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making notepad file as readonly thru pb application

Discussion in 'Other PC Software' started by rvn, 2003/06/07.

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  1. 2003/06/07
    rvn

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    hi ,
    From PoweBuilder application I dynamically open a notepad file which is already exsisting , using the function Run(notepad.exe filename ) .The problem is the user can make changes to this file , and save it thru notepad . I want that the file should be opened in readyonly mode . How do I do it

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    ski123

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    Right click the *.txt file and select Properties. Place a check mark in the Read Only attribute. Click Apply. Click OK.

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  4. 2003/06/08
    rvn

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    in connection to the notepad problem

    Hi ,
    I want to dyanamically at runtime of the my application want to make the notepad file as read only , and not manually change the property .

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