>>Hi,
>>
>>Nobody knows how one report file got "write protected".
>>As a result I cannot access it anymore with MODI REPORT nor can the program print this report.
>>
>>Foxpro gives us the error message 1705 an attemp was made to write to a file wich is write protected by the MS-DOS ATTRIB command.
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>>This report is not in use by anyone else and I cannot delete, rename it or copy the backup file over it.
>>
>>I always receive the message;
>>Sharing violation reading drive F:
>>Abort, Retry, Fail?
>>
>>We are on an NT server and I have all the rights.
>>
>>Anyone has a solution?
>
>Please forgive me if you've tried the this...when you right click on the file and look at properties, is it marked as read-only? Or, have you run the ATTRIB command on the file to turn off read-only?
>
>ATTRIB -R myreport.*
>
>If the O/S is *not* showing the file as read-only, have you rebooted the server?
>
>HTH,


that's true. in the NT list of files "in use" ... if you already
disconnected the user and still cannot open it, rebooting NT
should allow you access.