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Applying Existing Password to New Spreadsheet
I have developed a personal tracking spreadsheet that I
occasionally send out an up-dated version to those using it. The spreadsheet will automatically up-date the data into the new version and save it under the same name. The user simply clicks a data transfer button and is given the opportunity to open the existing spreadsheet and transfer the data to the new version. The problem is that I don't know how to capture the password to include that in the new up-dated spreadsheet so that the user doesn't have to re-enter the password during the first save after the up- date. Is it possible to capture the password of the opened spreadsheet and save the new version with the same password? Any help would be appreciated. Thanks! |
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How do you unprotect the worksheet?
If you let the user do it manually, you can't capture it. If you use code to display that unprotect dialog, you can't capture it. But you could use an inputbox (or userform to mask the password) and ask the user for it. Then have your code unprotect, do its stuff and then reprotect. Kind of... Option Explicit Sub testme() Dim wks As Worksheet Dim myPwd As String Dim SheetWasProtected As Boolean Set wks = Worksheets("sheet1") With wks SheetWasProtected = False If .ProtectContents _ Or .ProtectDrawingObjects _ Or .ProtectScenarios Then SheetWasProtected = True myPwd = InputBox(Prompt:="what's the passwork, kenny?") On Error Resume Next .Unprotect Password:=myPwd If Err.Number < 0 Then MsgBox "Wrong password, try later!" Err.Clear Exit Sub End If On Error GoTo 0 'do your stuff If SheetWasProtected Then .Protect Password:=myPwd End If End If End With End Sub Vic wrote: I have developed a personal tracking spreadsheet that I occasionally send out an up-dated version to those using it. The spreadsheet will automatically up-date the data into the new version and save it under the same name. The user simply clicks a data transfer button and is given the opportunity to open the existing spreadsheet and transfer the data to the new version. The problem is that I don't know how to capture the password to include that in the new up-dated spreadsheet so that the user doesn't have to re-enter the password during the first save after the up- date. Is it possible to capture the password of the opened spreadsheet and save the new version with the same password? Any help would be appreciated. Thanks! -- Dave Peterson |
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