WinAPI way to determine if a file is accessible/private

Question

In win32 c++; is there a way to determine if a folder/file is accessible? You know how if you try to access a certain folder in the C:/Windows directory & you will get a pop

Answer 1

int _access( 
   const char *path, 
   int mode 
);

Simple to use:

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/1w06ktdy%28v=vs.80%29.aspx