SW File Permissions

Hi,

I've upgraded from ealier versions of SW2007 to SP4.0

Lately I've noticed SW file permissions are acting a little wonky.

I'll open a part in context of an assemly and it will tell me the file
is "read-only". Yet I can make changes to dimensions, features, etc..
hit save (and am prompted that it is read only and I need to do a
saveas) -- ignore it and the changes are made. Refreshing the model
shows that the supposed "read-only" file is actually being written to.
Changes to dimensions results in a warning "that it is read-only" and
that any changes I make will be lost unless I do a saveas. Again,
ignore the prompt, fill in new value and part/assembly are updated
correctly.

Looking at file permissions shows they are correct so it appears to be
an issue with SW thiinking the files are read only - and sending
barrage of warnings. Checked options between earlier version and
latest and I can't find anything different.

Has anyone experienced this as well? How did you fix it?

Len

 

Probably a dumb question, but to cover the bases - is it possible that
someone else has the parts in question open? If someone else is using
the file, SW will not be able to get full access to it, and tells you
it's read-only.
On an actual read-only part, SW will let you make any changes you want
during the active session but you won't be able to save without
renaming the file. I don't think refreshing would be affected by
this; you're changing the part as SW has it in memory, not necessarily
on the disk.

-Mark

 

Mark,

One man show/computer. 100% sure nobody else has the file open.
I can ignore the rename dialog box after hitting save - shut down the
file (without renaming), and then open up the file to see the changes
had been made. ( i.e. file was actually saved and wasn't really read-
only - SW just thought it was).

Len

 

Len,

I ran into the same problem when I got a new computer. As best as I can
recall, I was running SW07 sp4.0 on the old computer as well, but it's
possible I upgraded at about the same time and hadn't noticed the problem
until I spent more time with the software on the new computer.

One of my colleagues was running 4.0 before I was and hasn't seen this
problem. We would sometimes have issues with ProductCenter and RW
permissions, but that doesn't seem to be what is happening here.

I haven't figured out what caused it or how to fix it.

Jerry Steiger

 

SW has always had issues when it comes to respecting "Read Only"
status. If the file isn't protected in other ways, it's fair game for
SW to overwrite.

 

What do your external reference options look like?

Is open referenced documents read only checked?

TOP

 

Microsoft OS issue, mostly.
Bet your other CAD systems were on VMS, UNIX, ...

 

Do you have the "don't prompt to save read-only referenced documents"
option on? it's under "External references"

Markku

 

Yes it was on.

I'll turn it off and play around some more.
I haven't touched the options in over a year.

Len