My point exactly. So if the OP is wanting to SELL his technology, digitally
signing it really buys him no protection at all. Is that correct?
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"ben" (remove this if mailing direct) wrote in message
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well certainly they can sign it themselves ann. But without BILL'S
certificate they can either only sign with a self-made certificate or with
their own purchased certificate.
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"STEVE BELL" wrote:

If you password protect the VBE it makes it harder for anyone to see the
code.

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"Anne Troy" wrote in message
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Are you saying no one can export all the code, copy the sheets to a
new
book, and sign it themselves?
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"Tom Ogilvy" wrote in message
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So you saying anyone can get the code, modify it, and then certify
that
they
are Bill. I think not.

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"Anne Troy" wrote in message
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You need a Digital Signature to market something like this Bill.



http://www.verisign.com/products-ser...80041570000002

However, I don't recommend it because anyone can then copy/crack
your
code
and send it to others. If you have a great idea, my recommendations
a
1) Get a web developer to make a web-based application for you, to
which
you
let users subscribe on a monthly basis.
2) If web isn't feasible, then have a VB application created from
it,
or
a
COM add-in, either of which is far harder to reverse-engineer than
macros
in
an Excel workbook.
As it stands now, anybody could take your macro home, self-sign it,
and
make
themselves the trusted developer at work.
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"Bill Hall" wrote in message
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My school ICT manager, although impressed with my Excel
programming
(his
words, not mine!) of Interactive Whiteboard Maths Excel
workbooks,
tells
me
that the school can not market them because of their use of
MACROS -
(really
VBA code behind Excel). Other schools probably won't have the
courage
or
imagination to allow my macros to be used my the machines on
their
networks.

I am assuming that I can't write code to "correct" their macro
security
to
"low".

What should I do? I notice a phrase "trusted macro developer" on
a
dialogue
box. Could you explain what that means and how someone is
credited
with
that
status.

Thanking in anticipation

Bill Hall