Share a read-only database
Posted: Mon Oct 25, 2021 4:23 pm
I have searched the forum for an answer to this topic, but have been unable to find any reference at all.
I would like to share a Money Manager Ex database with another user (User B), but not let them change any of the data.
So far I have a database in Dropbox which I have shared, view only, and MMEx version 1.5.8 installed on both Windows PCs.
On the User B PC, the database opens and the home page is displayed, but it is not possible to drill down to see the individual transactions in any of the accounts. When the account name is clicked, the detail briefly opens, but then reverts to the home page view. I have also noticed that the mouse icon is not steady with the egg timer flashing alongside the pointer. MMEx also has to be closed using Task Manager as the X Close button doesn't do anything.
I've tested this on the hard drive of my PC (not Dropbox shared) and the same thing happens when a normal MMEx database file's attribute is changed to Read-only. Remove the Read-only attribute and the database performs correctly.
So, is there a way to allow users to view MMEx transactions but prevent them from changing them?
Thanks.
I would like to share a Money Manager Ex database with another user (User B), but not let them change any of the data.
So far I have a database in Dropbox which I have shared, view only, and MMEx version 1.5.8 installed on both Windows PCs.
On the User B PC, the database opens and the home page is displayed, but it is not possible to drill down to see the individual transactions in any of the accounts. When the account name is clicked, the detail briefly opens, but then reverts to the home page view. I have also noticed that the mouse icon is not steady with the egg timer flashing alongside the pointer. MMEx also has to be closed using Task Manager as the X Close button doesn't do anything.
I've tested this on the hard drive of my PC (not Dropbox shared) and the same thing happens when a normal MMEx database file's attribute is changed to Read-only. Remove the Read-only attribute and the database performs correctly.
So, is there a way to allow users to view MMEx transactions but prevent them from changing them?
Thanks.