Hello,
I created a workbook, and put a security option on it so that endusers could
simply open a readonly version, make their changes, then load the report.
They then are forced to save their work in a different folderto prevent the
template folder from getting clogged. the workbook contains many macros.

All worked very well. Until today, when I was asked to open the file and
make some semi-permenant changes. I know the password, so I thought no
problem. When I opened the file, I got the enable/disable Macros splash
screen, so I enabled them. The file then automatically opened as Read-Only.
No enter password splash! What to do? I could by-pass another way, but this
should work!

Thinking something could be wrong with the sheet, it's 10 months since I
looked at it, I went to another PC, which had a different user logged on.
Opened up the sheet, then got the splash screen to enter the password. Put
in password, made my edits, saved. I ran a test load, and all was hunky dory
(I didn't get the enable/disable screen, but that's the other users setup).

Why I am not getting the option to enter password, when I opened the file on
the other PC, I'm listed as the owner, and yet, I can't open,

Any ideas greatfully recieved!
Thanks
Charlotte

Just a guess...

Maybe you don't have write authority (anymore??) to that folder.

Excel works with windows very nicely. If excel sees that you can't save to that
folder, it won't even ask you to how to open the file--it just opens readonly
(assuming you have read access).


Charlotte Howard wrote:

Hello,
I created a workbook, and put a security option on it so that endusers could
simply open a readonly version, make their changes, then load the report.
They then are forced to save their work in a different folderto prevent the
template folder from getting clogged. the workbook contains many macros.

All worked very well. Until today, when I was asked to open the file and
make some semi-permenant changes. I know the password, so I thought no
problem. When I opened the file, I got the enable/disable Macros splash
screen, so I enabled them. The file then automatically opened as Read-Only.
No enter password splash! What to do? I could by-pass another way, but this
should work!

Thinking something could be wrong with the sheet, it's 10 months since I
looked at it, I went to another PC, which had a different user logged on.
Opened up the sheet, then got the splash screen to enter the password. Put
in password, made my edits, saved. I ran a test load, and all was hunky dory
(I didn't get the enable/disable screen, but that's the other users setup).

Why I am not getting the option to enter password, when I opened the file on
the other PC, I'm listed as the owner, and yet, I can't open,

Any ideas greatfully recieved!
Thanks
Charlotte

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Dave Peterson

Quite right Dave, when I looked at the folder properties, I saw that I'd
given my Boss full control, as well as myself as an admin - but I was logged
in under a basic user profile at the time.

Thanks
Charlotte

"Dave Peterson" wrote:

Just a guess...

Maybe you don't have write authority (anymore??) to that folder.

Excel works with windows very nicely. If excel sees that you can't save to that
folder, it won't even ask you to how to open the file--it just opens readonly
(assuming you have read access).


Charlotte Howard wrote:

Hello,
I created a workbook, and put a security option on it so that endusers could
simply open a readonly version, make their changes, then load the report.
They then are forced to save their work in a different folderto prevent the
template folder from getting clogged. the workbook contains many macros.

All worked very well. Until today, when I was asked to open the file and
make some semi-permenant changes. I know the password, so I thought no
problem. When I opened the file, I got the enable/disable Macros splash
screen, so I enabled them. The file then automatically opened as Read-Only.
No enter password splash! What to do? I could by-pass another way, but this
should work!

Thinking something could be wrong with the sheet, it's 10 months since I
looked at it, I went to another PC, which had a different user logged on.
Opened up the sheet, then got the splash screen to enter the password. Put
in password, made my edits, saved. I ran a test load, and all was hunky dory
(I didn't get the enable/disable screen, but that's the other users setup).

Why I am not getting the option to enter password, when I opened the file on
the other PC, I'm listed as the owner, and yet, I can't open,

Any ideas greatfully recieved!
Thanks
Charlotte

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Dave Peterson