Re: Saving .mdb files to backup disk

From: Joan Wild (jwild_at_nospamtyenet.com)
Date: 03/08/04 

Date: Mon, 8 Mar 2004 18:27:53 -0500

Todd, you can't change the attribute *on the CD*. You must first copy the
file from the CD to your hard drive, and change the attribute on the hard
drive copy. 

-- 
Joan Wild
Microsoft Access MVP
<anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:93ca01c40563$b34548e0$a501280a@phx.gbl...
> Thank you for responding.
>
> Unfortunately, I've tried that solution several times.
> When I pull up the saved version on my CD/RW backup disk,
> unmark the Read-only box and hit "Apply" or "OK," I get
> an error message.  It states "An error occurred applying
> attributes to the file," it gives the file path and then
> states, "Access is denied."  Just to reiterate the
> original on my computer hard drive is not marked as read-
> only, but appears to convert to read-only when I save it
> to my CD/RW backup disk.
>
> Thanks much for your help in this.  I'm truly at a loss.
>
> Todd
>
>
> >-----Original Message-----
> >Hi Todd,
> >
> >You are running into this issue:
> >
> >"You Are Trying to Open a Read-Only Database" Message
> When You Open a
> >Database
> >http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-
> us;324666
> >
> >Regards,
> >
> >Eric Butts
> >Microsoft Access Support
> >
> >"Microsoft Security Announcement: Have you installed the
> patch for
> >Microsoft Security Bulletin MS03-026?  If not Microsoft
> strongly advises
> >you to review the information at the following link
> regarding Microsoft
> >Security Bulletin MS03-026
> ><http://www.microsoft.com/security/security_bulletins/ms0
> 3-026.asp> and/or
> >to visit Windows Update at
> <http://windowsupdate.microsoft.com/> to install
> >the patch.  Running the SCAN program from the Windows
> Update site will help
> >to insure you are current with all security patches, not
> just MS03-026."
> >
> >
> >--------------------
> >| Content-Class: urn:content-classes:message
> >| From: "Todd" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com>
> >| Sender: "Todd" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com>
> >| Subject: Saving .mdb files to backup disk
> >| Date: Fri, 5 Mar 2004 13:54:49 -0800
> >| Lines: 15
> >| Message-ID: <7bee01c402fc$7ae9e6e0$a301280a@phx.gbl>
> >| MIME-Version: 1.0
> >| Content-Type: text/plain;
> >| charset="iso-8859-1"
> >| Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit
> >| X-Newsreader: Microsoft CDO for Windows 2000
> >| X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE
> V5.50.4910.0300
> >| Thread-Index: AcQC/HrpaR5WPKasSPefpmZrKmY4Ng==
> >| Newsgroups: microsoft.public.access.security
> >| Path: cpmsftngxa06.phx.gbl
> >| Xref: cpmsftngxa06.phx.gbl
> microsoft.public.access.security:8910
> >| NNTP-Posting-Host: tk2msftngxa11.phx.gbl 10.40.1.163
> >| X-Tomcat-NG: microsoft.public.access.security
> >|
> >| Much of the tracking performed in my job is done in
> >| Access; therefore, I do weekly backups of these .mdb
> >| files.  Unfortunately, when saved to a CD-RW disk,
> they
> >| are saved in a read-only format.  I don't have this
> >| problem with Word or Excel documents, only Access
> >| documents.  It appears that during the save process,
> the
> >| writeable file is converted to a read-only file when
> >| stored on a disk.  When I try to unmark the Read-Only
> >| marker in Properties, I get an error message.  I need
> to
> >| be able to retrieve a writeable version of the .mdb
> file,
> >| not a read-only version.  If something does every
> happen
> >| to my computer files, I will need a writable .mdb
> file,
> >| not a read-only file.
> >|
> >| Thank you for your time.
> >|
> >
> >.
> >
Loading