How to get file permissions with c++ boost library?

Question

I am working on a project to make a database of the files I have on current directory. And one of the details I want about my files is the file permissions that are set with

Answer 1

File permissions example for windows:

unsigned long attributes = ::GetFileAttributes( filePath.file_string().c_str());

if ( attributes != 0xFFFFFFFF && ( attributes & FILE_ATTRIBUTE_READONLY ))
{
    attributes &= ~FILE_ATTRIBUTE_READONLY;
    ::SetFileAttributes( filePath.file_string().c_str(), attributes );
}