RTF File Opens as Read Only from Document Management System (Does not happen for all users)

Posted by Dave on Super User See other posts from Super User or by Dave
Published on 2012-10-16T22:53:59Z Indexed on 2012/10/16 23:03 UTC
Read the original article Hit count: 400

Filed under:

microsoft-word

|

read-only

|

rtf

We have a third party system in place that as one part of its duties hosts RTF files that a user can open, make changes to, and save back into the document management system. Recently we have begun upgrading users to Office 2007 from 2003. We are now hearing that when some users open these documents, they open as Read Only (even though there is no document protection in place and the files are set for Unrestricted Access). Other users though, who also have Word 2007, report no problems. There were no problems for anyone when Word 2003 was being used. I'm sure it's a setting in Word but I'm having a lot of difficulty in identifying where the issue could be. Looking for any assistance on why these RTF files are opening as Read Only for some and not for others when using Word 2007.

Thanks!

Dave

© Super User or respective owner

Related posts about microsoft-word

Easy Update "Table of Contents" feature in Microsoft Word 2007 VS. Microsoft word 2010

as seen on Super User - Search for 'Super User'
I am currently working on a document that was written using Microsoft Word 2007 and I am also using Microsoft Word 2007 to update the document. It is just the way of the workplace I am now in. I have noticed that the feature of adding nested headers ("subheaders" perhaps) does not work the same… >>> More
Microsoft Word 2007 opening all docs with field codes toggled off

as seen on Super User - Search for 'Super User'
Recently, something changed with my Microsoft Word 2007 installation/preferences on Windows XP, such that whenever I open a word document, all the field codes are displayed raw instead of as their expanded value. For example, my header reads: My Name { TITLE \* MERGEFORMAT } Version { REVNUM… >>> More
Microsoft Word - Word count excluding specific Styles?

as seen on Super User - Search for 'Super User'
Hi, I was wondering if there's a way to get a word count that excludes text with a specific Style in a Microsoft Word 2007 document? I've seen this related question, but I've got blocks of source code scattered throughout which would mean I'd have to go through each of my documents a section at… >>> More
Microsoft Word restores all open documents when clicking on a .DOC file

as seen on Super User - Search for 'Super User'
I tend to have a few Word documents that I keep open all the time, with notes for a long-running project. Normally they are all minimized. The problem is that when I click on a different .doc or .docx file in Windows Explorer, even though the new document opens in its own window, the other, minimized… >>> More
How to open Microsoft Word by function call?

as seen on Stack Overflow - Search for 'Stack Overflow'
I want to open a word document through my program in C# and document path to read or write to. 2.To change the formatting of text in the word document as if i wanted the word window to give me the text in RTF format or plain text or docx (supported formats) 3.If i can retrieve the text in my given… >>> More

Related posts about read-only

Shortcut to make something readonly/not readonly

as seen on Super User - Search for 'Super User'
Is there a windows shortcut or non-mouse oriented command to make a toggle a given file's read only status? >>> More
Android - Attempt to write in a readonly database when I open it readonly

as seen on Stack Overflow - Search for 'Stack Overflow'
i don't understand this at all. I try to open a db located in my SD card this way: db = SQLiteDatabase.openDatabase(myPath, null, SQLiteDatabase.NO_LOCALIZED_COLLATORS | SQLiteDatabase.OPEN_READONLY); But in that very line it throws this exception: android.database.sqlite.SQLiteException:… >>> More
Unable to transfer data to or from mounted hard drive

as seen on Ask Ubuntu - Search for 'Ask Ubuntu'
So usually i'm good at sorting out issues. But this one has me at a loss! This issues has occured since upgrading my ubuntu so this was workingg prior. I use mounted hard drives to manage my downloads which are then copied over accordingly by a python based app. I found it was having issues with… >>> More
At most how many customized P3 attributes could be added into Agile?

as seen on Oracle Blogs - Search for 'Oracle Blogs'
I have one customer/Oracle Partner Consultant asking me such question: how many customized attributes can be allowed to add to Agile's subclass Page Three? I never did research against this because Agile User Guide never says this and theoretically Agile supports unlimited amount of customized attributes… >>> More
How to convert binary read/write to non-binary read/write in C++

as seen on Stack Overflow - Search for 'Stack Overflow'
I have some C++ code from somewhere that reads and writes data in binary format. I want to see what it's reading and writing in the file, so I want to convert it's binary read and write to non-binary read and write. Also, when I convert the binary write to non-binary write, I want it to still be… >>> More