I run into this problem with another database product. I usually just
right-click on the "read-only" files on ibm systems, select properties, and
unclick the read-only box and click the archive box.
Eric
-----Original Message-----
From: Dave Shaw [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Tuesday, October 10, 2000 3:47 PM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; ebase Newbies Listserv
Subject: Re: Read Only Status and CDs
As a test, I just copied an archive of a client's ebase files off a
cd (which I created in this office) onto a hard drive and opened the
files with none of the problems you note. This would seem to narrow
your troubleshooting efforts to some setting in your operating system
or the software you use to write the cd. A couple of steps I would
suggest to further narrow the scope would be to transfer other
FileMaker files the same way, to transfer files from other
applications the same way, and to transfer using a cd created on
another cd writer.
At 1:20 PM -0700 10/10/00, [EMAIL PROTECTED] 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.
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Dave Shaw Northwest Classics, Inc
tel: 206-954-7526 fax: 206-625-1338
