Ivan, I know it's a "work around", but I just set the "Read Only" attribute when I've (for the moment) finished working in a DDB (and also when it gets filed in the controlled documents area on the network).
The drawbacks are that you get that annoying question "Do you really want to open a Read Only file?"...well, yes, actually, I do... And, when you _do_ want to edit you have to remember to clear the attribute. Note that I get odd error messages when I do it from the File Open dialog box (i.e. right click->Properties), and then have to re-start Protel to get the file. Also (the list seems to be getting longer) you can't do things like make a new Print Preview or reports etc... Still, it preserves the time stamp. Damon Kelly Hardware Engineer Texcel Pty Ltd Australia > -----Original Message----- > From: Bagotronix Tech Support [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Friday, 15 March 2002 08:45 > To: Protel EDA Forum > Subject: [PEDA] Protel big gripe > > > Hello, all: > > I hope Protel fixes this in future releases. > > I hate it when I open up a DDB file just to look at something, and it > changes the file date. IT SHOULD NOT DO THAT! > > I use file dates to know when I last worked with that > project, and this > SCREWS UP that knowledge. > > Best regards, > Ivan Baggett > Bagotronix Inc. > website: www.bagotronix.com > > * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * To post a message: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] * * To leave this list visit: * http://www.techservinc.com/protelusers/leave.html * * Contact the list manager: * mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] * * Forum Guidelines Rules: * http://www.techservinc.com/protelusers/forumrules.html * * Browse or Search previous postings: * http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
