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Subject: Re: read only databases?
Author: John Swanson
Date: 1998-12-18 13:49:00I tried both 5.4 and 5.5 with a read only data base.
The bad news is that 5.4 would not read a read only data base.
The good news is that 5.5 would read (but not write to) a
read only data base.
This test was done on my Dec Alpha.
John.Swanson
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Thomas Ernst [SMTP:Thomas.Ernst@t...]
> Sent: Friday, December 18, 1998 3:34 AM
> To: xansys@o...
> Subject: [xansys] Re: read only databases?
> From: "Thomas Ernst"
> I fully agree. Get disappointed myself some time ago.
> (At least I can't see any reason for not being able to open a readonly
> file)
> -----Ursprüngliche Nachricht-----
> Von: Michael Joerms
> An: INTERNET:xansys@o...
> Datum: Freitag, 18. Dezember 1998 02:59
> Betreff: [xansys] read only databases?
> >From: Michael Joerms
> >It would be nice if you could open a .db file to which you don't have
> write
> >access. In many cases, it is necessary to use a database belonging
> to
> >another analyst. Most of the time you don't wan't to modify the
> database.
> >Currently the only options are to change the permissions to allow
> access
> >(allowing accidental mods to occur) or copying the file which chews
> through
> >disk space. The ability to open read only databases would also allow
> the
> >use of archival databases on CD's or other read only media.