Microsoft KB Archive/158603

= Read-Only Error Message After Changing Open File's Attributes =

Article ID: 158603

Article Last Modified on 10/20/2003

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Pocket Word 1.0
 * Microsoft Pocket Excel 3.0

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This article was previously published under Q158603



SYMPTOMS
When you try to save a file, you may receive one of the following error messages. In addition, the read-only (R) symbol may not appear beside the file name on the taskbar for a file that is marked with the Read-Only attribute.

Pocket Excel:

Your file was successfully saved but could not be reopened. The file may be saved as  or . To continue working, close this file and then reopen the saved file.

where  is the name of your file and  is the name of a temporary file Pocket Excel created.

Pocket Word:

 is read-only. Try saving with a different file name.

where  is the name of the file you are trying to save.



CAUSE
This behavior occurs when you change a file's attribute to Read-Only while the file is open.



RESOLUTION
To prevent this problem from occurring, quit Pocket Word or Pocket Excel before you change a file's attributes.

Additional query words: hand held

Keywords: kberrmsg kbui KB158603

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