Subject Re: program alert: table is read only From Ken Mayer <dbase@nospam.goldenstag.net> Date Mon, 18 Jun 2018 14:42:36 -0700 Newsgroups dbase.getting-started On 6/18/2018 1:28 PM, Stephen Snell wrote: > I have an application that runs fine in the IDE, the installer works flawlessly on that machine (Windows 10) but on CERTAIN other windows 10 machines, is not able to open, read or write to tables, typically with the error in the subject above. I have modified all the properties of the installation folder in program files(x86) to allow read-write permissions to everything and everybody. Still, no success. Does anyone have a list of all the settings needed to be set to allow access to tables in the program directory? Put the data in a different folder structure. This is discussed in my books, it's involved in the way Windows is trying to protect you and your data. You should *NEVER* be editing data in the program files folders ... Ken -- *Ken Mayer* Ken's dBASE Page: http://www.goldenstag.net/dbase The dUFLP: http://www.goldenstag.net/dbase/index.htm#duflp dBASE Books: http://www.goldenstag.net/dbase/Books/dBASEBooks.htm dBASE Tutorial: http://www.goldenstag.net/dbase/Tutorial/00_Preface.htm