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ckoschik1-Visitor
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January 27, 2020
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MathCAD File can only be opened in READ ONLY from server?

  • January 27, 2020
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Hi MathCAD community!  I am working with a customer that has not been able to open an existing file which is stored on his server, as it will only open in READ ONLY format.  So, he has been copying the file to his local machine doing my work, saving locally, then copying the file from his local machine back to his server. 

 

Any ideas?

 

Thank you all!

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LucMeekes23-Emerald IV
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January 27, 2020

Maybe the attributes of the file ( in the Operating Systemm, not in Mathcad) were changed to Read-Only...?

What type ('real' or Prime) and version (number) of 'mathcad'?

 

Success!

Luc

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ckoschik1-VisitorAuthor
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January 27, 2020

Hi LucMeekes,

 

Thanks for reaching back out so quickly!  I really appreciate it.

 

MathCAD 15.0

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LucMeekes23-Emerald IV
23-Emerald IV
January 27, 2020

So what, according to your client's file manager (such as Windows Explorer), are the attributes of the mathcad sheet file in question?

(With Windows Explorer: click the file, press the RIGHT-hand mouse button and select 'properties' from the pop-up. Read the attributes at the botoom of the properties window.)

If the attribute 'Read-only' is ticked, untick it and OK the form. Immediately thereafter check the properties again. If it's still/again 'Read-only', then it may be an access/rights issue. Independently of the attribute setting, it may  be an acces/rights  issue regarding the directory or the server.

 

Success!

Luc

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