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Posted by =?Utf-8?B?SXNyYWVsQyBmcm9tIE1p on May 15, 2008, 7:45 am
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solutions out there?
Thanks again
"Anteaus" wrote:
> You can't. Word makes a copy of the file and then replaces the original on
> exit, hence anything which stops deletion also stops editing.
>
> Two alternatives which might be useful are to delete-protect folders but not
> files, or to write a script which 'seals' files after they've remained
> un-edited for a specified time.
>
>
> "IsraelC from Miami" wrote:
>
> > Anyone know how to prevent users from deleting files/folders (Word/Excel
> > files) but still allow them to edit and save them?
> > I setup a test share on a Win2K3 Server. Remove all rights for all users
> > except for the admin group. At the NTFS security tab I grant a group Modify,
> > Read/execute, list, read and write permissions. Then in the advance/special
> > permissions tab I enable the deny delete subfolders and files right. I then
> > create a word doc and it allws me to create it and edit it but the temp file
> > dont get deleted. If an Excel file gets edited and saved we get an error the
> > the folder is marked as read only.
> > So at a high level I wnt to prevent users from deleting MS Office docs but
> > still edit them.
> > I know the users can still open then and delete the contents of the file
> > itself but I can live with that...any suggestions?
> > Thank you,
> >
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