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More info?)
Hi
Yes, you should be able to change the attribute, unless any restrictions
have been put on the Permissions.
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Will Denny
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User
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"thall89553" <thall89553@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:9541C79C-5010-441B-9D62-B4BAF9C5A762@microsoft.com...
> Then can the read-only attribute be changed on files in folders? I need
> to
> be able to write to a folder on the C drive. I have two laptops sitting
> here
> on my desk, A and B. A will let me write to files all day long that are in
> the Inetpub/www directory. B simply will not.
>
> "Will Denny" wrote:
>
>> Hi
>>
>> The read-only attribute on the folders does not effect the files in that
>> folder. The read-only attribute on folders can't be changed.
>>
>> --
>>
>> Will Denny
>> MS-MVP Windows Shell/User
>> Please reply to the News Groups.
>>
>>
>> "thall89553" <thall89553@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:F8617005-3A7B-461B-A4C7-61927208E302@microsoft.com...
>> >I appreciate the tip. But, this seems to be an issue with Windows XP,
>> >not
>> >VS.
>> > If I open a directory in Windows Explorer and want to change its
>> > read-only
>> > attibutes, I should be able to do that, VS or not don't you think?
>> >
>> > "Will Denny" wrote:
>> >
>> >> Hi
>> >>
>> >> You will perhaps be better off posting your question to a Visual
>> >> Studio
>> >> News
>> >> Group:
>> >>
>> >> news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsoft.public.vstudio.general or
>> >>
http://aumha.org/nntp.htm
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> --
>> >>
>> >> Will Denny
>> >> MS-MVP Windows Shell/User
>> >> Please reply to the News Groups.
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> "thall89553" <thall89553@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> >> news:3FA36CE9-6BD1-4615-ADF6-C39179BAE784@microsoft.com...
>> >> >I am attempting the following. I created a web in the Inetpub/wwwroot
>> >> > directory using MS Visual Studio. When I try to enter data into a MS
>> >> > Access
>> >> > datbase in that web, I get an error telling me the database is a
>> >> > read-only
>> >> > file. I changed permissions using my Management Console AND I went
>> >> > directly
>> >> > to the Inetpub folder and unchecked "Read-Only". It then proceeds as
>> >> > if
>> >> > it
>> >> > is
>> >> > applying to all files and folders, BUT when done and I go back to
>> >> > the
>> >> > Inetpub
>> >> > properites, the Read-Only box is still checked!!! What is going on?
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>>
>>
>>
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