From: Ron Fox Date: 2008-05-13T18:20:03+09:00 Subject: Re: about writing file??? If you just want to prevent casual/accidental, rather than determined modification, after you close the file: File.chmod("/options.sav", 0440); For example. RF Pat Kiatchaipipat wrote: > hi, I have problem about writing file. > I use this > > data = File.new("/options.sav","w") > > and I get file name option.sav in my path but when I open it with > notepad. It can modify :'( I don't want this because options.sav has > save data from my app that can't hack it! how can I write file with > can't be modified???