Hi

We are using the RTI_OS_DIRECTORY function with the GetAttributes method to get the Modified Date and Owner of a file.

This works fine for some users, for others it returns a null in both requests.

When it's working, the time taken to get these attributes in a folder of say 60 files is around 30 seconds.

When it's not working, the time taken in the same folder is around 5 seconds. So it looks like something is saying do not even go there.

I have to resort to the dir() function to get the date and time, but there's no other way I know of to get the owner.

There may be some permissions problem for the failing users but we can't find it - that in itself is worrying because we cannot rely on the function to reliably return a result when needed.

Any ideas?

Back in May 1, 2008 I found a post "Get_Extended_Attributes" from Bob Carten. It has served me since then to get the "Dimensions" of image files. Perhaps it will help you.

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Dave Harmacek - Harmacek Database Systems - near Boston, MA USA

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