Microsoft KB Archive/101182

= PUB: Read-Only Publisher File Opens in a Single Session Only =

Article ID: 101182

Article Last Modified on 8/16/2005

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Publisher 2.0 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Publisher 2.0a
 * Microsoft Publisher 3.0 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q101182



SUMMARY
If you change the attributes of a Publisher document to read only, you cannot open more than one session of the document at a time. This is by design.



MORE INFORMATION
Most Windows-based applications allow you to open more than one session of a file if it is a read-only file. For example, if an Excel Worksheet document is read only, it can be opened simultaneously from several workstations at once (though no changes can be made to it). A Microsoft Publisher 2.0 document marked as read only can only be opened in one session at a time. If an attempt is made to open a second session of a read-only Publisher document, the following message appears:

The file is already being used in another Publisher session. Press F1 now if you want more information.

Steps to Reproduce Problem

 * 1) Open or switch to Microsoft Publisher.
 * 2) Create a publication and save it.
 * 3) Close the publication and run or switch to File Manager.
 * 4) Select the publication file and choose the Properties command from the File menu. In the Attributes group box, select Read Only.
 * 5) Switch back to Publisher and open the publication (it will open normally).
 * 6) Open a second instance of Publisher and attempt to open a second session of the publication. The message "File is already being used..." appears.

Additional query words: 2.00 2.00a pub3 mspub pub97

Keywords: kbinfo kbusage KB101182

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