Hi Mike, The reason is that Excel has a feature that merges the changes from different users. If you go to Tools-->Share Workbook... So I would like for the users to be able to access the Excel files stored on a Server (Slide) but have them use the Merging feature also.
But when opening the file from Excel it automatically locks it. Thanks, Zeus ----- Original Message ---- From: Michael Oliver <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Slide Users Mailing List <slide-user@jakarta.apache.org> Sent: Thursday, March 15, 2007 11:35:11 AM Subject: RE: Accessing files through Excel by multiple users Zeus anything is possible, but to check it in you would need the token, but my question would be why? The whole idea is that multiple copies can be opened but only one read-write so you don't overwrite someone else's changes inadvertently. If you want to co-edit, then use a P2P Tool like Groove that update's everyone's copy with the changes and you can use meeting tools and other things to do it. Michael Oliver Cell: 518-378-6154 Skype: MikeOliverAZ Phone:702-866-9034 -----Original Message----- From: Zeus Courtois [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, March 14, 2007 7:14 PM To: Slide Apache Subject: Accessing files through Excel by multiple users Hi, I have slide setup with some Excel files stored on it. If I have the file opened on one computer and would like to open it on another computer then it gives me the message if I want to open it as Read-Only. But I would like to open it as Read-Write on several computers. I think it has to do something with the "lock" of SLIDE. Is there anyway to have the file opened on several computers and be able to modify it and save it from any of the multiple computers? Currently I would have to close it on the other computers and re-open it 'cause it was Read-Only. Is this possible? Do I have to modify anything on the Domain.xml? Thanks, Zeus Courtois ____________________________________________________________________________ ________ Bored stiff? Loosen up... Download and play hundreds of games for free on Yahoo! Games. http://games.yahoo.com/games/front --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ____________________________________________________________________________________ Need Mail bonding? Go to the Yahoo! Mail Q&A for great tips from Yahoo! Answers users. http://answers.yahoo.com/dir/?link=list&sid=396546091
