Hi, Wolfgang Schmidt wrote: > > when I try to write (:w) a certain buffer, I get E505 (~ "file XXX is > write-protected, override with w!"). > The protection seems to be set by Vim, not the OS (WinXP). So I looked > for the "readonly" option value, > but it's set to "noreadonly". I also checked "write", which is set to > "write". Nevertheless, everytime I try to > :w the file, I get this E505 dialog. Any hints? I'm running Gvim 7.0 on > Win XP)
are you able to write the file with ":w!"? If not, the file might be opened exclusively or with write-access denied by another program. Regards, Jürgen -- Sometimes I think the surest sign that intelligent life exists elsewhere in the universe is that none of it has tried to contact us. (Calvin)
