Question: Using Windows 7, Unauthorized Access Exception when running my application
c#, directory, permissions, userappdatapath, windows-7
Solution
Looking at your comment, you say this is your code:
StreamReader sr = new StreamReader(Application.UserAppDataPath);
`Application.UserAppDataPath` is a directory, not a file. If you try to open that directly, it's the same as trying to open a file one level below the AppData folder, which you really don't have permission to do.
Use `Path.Combine` to construct a path to a file inside the AppData folder, i.e.
string fileName = Path.Combine(Application.UserAppDataPath, "settings.xml");
StreamReader sr = new StreamReader(fileName);
Of course this is just an example - in reality you should probably be using a sub-folder inside AppData specific to your application.
Problem
My application is raising an unauthorized access error. While running my application, I try to access a directory in the following location: Application.UserAppDataPath. The Problem: It says I do not have permission to access the Application.UserAppDataPath directory Is there a way to set permissions within my application source code? Something like: ``` Application.UserAppDataPath.SetPermissions() ```