At 01:20 PM 10/10/00 -0700, you wrote:
>When I copy my 3MB+ ebase files (I also have Filemaker Pro 5) to
>a Zip cartridge I can read/write it on any computer.
>
>However, when I copy these same files onto a CDR or a CDRW I
>find that one cannot properly access the files due to numerous
>"read only access" messages. This is not unexpected as a
>CDR/CDRW (unless in the act of writing/reading) is considered
>"read only" by computers. The problem stems from copying these
>CD files onto a hard disk where I get exactly the same messages
>poping up, i.e., "read only access". It's as if a flag or something is
>embedded in the files even though they are no longer on a CD and
>now reside on a good read/write medium (hard disk).
>
>The reason for all of this grief is that when I have to give a copy of
>the database I am working on to a co-worker they only have a CD
>drive (for reading and copying to their hard disk).
>
>So, any ideas? It's not access privledges and not all co-workers
>have Zip drives (there is no network either), but CD-reading drives
>are common. Thanks.
What we do is create a zip file of all the ebase files, then create an
executable from that zip file (I know that Winzip allows you to do all of
this)... this will then allow one to just run the executable, which will
also unzip the files, and this takes care of your Read-Only problem.
alice
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