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stencil file sharing for a network
I found an article describing how to set up stencil file sharing on a
network for multiple users. I am using Visio 2003. I quoted below from the article: Article name: Description of the revised network installation instructions (Network.wri) for Visio 2000 Standard Edition Quote: "Keep the following issues in mind when using Visio on a network: You can share stencil files so that multiple users can access them at once. However, when you share stencil files, it is important that users not open them in read/write mode. (When a Visio drawing file is opened in read/write mode, no other network user can access the file.) By default, the read-only attribute is set for stencil files to prevent users from opening them in read/write mode. You can also set the network Visio directory to read-only to prevent users from opening the files in read/write mode." I am confused about the read-only file folder attribute. When I go to the file folder where I store my stencils, I look at View/Customize This Folder. Under General/Attributes the read-only box is selected. I have options under Security to select Full Control, Modify, Read & Execute, List Folder Contents, Read, Write, Special Permission. None of these are selected for Allow or Deny. All of these stencils are in Read/Write mode. When I open them in a drawing, I can edit them. If I understand the above comments from the article, all of the files in the file folder should be opened as read-only if this is selected under General/Attributes. Am I looking in the right place to set this up? Any suggestions are appreciated. Currently I edit stencil files located on my personal computer. The Visio drawings (on my computer) point to this file folder for the stencils after I added the path under tools/options/advanced/file paths. These stencils are in read/write mode. On the network drive I copy these updated files daily. I found where I can select all files in the directory and change all at once to read-only. For everyone else in the company, their computer points to this network drive so the files are in read-only when they open the file. One reason I did this is I could not see a way to choose options for opening a stencil file if I set up a path like described in the previous paragraph to easily select stencils without looking for them. I have to select File/open in the drawing and then search for the file to choose opening the file in read-only or read/write mode. Is there a better way to set up a stencil file sharing for a network while I am developing the stencils? |
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