There are a few possibilities. If it's a shared file, it could be that someone else has it open. In this case, anyone else can only open a read only version until the first person closes theirs.
On Wed, Jul 27, 2011 at 1:46 AM, JingleRock <ceg...@comcast.net> wrote: > I have seven users accessing the Subject file stored on a shared > network drive. This file has been edited by EXCEL 2003 users (four of > the seven in my group) for several months. Yesterday, I made some > edits in this file when I opened it; I then saved it successfully with > a .xls extension. One of the "2003" users was successfully able to > open and save this file later in the day. Today, when I open the file, > and I click-on "File", it indicates that it is a "Read-Only Workbook" > and it will not allow a Save or a SaveAs. However, in Windows > Explorer, when I right-click on the filename and left-click on > "Properties", on the General Tab, next to "Attributes", all three of > the cleck-boxes are cleared: Read-only; Hidden; Archive. (Originally, > the Archive box was checked, only.) What is going on? > > -- > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > Some important links for excel users: > 1. Follow us on TWITTER for tips tricks and links : > http://twitter.com/exceldailytip > 2. Join our LinkedIN group @ http://www.linkedin.com/groups?gid=1871310 > 3. Excel tutorials at http://www.excel-macros.blogspot.com > 4. Learn VBA Macros at http://www.quickvba.blogspot.com > 5. Excel Tips and Tricks at http://exceldailytip.blogspot.com > > To post to this group, send email to excel-macros@googlegroups.com > > <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><> > Like our page on facebook , Just follow below link > http://www.facebook.com/discussexcel > -- ......................... -- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Some important links for excel users: 1. Follow us on TWITTER for tips tricks and links : http://twitter.com/exceldailytip 2. Join our LinkedIN group @ http://www.linkedin.com/groups?gid=1871310 3. Excel tutorials at http://www.excel-macros.blogspot.com 4. Learn VBA Macros at http://www.quickvba.blogspot.com 5. Excel Tips and Tricks at http://exceldailytip.blogspot.com To post to this group, send email to excel-macros@googlegroups.com <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><> Like our page on facebook , Just follow below link http://www.facebook.com/discussexcel
