From the Help on MultiUserEditing

To save a workbook as a shared list, use the SaveAs method. To switch the
workbook from shared mode to exclusive mode, use the ExclusiveAccess method.

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so there is an option in SaveAs to make the workbook shared.

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Regards,
Tom Ogilvy

"swedbera" wrote in message
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I set up a procedure to export data from an Access database to an Excel
template with several tabs. Everything works ok until I try to save the
Excel workbook as a shared document. Is it even possible to save an Excel
workbook as a shared document using vba code from Access ? If so, how do
I
do this and how would I unshare the workbook before I attempt to import
the
updated spreadsheets back into the database?

I have been looking at both the Excel and Access Discussion groups and
cannot find what I am looking for - only a post that references
ActiveWorkbook.ExclusiveAccess
and ? thisworkbook.MultiUserEditing. There is no other explanation and I
don't know how to implement this.

I would greatly appreciate any help on this.

Arlene