Native Version - Permission Denied Error

[Linda Hapner]

thanks for the suggestion
I'm new at the CD-R game -- it's nice to have

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From: "GCC Consulting" <gcc at optonline.net>
To: "'Linda Hapner'" <fplist at hapner.com>; "'Robert Haussmann'"
<haussma at nextdimension.net>
Cc: "'Fplist (E-mail)'" <filepro-list at seaslug.org>
Sent: Saturday, March 20, 2004 12:10 PM
Subject: RE: Native Version - Permission Denied Error


>
> Thank you thank you thank you -- that is exactly what I needed.  I looked
at the
> attribute on the folder and didn't see a read only check mark, but when I
> highlighted all files, there it was.
>
> I'm so excited to have the answer, my husband is looking at me funny.  I
thought
> I was sunk!
>
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> ---------------
>
> Linda,
>
> To save yourself this problem in the future, zip the files first and then
write
> to your CD.  When you restore, all of the attributes will be correct.
>
> You may want to look at PKZIP which offer the ability to zip to an exe
file
> making it very quick to restore files.  This also, depending on your
client's
> configuration, gives you an easy way to deliver upgrades.
>
> Richard Kreiss
> GCC Consulting
>
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Robert Haussmann" <haussma at nextdimension.net>
> To: "'Linda Hapner'" <fplist at hapner.com>; "'Fplist (E-mail)'"
> <filepro-list at seaslug.org>
> Sent: Friday, March 19, 2004 7:18 PM
> Subject: RE: Native Version - Permission Denied Error
>
>
> > > 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.
> >
> >
> >
>
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