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Triynko
Asked: 2009-07-29 11:52:15 +0800 CST

You may be attempting to write into another users folder which is not supported

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Why do I get this message when trying to compile a file in Flash MX 2004?

"If you are logged in with a limited user account, then you may be attempting to write into another users folder which is not supported."

The folder and files are owned by the Administrators group; however, the user trying to modify the files is a member of a group which is inheriting permissions to have full control over the files, except take ownership and change permissions.

Why would a user, whose effective permissions include virtually everything, be unable to write to a file... and end up getting an error message like the one described?

windows-server-2003 permissions flash

1 Answers

  1. That sounds like a UAC prompt. Your tags say server 2003, is that actually the OS of the machine that you are trying to compile the file on?

    EDIT:
    If the message is coming from Flash then for whatever reason it couldn't write to the file. (I guess the message has been written like that because they are fed up with support calls from users who are using Vista and UAC is blocking their attempt to save somewhere odd.) So, my guess is that another process had the file locked, especially as it was fixed by loggin off and on again. There is a program called WhoLockMe that can tell you which process has locks on a particular file. Its a good utility to have around.
    This http://www.dr-hoiby.com/WhoLockMe/ appears to be the app I am talking about.

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