Hi Kiran see Thread #545589 Message #545599
for the file to be read only the you need to change his attribut to be so.

>Hi,
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>I had a query, if someone can help me out. I have VFP application which generates a .txt file to which some output is spooled.
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>After the file has been created, i want to open up this file in NOTEPAD from within the VFP application. I also want the contents to be read only, when the file is opened in Notepad.
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>Can someone help me on this. Urgently awaiting a response
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>Many Thx & Rgds,
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>KB