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cuvallen
cuvallen wrote ...

2011/12/26

Starting up with greenfoot wombats

cuvallen cuvallen

2011/12/26

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I'm trying to get started but I'm having trouble. I get his error when I start up: The project is read-only. You will not be able to create objects or execute methods. Either the access rights of the project directory are set as 'read only' for you, or the whole file system is not writable (is it a CD?). To fully use this project, you must ensure that it is on a writable file system (usually your hard disk), and that you have write permission in the project directory and each file within it. This can often be accomplished by choosing "save as" from the Project menu after closing this dialog. I have it downloaded it to my hard drive but I'm stuck on how to change the permissions to allow me to work with this scenario. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks in advance.
cuvallen cuvallen

2011/12/26

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Somebody please help me.
danpost danpost

2011/12/26

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Did you read the message it gave you thoroughly? The last two sentences were To fully use this project, you must ensure that it is on a writable file system (usually your hard disk), and that you have write permission in the project directory and each file within it. This can often be accomplished by choosing "save as" from the Project menu after closing this dialog. Did you try this?
John John

2011/12/27

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Well, I also have this problem. I click on Scenario, click on 'Save a copy as' then error msg: 'A file or directory with this name already exists' if I save it under same name OR 'There was a problem copying the package files. The package was not written or may be incomplete.' If I click on Save, It accepts it (apparently) then when I right click object on screen e.g. wombat, select e.g. void move(), error msg returns. So, yes, I read the msg THOROUGHLY.
davmac davmac

2011/12/27

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John, when you try to "save as" where are you attempting to save the scenario? You must choose somewhere that you have write access to and that you do not need administrator privileges to write to. Usually somewhere under your "Documents" folder is best. Also, you must specifically re-open the scenario from the new location after saving it ("Scenario", "open scenario").
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