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QView Pro v2 VLM FAQ

QView Pro v2.x will attempt to open the QVIEW.CFG file and fail on startup when using the NetWare VLM drivers v4.x or later.

Solution: add the following line to the NetWare Dos Requestor section in the NET.CFG

    read only compatibility=on

Details from: NetWare Client for Dos and Windows Technical Reference.

    READ ONLY COMPATIBILITY=[on | off]

Determines whether a file marked Read Only can be opened with a read/write access call

Certain applications require the value for this parameter to be set to "on." See the documentation provided with your application for details.

Prior to NetWare 2.1, a program could open a Read Only file with write access without getting an error, though any attempt to write to the file produced an error.

To be compatible with DOS, NetWare 2.1 or later does not allow a Read Only file to be opened for write access.

Setting this parameter to "on" causes the shell to revert to the old mode and allow the open request to succeed.

Syntax

     read only compatibility=[on | off]

Default

off

Modules

     REDIR.VLM

Example

To cause the shell to revert to the old mode and allow the open request to succeed, you would place the following in your NET.CFG file: NetWare dos requester

     read only compatibility=on

SUGGESTION: If you are using any application that uses the "netx=off" command, such as Microsoft Office, ensure that this parameter value is set to "on."

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