Problem solved. When loading a file from a cdrom within the Open Panel at the bottom there is a [] Read Only check box. You must check this indicating a Read Only File source. You can now bring in the file into Openoffice Writer and edit and ofcourse Save As to a writable disk.
I previously tried the suggestion from Rick Friedman. Copying the file to a hard disk or the floppy and making the folder and file Read Only and the file would still open in the writer but not from the cdrom. Thanks All Larry Larry Sword wrote: > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > >> On Fri, 21 Jun 2002, Larry Sword wrote: >> >> >>> I can confirm your findings. You are not alone. Now to find out why? >>> >>> Larry >>> >>> >>> Rick Friedman wrote: >>> >>>> I was just wondering if anyone can confirm this for me? Using >>>> OpenOffice 1.0, I cannot read in a file (doc, txt, whatever). >>>> OpenOffice starts to access the CD and then it just stops. I have two >>>> drives. One is a CD-RW drive and the other is a DVD. They are setup as >>>> /dev/scd0 & /dev/scd1 respectively. I don't know if that has anything >>>> to do with it. I don't know why it would. >>>> >>>> Anyway, this isn't really a problem for me... more of an observation. I >>>> was just curious if anyone else can reproduce this? Or is it specific >>>> to my machine for some reason? >>> >>> >> > > Good questions. > >> If you copy the files to a writeable directory, can you access them? > > > Yes this works fine. > > >> What if you chmod -w the directory so that you can't write to it? > > > yes this works fine also. > > As I indicated in a previous answer to James @ opencourty.org the > Staroffice 5.2 has no problems in loading / reading these files from the > cdroms. > > Larry > > >> > > > > >> >> >> >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------ >> >> Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to >> http://www.mandrakestore.com > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? > Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
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