On 2005-09-14 10:07 AM, Robert Volke wrote:
I need to be able to lock files at three different levels:
- protect file from being opened by the wrong person
- protect files as read-only so that users can open a file if they wish
to view it, but may not edit it
- protect file from being opened then protect it from being edited
(essentially make it so that only some people can open the file as
read-only, and the rest can't open it)
Why are you asking individual documents to do what basic network
security and permissions is designed to do? You can accomplish
everything you describe fairly simply on any NT-based network by putting
documents into appropriate network folders and setting permissions.
I don't know if you are on a Windows network, but I'm sure this can be
done in other OS network environments just as easily (and probably more
secure).
You could set up user groups with the type of permissions you describe
and give those users access to folders on the network. Is this not an
option? Of course, I am assuming that you are talking about a network in
the first place.
Apologies if this isn't a good solution, or I've missed your point
entirely. But to me, using *any* Office suite app (MS, OOo, or
otherwise) for the specific security/password scenario you describe is
like taking the bicycle to go uphill when the train is there or you have
a car: you can certainly do it, but it's harder than it needs to be.
--
Ken Green
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