Read Only Problem

[Joe Volmar]

I recently copied all of my documents on CD-s to
facilitate re-formatting my hard drive. I am able to read
all "Word", "Publisher" and "Excel" files but my "Access"
files show up as "Read Only". How can I convert these
files??
Joe Volmar

 

[Ken Snell]

Go to Windows Explorer, navigate to the files, right-click on the file icon,
select Properties, and deselect "Read Only" checkmark.

ACCESS files are marked read only whenever they're copied onto CD format
(unless you're using a CD-RW program that treats the CD as another drive or
unless you zip the ACCESS file before you copy it to the CD).

 

[hala3ami]

hello
i developed a program which work from CD and i'm using Access DB for i
but as u can guess the program can't work cuse of the Lock File (rea
only problem) so i'm asking is there any way to let it work from the C
directly????? I mean "is there any solution for the Access Lock File"
Note: i'm using the Access file just for reading data without writing.
it's important thanx and i appreciate your hel

 

[Douglas J. Steele]

Try opening the database as Read-only AND Exclusive. With that combination,
Access doesn't bother trying to create the lock file. You can set both
properties as command-line options if you create a shortcut to your
database.

 

[hala3ami]

thanx for u r help
actualy i solve the problem but with another idea:
now i'm copying the database file temporary into the destinatio
computer so that i can read from the temporary file then -when the use
exit the program - i delete it, and cuse the database file is smal
(less than 1 MB) its worked perfectly
thanx again and i will try your idea