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Q193416: PRB: Cannot Set the ReadOnly Property of a File

Article: Q193416
Product(s): Microsoft FoxPro
Version(s): WINDOWS:6.0
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): 
Last Modified: 11-DEC-1999

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Visual FoxPro for Windows, version 6.0 
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SYMPTOMS
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Attempting to set the ReadOnly property of a file results in the following
error:

  OLE IDispatch exception code 533 from Visual FoxPro for Windows: This
  property is read-only.

CAUSE
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Visual FoxPro does not allow the ReadOnly property of a file to be modified
through the FILE object of a project object.

STATUS
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This behavior is by design.

MORE INFORMATION
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Steps to Reproduce Behavior
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Run the following code in a program file:

     STRTOFILE("*test", "mytest.prg")
     CREATE PROJ test NOSHOW NOWAIT
     oproj=_VFP.ACTIVEPROJECT
     oproj.FILES.ADD("mytest.prg")
     ?oproj.FILES[1].READONLY
     oproj.FILES[1].READONLY=.T.

REFERENCES
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Visual FoxPro Help, search on: "FILE OBJECT"

Additional query words: kbVFp600 kbProjManager

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Keywords          :  
Technology        : kbVFPsearch kbAudDeveloper kbVFP600
Version           : WINDOWS:6.0
Issue type        : kbprb

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