How to elevate Perl process using UAC

Question

Suppose I have a script that needs to read information from places that normal user is not permitted to read (e.g. other users\' folders).

Currently all I can do is

Answer 1

According to MSDN and PerlMonks, you can try:

Win32::FileOp::ShellExecute( runas => 'yourprogram.exe' )

or

Win32::FileOp::ShellExecute( runasuser => 'yourprogram.exe' )

These should (not tested) ask you for elevation when it is needed. (Works on Windows 7 only).

Related: Requesting Administrator privileges during runtime