Hi
one should never save/open Excel files directly from a removable storage
medium. This could lead to file corruptions quite easily. So always best to
copy the files first to your harddisc

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Regards
Frank Kabel
Frankfurt, Germany
"Bales" schrieb im Newsbeitrag
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All Excel files on my RW-CDs became read-only when opened and all newly
created files are read-only when filed to disc. Why is this occurring and
how
do I eliminate this from happening? If files are saved to hard drive, this
does not occur.