How to ask user for permission to write file?

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In my application, I need to save a file to the programs directory, which requires the administrator privileges. How can I prompt the user to ask for such permission, for example with the usual windows' dialogbox?

Which "usual windows dialog box" do you mean? – Jon B Jan 09 '13 at 16:22 — Jon B, Jan 09 '13 at 16:22
UAC elevation prompt. You'll need to add a manifest. – Lloyd Jan 09 '13 at 16:22 — Lloyd, Jan 09 '13 at 16:22

score 0 · Accepted Answer · edited May 23 '17 at 12:27

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In case you don't know how to set these rights, you might want to check out this post:

Set administrative rights C#

edited May 23 '17 at 12:27

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answered Jan 09 '13 at 16:41

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score -2 · Answer 2 · answered Jan 09 '13 at 16:25

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If I understand your question correctly, it's how to ask for the permission, so I assume you already understand how to set it. This is a way you could ask for yes / no.

DialogResult result = MessageBox.Show("The question", "Title", MessageBoxButtons.YesNo);
if (result == DialogResult.Yes)
{
    //set the admin rights
} 
else if (result == DialogResult.No)
{
    //do something else
}

answered Jan 09 '13 at 16:25

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This works if I want the user to agree to something normal but my problem is that I need the user to agree to give my application the permission to write a program in a privilegied path. – Cippo Jan 09 '13 at 20:08
Does not answer – miguelmpn Jun 29 '20 at 18:40

How to ask user for permission to write file?

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