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Default protecting an empty workbook


"JE McGimpsey" wrote in message
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"Juggernath" wrote:

Thanks, I know that protecting a workbook isn't great idea, but, students
should solve their problems creating their workbooks. So if someone does
job
for them, there is possibility to read from disc, not to protect, but, at
least to put information of hard disc ID somewhere in the workbook to be
sure that it's made on students machine.
To be more specific, it will be quite easy to identify computer of the
cheater, because there is one person that does all homeworks for money.
Maybe this "silent" approach would be better? Any ideas?


Even if such a scheme could be implemented securely, with remote desktop
software, it would be trivial for such a cheater to create/edit
workbooks on the student's machine.


LOL, i think he is not that lucid
What I'm thinking at this moment is to chrash MSExcel when one tries to
access macros, is it possible? I never heard of something like that, but,
maybi it could work. Then I can do whole bunch of macros to protect from
copy/paste etc.
The cheater has a template, and I'm quite sure that he wouldnt have a time
to put all the formulas etc. to worksheet without copy/paste