PRB: Cannot Set the ReadOnly Property of a File (193416)

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Visual FoxPro for Windows 6.0

This article was previously published under Q193416

SYMPTOMS

Attempting to set the ReadOnly property of a file results in the following error:

OLE IDispatch exception code 533 from Visual FoxPro for Windows: This property is read-only.

CAUSE

Visual FoxPro does not allow the ReadOnly property of a file to be modified through the FILE object of a project object.

STATUS

This behavior is by design.

MORE INFORMATION

Steps to Reproduce Behavior

Run the following code in a program file:

   STRTOFILE("*test", "mytest.prg")
   CREATE PROJ test NOSHOW NOWAIT
   oproj=_VFP.ACTIVEPROJECT
   oproj.FILES.ADD("mytest.prg")
   ?oproj.FILES[1].READONLY
   oproj.FILES[1].READONLY=.T.

REFERENCES

Visual FoxPro Help, search on: "FILE OBJECT"

Modification Type:	Major	Last Reviewed:	12/11/1999
Keywords:	kbprb KB193416