RE: [MS_AccessPros] Re: DB opens as Read Only

I ran into this some time ago. Many times, Windows treats anything like a DB copied from a USB drive, or downloaded from the internet, as Read Only to protect the user. I don't totally understand, but it has to do with Windows & Office security and trust relationships.

Opening, saving as a new file, and reopening fixed my issue. Pain to do, but did work.



To: MS_Access_Professionals@yahoogroups.com
From: wrmosca@comcast.net
Date: Wed, 26 Jun 2013 18:30:51 +0000
Subject: [MS_AccessPros] Re: DB opens as Read Only


























Mike



Go to the user's computer and look at the file properties in Explorer. It could be that the file was somehow set to Read-Only from his computer. That would set the flag for his profile. I've seen stranger things happen.



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--- In MS_Access_Professionals@yahoogroups.com, mithomas48 <no_reply@...> wrote:

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> Just following up on this one. Hopefully someone has some ideas as to why a db opens in Read Only. See below...

>

> Thanks in advance!

> Mike

>

> --- In MS_Access_Professionals@yahoogroups.com, mithomas48 <no_reply@> wrote:

> >

> > I have a db that is opening in Read Only for a user. When I open the db, it does NOT open in Read Only. However, in the same folder location, they can open other dbs without Read Only. So it can't be folder permissions. I checked the permissions on the db itself and it is the same as the other dbs.

> >

> > Any ideas about why this is happening?

> >

> > Thanks in advance!

> > Mike

> >

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