Global.mpt marked as read only

[Pat]

MS Project 2002 Standard is being used without Project Server. The
Global.mpt is on a shared drive and MS Project is pointed to the
shared drive. The user created a new export map and copied the map to
Global.mpt with the Organizer and then closed MS Project. Upon
closing the following message occurred (or something close to this):
Global.mpt is read only and will not be saved.

Now any time any changes are made, such as defining a holiday in the
standard calendar, this same message occurs. And, of course, no
changes are made to Global.mpt. Properties on Global.mpt do not show
the file as read-only.

Please help!
Pat

 

[Jan De Messemaeker]

Hi Pat,

This can have several reasons.
Does everybody have write access to the drive/directory?

But more likely, do know taht only one user can have the file open as
read/write, all the oythers opening MS Project afterwards have Global.mpt as
read only...

I wouldn't share global.mpt between users!
HTH

--
Jan De Messemaeker
Microsoft Project Most Valuable Professional
Project Management Consultancy
Prom+ade BVBA
32-495-300 620

 

[Pat]

Thanks, Jan -- That makes sense to me. I will verify that with the user.
Pat