Please keep me from getting fired! file locked

S

Sandra

HELP!!!

I was in a file that's read only. My network connection crashed and now
nobody can get into my excel file because it says I have it locked. I see no
temp file in the network folder that contains the file.

People are ready to kill me. What can I try?
 
C

CLR

If it's a network file, MIS should be able to come up with a
backup...........

Vaya con Dios,
Chuck, CABGx3
 
C

CLR

Hey, sometimes they do........I once got one that was only three weeks old
<g>..........note: it pays to back up your important files on your own
........

But, if you've no other recourse, it wouldn't hurt to check with MIS..

Vaya con Dios,
Chuck, CABGx3
 
K

Ken Wright

Apologies if I'm missing something here, but can you not just open it up as
read only and then save a copy as a slightly different name, then just blitz
the old one and rename if you want? The file being locked would normally
only stop someone editing it, not opening it.
 

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