Does anyone know if you can create a spreadsheet and give it a timeline
to
delete itself

what you ask for mounts to a macro virus.

I would disagree with the characterization of such code as a 'virus'. It
isn't a virus (it doesn't affect any other workbook that the one containing
the code), and it is perfectly legitimate to delete the file after time
period has passed **provided you have warned the user that this will
happen**. I wouldn't take such an extreme action, but I don't see anything
wrong with it.

I have a method on my time-bomb page that describes how to delete the
workbook containing the code.

www.cpearson.com/Excel/WorkbookTimeBomb.aspx , in the "Time bomb With
Suicide" section.


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Cordially,
Chip Pearson
Microsoft MVP - Excel, 10 Years
Pearson Software Consulting
www.cpearson.com
(email on the web site)

"FSt1" wrote in message
...
hi
what you ask for mounts to a macro virus. such things are frowned on in
this
news group. what you ask can be done but it is not generally viewed as a
not
good thing. I suggest that you contact a reputable consulting firm for
further processing.

regards
FSt1

"Rockhead_67" wrote:

Hello,
Does anyone know if you can create a spreadsheet and give it a timeline
to
delete itself or maybe after so many uses it can't be used anymore?
Thanks,
Harold