Saving Word files to filesystem

[phaphe]

Hi
I want to implement simple virtual filesystem storage and I have problem
with Microsoft
software.The Word application makes a lot of actions (opening, closing,
renaming,...)
to the filesystem layer during saving file. Is there any technical
description what exactly
is done in this situation? Or is there any way how to force application to
make things more clearly?
For example, now it is impossible to change content of the file if there is
no right to create a new file on filesystem in the same directory.

Thanks a lot for any suggestion
Roman

 

[Jay Freedman]

Try this article: http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=211632

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[Edward Thrashcort]

it is impossible to change content of the file if there is

no right to create a new file on filesystem in the same directory.

You mean the document will be locked for writing to the current user, who
has it open read-only?

The only way to modify the document is to ask the person who has the current
document locked to close the document.

You could work-around it by saving the document under a new name but then
you will have the problem of reconciling your changes against those made by
the user who had the document open.

Eddie