Modifying file types to support open as read-only...

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Tripp Knightly

I was trying to mod the Actions available for the file type for an
excel spreadsheet (.XLS) using:

http://wtonline.vitalnews.com/Pages/Tip0247.html

as a guide - goal is to allow a "open read only" open option when I
right-click on an excel spreadsheet file. These direx aren't exactly
for win2k, but so far I can't get the read-only piece to work. I get
an "open as read only" option in the right click menu, and get the
file to open - it just doesn't open as read only.

In particular, I'm thinking my DDE Message under the new Action I
created for open as read only may not be right (though have tried many
permutations to no avail). I have:

[Open("%1"),.ReadOnly]

Thoughts?
 
I was trying to mod the Actions available for the file type for an
excel spreadsheet (.XLS) using:

http://wtonline.vitalnews.com/Pages/Tip0247.html

as a guide - goal is to allow a "open read only" open option when I
right-click on an excel spreadsheet file. These direx aren't exactly
for win2k, but so far I can't get the read-only piece to work. I get
an "open as read only" option in the right click menu, and get the
file to open - it just doesn't open as read only.

In particular, I'm thinking my DDE Message under the new Action I
created for open as read only may not be right (though have tried many
permutations to no avail). I have:

[Open("%1"),.ReadOnly]

Thoughts?
Click to expand...

After much effort figured out that

[open("%1",,TRUE)]

should do it.

Note position of parentheses matters.
 
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