Hi Mark,

Shared workbooks are subject to a number of limitations.

See Limitations of shared workbooks in Excel help.

Pertinently, help says (inter alia):

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In a shared workbook, you cannot do the following:


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Passwords
Assign a password to protect individual worksheets or the entire workbook.
Protection that you applied before sharing the workbook remains in effect
after you share the workbook.

Change or remove passwords. Passwords that you assigned before sharing the
workbook remain in effect after you share the workbook.
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Regards,
Norman



"Mark" wrote in message
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I am using Excel 97.

I have shared a workbook but the unprotecting code which worked fine when
it
wasn't shared:

Worksheets("Data").Unprotect Password:="maw3327"

is causing a runtime of 1004, method of unprotecting not available.

To reprotect I am using:

Worksheets("Data").Protect DrawingObjects:=True, Contents:=True,
Scenarios:=True, Password:="maw3327"

I don't know whether this may potentially cause me a probblem because I
can't get that far!

Please can anyone else with a solution.


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Mark