It is important to make a file ReadOnly after electronically signing it. Because if anything inadvertently changed, the signature will go away and document becomes invalid and loses its significance.

Making File Read Only from command line is easy.

attrib +R FileName

However, after giving name, I open up the file either in MS Word or Adobe Acrobat (depending upon the type of file) and at that point a client signs.  After signing the document file, I have to make it ReadOnly, but by that time, all the sbasic code will have run through. Only exception is that if I put @AskUser ( ) and then run the command to convert the file to Readonly...only after getting the input YES.  This is a little interruptive. Is there a way to achieve this without any need for input of the user while making file Readonly after it is duly signed by a client?

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There is no way to determine if SignatureExists.  Well, there is one!! I close the file anyway and also know the name of the file. May be have a static variable vSignedDocumentIndicator and run the attrib command on saving the record. It is doable but so many routines to run on Form Exit command, all the posting, values checking, Data Integrity check and what not. It seems like more and more house-keeping  chores are added on form Exit Event and every little chore adds time that we sense when we hit F10. Thanks.