Native Version - Permission Denied Error

[Robert Haussmann]

> I'm perplexed.  I have a client that has the runtime of the 
> native version of filepro.  I have the development program.  
> I alter formats as needed, save to a floppy and upload on 
> their system.
>
> When I did that today, I get permission denied errors on their server.
>
> My main computer died yesterday, but I made CD-R saves of my 
> filepro programs.  I uploaded these programs to my spare machine 
> (a laptop).  When I pull up the files I worked on, I also get 
> permission denied errors.  I can access the database, but cannot 
> get into the map, processing or reports.
>
> I do not use passwords or site passwords.
>
> Any ideas?  I'm scratching my head. 

The problem with your spare machine is that the files retained their
"read only" attribute bit when you copied them back off your
CD-R.  In each filePro directory you can select all files and 
go to properties, and uncheck "read only".  An easier way
to do this would be from a command prompt.  While sitting in the
filepro directory, issue the following command:

attrib *.* -R /s /D

The timeline you describe isn't perfectly clear to me, but it is
possible that if you copied files from your spare machine, you
could have overwritten their files with read-only versions 
as well.

Bob Haussmann
Tabor Children's Services, Inc.