Access to path "C:\Program Files\...\myfile.xml" is denied

[warrent]

I've created a deployment. I'm getting an error when trying to write to an xml file. Everything works on my computer. I installed the program onto another computer and i get this error.

Access to path "C:\Program Files\...\myfile.xml" is denied

When I created the deployment, I included the xml file and made it a hidden file. I am able to read from it, but not write to it. I've installed the lastest .net framework. Not sure what else to do. Is there some permissions I'm missing?

 

[warrent]

And the code I'm using to access the xml file is:

AppExe = Application.StartupPath

xmlfile = New System.Xml.XmlDocument

xmlfile.Load(AppExe & "\myfile.xml")

xmlfilenodelist = xmlfile.SelectNodes("/location")

Dim xmlfilenode As System.Xml.XmlNode
For Each xmlfilenode In xmlfilenodelist
.
.
.
.
Next

Could the "Application.StartupPath" be causing problems

 

[JohnH]

Do you mean that you can write to a hidden xml with your development machine but not at another machine, or is it just for deployment you hide the file?

 

[warrent]

when i add the xml file to the deployment, I chose to make it hidden from the properties window.

After it is deployed, I then installed the program onto my PC and everything seemed to work fine. I then installed the program on another PC and I get he error msg.

I figured that hidding the xml file would not allow the user to see the file, but could it also not allow access to the file?

 

[warrent]

I think I figured it out.
I am able to write to the xml files now.
Making the xml files hidden seems to prevent the user from writing to the files.