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Permission denied when using ActiveX DeleteFile

I have a script that's working wonderfully until it tries to delete the temporary files it creates, then I get a Permission Denied error message.

The command is simply:

fso.DeleteFile(tempWAVPath)

Where fso is ActiveXObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject") and tempWAVPath is: C:\Users\XXX\AppData\Local\Temp\RandomTempName\TemporaryFile

Considering the script created both the folder and the file, I'm perplexed as to why it's getting a Permission denied error.

The script is being run via an Admin CMD and cscript

Anyone have any idea why?

Solution

  • Ah! The file was ReadOnly. Fixed it by adding the following:

    file = fso.GetFile(tempWAVPath)
if(file.attributes & 1) {
    file.attributes = file.attributes - 1
}