OK, I found a file named ".~lock.myfile.ODF..." hidden in the same directory. I deleted this file and it's now ok. (have to go through the terminal and use the "rm -f" command). AJ.
2009/3/18 Alan JOBERT <[email protected]> > Hi ! > > Context : MacOS X 10.5.6 - OpenOffice 3.0.1 > > I had a crash with my hard disk and needed to restart from a backup. For an > unknown reason, an ODT file is impossible to open with read/write > capabilities. I always have the message "The file [...] is locked by user > [Name of the user]...". I can open it in read-only or create a copy. If I > create of copy of the file and save it as "Myfile.odt (copy)", then I close > and delete the old one and then rename the copy as "Myfile.odt". When I want > to re-open the file, I always get the same message. Is there a lock > somewhere to erase ? > > Thanks for your answers. > Alan. > > > -- > Alan Jobert -=- Courriel : [email protected] > Ouaibe : http://gosseyn.net > AIM/AOL : gosseyn30 | Jabber : [email protected] > > > > -- Alan Jobert -=- Courriel : [email protected] Ouaibe : http://gosseyn.net AIM/AOL : gosseyn30 | Jabber : [email protected]
