File Dialog - Can't select read-only file in Vista

[codeman]

I'm wondering if anybody else had run into this:  It seems that the labview File Dialog will not allow me to select a file that is set read-only.  It produces a warning: "This file is set to read-only. Try again with a different file name." I am not trying to open the file, only get a file path.  File access should not matter.  Further, the problem seems to be unique to Windows Vista; I have no issues on my old XP machine.  I am using LabVIEW 8.5 & 8.6 and can reproduce in either.  Can somebody confirm this?  Thanks.

[Hillman]

Hi Codeman,

Thanks for the post!

I will try to confirm this tomorrow when my shift starts in the UK Office.

Could you provide a few more details to make this as easy as possible?

Kind Regards,  

[Mr._Jim]

Hi Codeman,

I just tried this in 8.6, and here's what I discovered: If you set the selection mode to existing, you won't get the read-only warning.  If you select "new" or "new or existing", you'll get the read-only warning every time.  Thus, if it's okay in your application to select existing files, this should solve your problem.  Otherwise, I can confirm that it's not just you.  

It's rather annoying to have that dialog pop up... there should be a way to disable it so that your application can handle the problem instead.  (i.e. by turning off the read-only flag on the file)

I hope this is of some use...

Regards,

Jim