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open file in read only mode(not urgent) [message #249609]

Thu, 05 July 2007 03:18

v.ram81
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Registered: April 2006
Location: pune

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hi,
i am calling a sql report from oracle forms 6i.
spool file created by that report
is stored in c:\ as .txt file.
i want to open that file after run is over.
i am calling that report through host built-in.
i can open that .txt file through host also, using wordpad.
but user can modify the content of that file .
because it is archived.
i want to open that file in read only mode so
the user can only view that file but cannot modify it.
can this is possible using host ?
or any other method?

thanks in advance.

regards,
Ram.

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Re: open file in read only mode(not urgent) [message #249626 is a reply to message #249609]

Thu, 05 July 2007 05:58

ThomasG
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Registered: April 2005
Location: Heilbronn, Germany

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you could set the file to read-only with

attrib +R c:\file.txt

as a host-command.

Allthough various text-editors don't care about the read-only flag,
Notepad and Wordpad do

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Re: open file in read only mode(not urgent) [message #249850 is a reply to message #249626]

Fri, 06 July 2007 03:27

v.ram81
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Registered: April 2006
Location: pune

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thank you for quick reply.
but it is not working..
i am using host command as
host('C:\Program Files\Accessories\WORDPAD.EXE c:\fa768.txt');

but
host('C:\Program Files\Accessories\WORDPAD.EXE c:\fa768.txt +r');

is not working.

and
host('C:\Program Files\Accessories\WORDPAD.EXE c:\fa768.txt attrib +R');
is also not working.

please tell me if i am doing it wrong.

thanks in advance

Ram.

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Re: open file in read only mode(not urgent) [message #249854 is a reply to message #249850]

Fri, 06 July 2007 03:55

Michel Cadot
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host('attrib +R c:\fa768.txt');

It seems clear to me from the previous post that you have to execute this to turn your file read only.

Regards
Michel

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Re: open file in read only mode(not urgent) [message #250154 is a reply to message #249609]

Sun, 08 July 2007 13:34

FrankBerlin
Messages: 5
Registered: July 2007
Location: Berlin, Germany

Junior Member

Hi,

couldn't you create a batch-file with the needed commands and then use

host 'openfile.cmd c:\xxx.txt'

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