Read only

[Rob Cozens]

>So I have developed a Rev application and I burnt it onto a CD. When 
>I go to another machine and copy it from the CD to the computer, the 
>file that is now on the computer is "read only".

Hi Greg,

Since you write "file", not "files", I assume the file is a 
standalone Revolution application created by the Distribution 
Builder.  That standalone will always be read only: neither Windows 
nor Unix allow applications to modify themselves, so Revolution 
standalones are not modifiable.

If your application makes changes that must persist beyond runtime, 
those changes must be stored in a text file, external database, or 
external stack.  The general approach is to create a "splash screen" 
standalone that opens the "real" stack, which is seen as an external 
file to the user.
-- 

Rob Cozens
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