9 from 2fd). Is there some way around this that anyone knows of?

Thanks,
Tracy

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Problems with restricting user capabilites

Problems with restricting user capabilites

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