How to Use a checkbox option as readonly in SaveFileDialog ?

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I would like to make a SaveFileDialog box with a CheckBox option for read only or not

I have this code for a event button

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private void button1_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
   {
     Stream myStream;
     SaveFileDialog saveFileDialog1 = new SaveFileDialog();

     saveFileDialog1.Filter = "txt files (*.txt)|*.txt|All files (*.*)|*.*";
     saveFileDialog1.FilterIndex = 2;
     saveFileDialog1.RestoreDirectory = true;


     if (saveFileDialog1.ShowDialog() == DialogResult.OK)
     {
       if ((myStream = saveFileDialog1.OpenFile()) != null)
       {
         // Code to write the stream goes here.
         myStream.Close();
       }
     }
   }

Posted 12-Sep-11 20:12pm

Abraham Thomsen

Updated 12-Sep-11 20:14pm

Suresh Suthar

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Suresh Suthar 13-Sep-11 2:15am

Please explain a bit more.

Prerak Patel 13-Sep-11 2:17am

ReadOnly option in SaveFileDialog?! Does it make sense?

Abraham Thomsen 13-Sep-11 5:23am

No it doesn't for real. But i Want to put a checkbox option for to save as readonly or not in saveFileDialog box.

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Prerak Patel · Answer 1 · 2011-09-12T20:19:00

Solution 2

You can use read only option in OpenFileDialog, not SaveFileDialog.
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/system.windows.forms.openfiledialog.readonlychecked.aspx[^]

Posted 12-Sep-11 20:19pm

Prerak Patel

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Mehdi Gholam 13-Sep-11 2:20am

HeHe, just posted the same, 5!

Prerak Patel 13-Sep-11 3:19am

Thanks :)

Mehdi Gholam · Answer 2 · 2011-09-12T20:19:00

Solution 1

SaveFileDialog has no ReadOnly and it makes no sense as you want to save a file, and you can't write to a read-only file.

You need to use the OpenFileDialog which has a ShowReadOnly property which you can set to True.

Posted 12-Sep-11 20:19pm

Mehdi Gholam

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Prerak Patel 13-Sep-11 3:18am

OP:
Hej Mehdi

Yes i understand you. but will it be possible to show the showReadOnly Option in SaveFileDialog by any means.

Mehdi Gholam 13-Sep-11 3:29am

arrrgh!

Abraham Thomsen · Answer 3 · 2011-09-12T22:56:00

Solution 4

So what could be the solution for this ? Making my Own SaveFileDialog

Posted 12-Sep-11 22:56pm

Abraham Thomsen

Kevin Matney · Answer 4 · 2014-03-03T06:00:00

SQL

I am also looking for this solution.  I don't think the other posters are understanding the need here.   I want the user to have an option to save their file as read-only.  I can add a check box for this in my main application, but it would be more elegant if I could just display a check box in the file save dialog.

My solution was just to convert my "Save..." button in my main program be a drop down menu button.  If the user wants to save normally, then they click the button as normal.   If they want to save as read-only, then they select the "Save As Read-only" option in the drop down.  If that option is selected, then I make the file read-only in code, after it is saved.

Abraham Thomsen · Answer 5 · 2011-09-12T20:31:00

Solution 3

Hej Mehdi

Yes i understand you. but will it be possible to show the showReadOnly Option in SaveFileDialog by any means.

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