remove read only status from picture so I can rename it

[JT]

I recently removed pictures from my computer and saved them on a CD. Today I
pulled them up and tried to rename them. When I tried to change the name I
got message that they are read only files and I do not have permission to
change. How do I remove the read only status from these pictures?

 

[Douglas J. Steele]

Are you saying that you're trying to change the names on the CD? CDs are
read-only.

If you've copied them to another machine, it's possible that the read-only
flag is still on. Select the file in Windows Explorer, right-click on it,
select Properties and uncheck the read-only flag.

Incidentally, you're asking this in the wrong place. This newgsroup is for
questions about Access, the database product that's part of Office
Professional. If you have other questions like this, it would likely be
better to post to a newsgroup related to whatever operating system you're
running.

 

[Tom van Stiphout]

On Sat, 18 Oct 2008 12:38:01 -0700, JT <[email protected]>
wrote:

If you want to do this in code, use the SetAttr statement.
Otherwise use Explorer, select the files, right-click, properties, and
uncheck the readonly checkbox.

-Tom.
Microsoft Access MVP