limited user opens database read only in XP

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On Sun, 12 Nov 2006 06:43:00 -0500, "Bill Marriott" <wjm (AT) wjm (DOT) org>
wrote:

Quote:

Kees,

Yes, but a limited user can change a excel file in the directory {my
documents} of that user, but he can't change a filemaker file (*.fp7)
in the same directory.

Correct. Excel works a little differently than FileMaker.

- Excel loads a document into memory. You work on it and changes are made in
RAM. Then you save it to disk explicitly.

- FileMaker opens a file and writes to disk continually. You work on it and
changes are more-or-less immediately recorded on the hard disk. You never
have the option to "save" the file.

This is why if the FileMaker document is currently stored in a location that
does not permit write-access you will get the error when you try to update a
field.

Very odd. This is what makes sense to me: a user should be able to
edit the excel file (in memory). But as he saves the xls he should get
a warning (access denied). But saving the xls is no problem.
Writing should be impossible for a fp7 and for a xls file.

Tomorrow I have access the computer again. I'll do a few experiments.

Thanks for your help.

Greetings,
Kees

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Re: limited user opens database read only in XP - 11-12-2006 , 06:11 AM