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Re: transfertext error "cannot update" database or object is read-only"

From	"Phil Hunt" <abc@nowhere.com>
Newsgroups	comp.databases.ms-access
Subject	Re: transfertext error "cannot update" database or object is read-only"
Date	2019-06-20 08:14 -0400
Organization	Aioe.org NNTP Server
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I will try it when I get home to the machine.
The strange thing is I can open Notepad and save the file under C drive. I 
just cannot use Explorer left click to new a text doc.

"Ron Paii" <ron81pai@gmail.com> wrote in message 
news:11b85cd9-7bf3-48e3-ac94-ed64dcbc326e@googlegroups.com...
> On Thursday, June 20, 2019 at 6:34:21 AM UTC-5, Phil Hunt wrote:
>> Some windows 7 machine also locks down C: drive, forcing you to write to 
>> a
>> folder under C instead. I cannot find where the setting is. Anyone  ?
>
> Right click on the drive or folder
> Select Properties
> Select Security
> Select Advanced
> Select Effective Access
> Use Select a user to enter the current login
> Select effective access
>
> You can change the access levels or take ownership of the folder.
>
> IMO I would not store files in the base folder, or change permissions on a 
> base folder; you will be opening security holes on the system.

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transfertext error "cannot update" database or object is read-only" PW <PW@noemailaddress.com> - 2019-06-18 21:32 -0700
  Re: transfertext error "cannot update" database or object is read-only" Ron Paii <ron81pai@gmail.com> - 2019-06-19 05:02 -0700
    Re: transfertext error "cannot update" database or object is read-only" PW <PW@noemailaddress.com> - 2019-06-19 09:54 -0700
    Re: transfertext error "cannot update" database or object is read-only" PW <PW@noemailaddress.com> - 2019-06-19 09:58 -0700
    Re: transfertext error "cannot update" database or object is read-only" PW <PW@noemailaddress.com> - 2019-06-19 10:26 -0700
      Re: transfertext error "cannot update" database or object is read-only" PW <PW@noemailaddress.com> - 2019-06-19 11:41 -0700
        Re: transfertext error "cannot update" database or object is read-only" Ron Paii <ron81pai@gmail.com> - 2019-06-19 13:28 -0700
          Re: transfertext error "cannot update" database or object is read-only" PW <PW@noemailaddress.com> - 2019-06-19 21:54 -0700
            Re: transfertext error "cannot update" database or object is read-only" "Phil Hunt" <abc@nowhere.com> - 2019-06-20 07:34 -0400
              Re: transfertext error "cannot update" database or object is read-only" Ron Paii <ron81pai@gmail.com> - 2019-06-20 05:07 -0700
                Re: transfertext error "cannot update" database or object is read-only" "Phil Hunt" <abc@nowhere.com> - 2019-06-20 08:14 -0400
              Re: transfertext error "cannot update" database or object is read-only" PW <PW@noemailaddress.com> - 2019-06-21 09:17 -0700

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