Re: Read only error RoyVidar <roy_vidarNOSPAM[ at ]yahoo.no> 22.08.2006 17:46:09 "ladybug via AccessMonster.com" <u21071[ at ]uwe> wrote in message <6528fbf02df21[ at ]uwe>: [Quoted Text] > A client sent me a CD with four different Access files on it. When I > try to open one of them I get this error" > > You are trying to open a read-only database. > > The first time you open an earlier version database, you must be able > to write changes to the database. > *The database file's read-only attribute may be set;clear this > attribute. *You may have chosen the Open Read Only command in the > Open Dialog box. Don't choose this command the first time you open > the database. *Your license to use this application may have expired. > > Can someone give me some more insight about this error. I have no > idea how to clear an attribute or know if my "license" has expired. > All I did was click on the Database. After copying to your hard drive, right click them, select properties, and ensure it's not read only. -- Roy-Vidar

Read only error "ladybug via AccessMonster.com" <u21071[ at ]uwe> 22.08.2006 18:05:28 A client sent me a CD with four different Access files on it. When I try to open one of them I get this error" You are trying to open a read-only database. The first time you open an earlier version database, you must be able to write changes to the database. *The database file's read-only attribute may be set;clear this attribute. *You may have chosen the Open Read Only command in the Open Dialog box. Don't choose this command the first time you open the database. *Your license to use this application may have expired. Can someone give me some more insight about this error. I have no idea how to clear an attribute or know if my "license" has expired. All I did was click on the Database. -- Message posted via AccessMonster.com http://www.accessmonster.com/Uwe/Forums.aspx/access-modules/200608/1

Re: Read only error "Douglas J. Steele" <NOSPAM_djsteele[ at ]NOSPAM_canada.com> 22.08.2006 18:34:59 Are you trying to open the database from the CD? If so, the database will naturally be read-only, as CDs are read-only. If you've copied the MDB file to your hard drive, it's possible that the read-only flag that's set when you write to a CD is still set. Find the MDB file in Windows Explorer, right-click on it, select Properties, and uncheck the Read-only box. -- Doug Steele, Microsoft Access MVP http://I.Am/DougSteele (no e-mails, please!) "ladybug via AccessMonster.com" <u21071[ at ]uwe> wrote in message news:6528fbf02df21[ at ]uwe... [Quoted Text] >A client sent me a CD with four different Access files on it. When I try >to > open one of them I get this error" > > You are trying to open a read-only database. > > The first time you open an earlier version database, you must be able to > write changes to the database. > *The database file's read-only attribute may be set;clear this attribute. > *You may have chosen the Open Read Only command in the Open Dialog box. > Don't choose this command the first time you open the database. > *Your license to use this application may have expired. > > Can someone give me some more insight about this error. I have no idea > how > to clear an attribute or know if my "license" has expired. All I did was > click on the Database. > > -- > Message posted via AccessMonster.com > http://www.accessmonster.com/Uwe/Forums.aspx/access-modules/200608/1 >