Read-Only?

[bwyrwitzke]

I have a database that I want to distribute on CD. Unfortunately, things aren't working. It's understandable that the database can't be run from the CD due to the constantly updating queries, but why does it maintain it's "Read-Only" status after I copy the files to the HD? Is there an easy solution for this? Thanks in advance.

Bruce

 

[Vassago]

Have you tried going into the properties of the file and unselecting read-only. Right click the database and choose properties. If you uncheck the "read-only" value, it should be fine after that.... Hopefully I understand your situation correctly.

Vassago

 

[ghudson]

Any file you burn to a CD will have the Read Only attribute when you copy it to a hard drive. I always zip my files up and use the self-extracting option to avoid having to mess with the Read Only attribute.

HTH

 

[Vassago]

That's a good idea Ghudson, I never thought about doing that. I'd always just took off the read-only attribute, but your idea seems more solid and a lot easier on the user.

 

[bwyrwitzke]

Thanks - I'll give it a shot.

bruce