Read-only files

[Georg Odenthal]

Hi,

>Anyone have any insight on how to change my files from
> read-only to something that i can merge/analyze?
That sounds more like a classic Windows problem than any E-Prime bug.

If you copy the contents of a CD to a hard drive Windows will always
make the copied files read only. There are at least two ways to remove
the read only file attribute from a file or a directory:

in Windows 95, 98, NT, ME you have to remove the read only file
attribute for each directory separately in the window explorer (or in
the myComputer window) by selecting all files in a directory (with
ctrl + left mouse button (single selection), shift + left mouse button
(multiple selection) or with a mark box (press and hold left mouse
button to open a mark box)) then press the right mouse button anywhere
in the list of selected files, go to "properties" in the context menu
that opens after pressing the right mouse button and deselect the
"read only" check box. Press on the "Ok" or "Apply" button to perform
the selected action.

You have to repeat this for each file, filelist or directory.

In Windows 2000/ XP you can use the same approach. The difference is
that if you want to change the read only attribute for a whole
directory you're being asked whether you want to apply the changes
just for the current directory or for all sub-directories and files.
Thus you don't have to repeat this procedure for all sub-directories.


The second approach is to use the MS-DOS Prompt.

Open the DOS-Prompt (go to Start -> Programs -> Accessiores -> MS-DOS
Prompt). Go to the directory you want to change the attributes e.g. if
it is the directory Documents and Settings\Steve\my Studies on drive D
you have to type:

D: (RETURN)
CD Documents and Settings (RETURN)
CD Steve (RETURN)
CD my Studies (RETURN)

to change the read only attribute to read-write in all files, all
directories and all sub-directories type:

attrib -r /s (RETURN)

It will take a short time and then the read-only attribute is removed
for all files in this directory and all sub-directories.

This approach works on all Windows versions (as far as I know).



I hope this information will help to fix your problems.


Best regards,
 Georg


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Georg Odenthal (Dipl.-Psych.)             University of Konstanz
+49 (0)7531 88-2872                       Department of Psychology
odenthal at soz.psychologie.uni-konstanz.de  Social Psychology and Motivation
http://www.socpsych.uni-konstanz.de       78457 Konstanz, Germany

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