Over-riding .LCK files on Inherited Website

Question

Is there any way of over-riding .LCK files?
I’ve recently been given access to administer a
department webpage at a university and defined a site on my
computer - but when I accessed the server's directory I found the
.htm files have the .LCK extension. I was able to download the
files but am prevented from uploading any files. The original
webperson has left and no one has any information.
I was checking the archives and see that the .LCK is related
to Dreamweaver's "check-in/check-out" feature which allows tracking
of files when working in groups. But since I'm now become "the
group", how do I over-ride this feature so I can work on the .htm
files?
~CK

Answer 1

Just delete the lck files on the server as I mentioned
before.
Paul Whitham
Certified Dreamweaver MX2004 Professional
Adobe Community Expert - Dreamweaver
Valleybiz Internet Design
www.valleybiz.net
"Hurleyburley" <[email protected]> wrote in
message
news:[email protected]...
> Unfortunately the previous person who opened the files
and checked them
> out did
> not return/upload them - and didn't leave copies of the
files to upload.
>
> So is there a way to access the files which have been
locked when I don't
> have
> the original checked-out files to check-back-in?
>
>
>
>
quote:
Originally posted by:
Newsgroup User
> If the previous person opened the file in DW it would
have checked it out,
> in the process creating the LCK file. To remove this
file DW needs to
> check
> the file back in. If you are using another program for
this part of the
> operation then you will have problems with DW.
>
> --
> Paul Whitham
> Certified Dreamweaver MX2004 Professional
> Adobe Community Expert - Dreamweaver
>
> Valleybiz Internet Design
> www.valleybiz.net
>
> "Hurleyburley" <[email protected]>
wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
> >
quote:
Originally posted by:
Newsgroup User
> >
> > Thanks alot for the help!
> >
> > I did enable Contribute in my Remote site. I was
able to download the
> > files
> > to my computer and make changes. When I tried to
upload the updated
> > .htm
> > files
> > I got an error message saying "Encountered 1 errors
(sic) during the
> > transfer."
> >
> >
> > Due to security reasons our university permits file
transfers using a
> > product
> > called SSH Secure File Transfer Client. Does using
the SSH FTC product
> > instead of Dreamweaver's FTP connection create a
problem for the .LCK
> > check-in/check-out feature? Or is there something
else that needs to be
> > addressed?
> >
> >
> >
> > You need to NOT do this. Have you enabled
Contribute in your Remote
> > site
> > definition?
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> > "Hurleyburley" <[email protected]>
wrote in message
> > news:[email protected]...
> > > Is there any way of over-riding .LCK files?
> > >
> > > I?ve recently been given access to administer
a department webpage at
> > > a
> > > university and defined a site on my computer -
but when I accessed the
> > > server's
> > > directory I found the .htm files have the .LCK
extension. I was able
> > > to
> > > download the files but am prevented from
uploading any files. The
> > > original
> > > webperson has left and no one has any
information.
> > >
> > > I was checking the archives and see that the
.LCK is related to
> > > Dreamweaver's
> > > "check-in/check-out" feature which allows
tracking of files when
> > > working
> > > in
> > > groups. But since I'm now become "the group",
how do I over-ride this
> > > feature
> > > so I can work on the .htm files?
> > >
> > > ~CK
> > >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
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