Re: Read Only

From: Gord Dibben (gorddibbATshawDOTca)
Date: 09/15/04 

Date: Wed, 15 Sep 2004 13:19:14 -0700

Jerry

Are you saving the file to a CD or opening the file from a CD?

First of all.......you should never save to or open from removable media
directly.

Save to HDD then copy to the CD. Same when opening. Copy to HDD then reset
the "read-only" then open.

The read only bit.......

That is the default behaviour when saving/copying to CD.

All depends upon how the files get "burned" to the CD.

With regular Windows burning, they will always be read-only.

If you were to use a packet writing application like Nero InCD, files would
not be read only and individual files could be erased or written to on the CD
just like a big floppy disk.

See this google search thread

http://snipurl.com/6llq

Note the link to Alex Nicholl's site.

Also http://www.webtree.ca/windowsxp/cdr_info.htm

Gord Dibben Excel MVP

On Wed, 15 Sep 2004 04:03:36 -0700, "Jerry" <horizonswest@msn.com> wrote:

>When I save my excel work, why does it always come up
>as "read only" when I bring it back up again?
>
>I have copied excel from other disks that were not
>affected by this and after I use it and save, reopen it
>again it comes up read only?
>
>Thank you, Jerry

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