Protected Files

[Brock-15]

Hi All,

I protected some files in v17 and can not change the status of the same file
using v18.  Luckily I had the older version so I could un-protect the file and
move it to another directory, etc.

Has anyone else encountered this?  Is this a bug?

Thanks,

Brock

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[Brock-15]

Hi Damir,

By protected, I simply am referring to the ability to mark a file "Read Only"
under the file menu inside of SPSS.  It's not password protected, but at least
modifications to the file cannot occur.

My issue is that I made the file Read Only in V17 but cannot alter that
property using the new version of SPSS.  Luckily, I had the old version on my
computer so I could change the state back to read/write.  My question is
whether this is a bug or not.

Thanks,

Brock

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[Jon K Peck]

I don't know about a bug here, but the read-only setting is an OS property.  SPSS is just providing a convenient way to set or remove that property.  You can always do this directly in the OS (assuming that you have the relevant permissions, without which SPSS can't do this either).  On Windows that setting would be on the security tab in the Windows Explorer (right click on the file name, choose Properties;  then Security).

Regards,
Jon Peck
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From:	Brock <[hidden email]>
To:	[hidden email]
Date:	01/11/2010 10:30 AM
Subject:	Re: [SPSSX-L] Protected Files
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Hi Damir,

By protected, I simply am referring to the ability to mark a file "Read Only"
under the file menu inside of SPSS.  It's not password protected, but at least
modifications to the file cannot occur.

My issue is that I made the file Read Only in V17 but cannot alter that
property using the new version of SPSS.  Luckily, I had the old version on my
computer so I could change the state back to read/write.  My question is
whether this is a bug or not.

Thanks,

Brock

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[David Matheson-3]

We replicated the problem in Technical Support, i.e. that the File menu in  Statistics 18 will not let you change a 'Mark File Read Only' status that was set in Statistics 17 to 'Mark File  Read Write'. This problem  has been filed as a bug with SPSS Development. The work-around is to change the setting in the Properties dialog for the file as Jon described below..

David Matheson
Statistical Support
SPSS, an IBM company  

From:	Jon K Peck/Chicago/IBM@IBMUS
To:	[hidden email]
Date:	01/12/2010 08:23 AM
Subject:	Re: Protected Files
Sent by:	"SPSSX(r) Discussion" <[hidden email]>

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I don't know about a bug here, but the read-only setting is an OS property.  SPSS is just providing a convenient way to set or remove that property.  You can always do this directly in the OS (assuming that you have the relevant permissions, without which SPSS can't do this either).  On Windows that setting would be on the security tab in the Windows Explorer (right click on the file name, choose Properties;  then Security).

Regards,
Jon Peck
SPSS, an IBM Company
[hidden email]
312-651-3435

From:	Brock <[hidden email]>
To:	[hidden email]
Date:	01/11/2010 10:30 AM
Subject:	Re: [SPSSX-L] Protected Files
Sent by:	"SPSSX(r) Discussion" <[hidden email]>

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Hi Damir,

By protected, I simply am referring to the ability to mark a file "Read Only"
under the file menu inside of SPSS.  It's not password protected, but at least
modifications to the file cannot occur.

My issue is that I made the file Read Only in V17 but cannot alter that
property using the new version of SPSS.  Luckily, I had the old version on my
computer so I could change the state back to read/write.  My question is
whether this is a bug or not.

Thanks,

Brock

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