Created Excel files are read-only

[Guest]

All Excel files on my RW-CDs became read-only when opened and all newly
created files are read-only when filed to disc. Why is this occurring and how
do I eliminate this from happening? If files are saved to hard drive, this
does not occur.

 

[Frank Kabel]

Hi
one should never save/open Excel files directly from a removable storage
medium. This could lead to file corruptions quite easily. So always best to
copy the files first to your harddisc

 

[Gord Dibben]

Bales

That is the default behaviour when saving/copying to CD.

All depends upon how the files get "burned" to the CD.

With regular Windows burning, they will always be read-only.

If you were to use a packet writing application like Nero InCD, files would
not be read only and individual files could be erased or written to on the CD
just like a big floppy disk.

See this google search thread

http://snipurl.com/6llq

Note the link to Alex Nicholl's site.

Also http://www.webtree.ca/windowsxp/cdr_info.htm

I agree with Frank's caveat......NEVER save to or open from removable media
directly.

Gord Dibben Excel MVP