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please could someone help.
i have a macro which uses certain cell entries in a sheet in my workbook to save the excel file as "psmith-chevrolet-quotenr1234-150109" for easy identification afterwards. is it possible to add vb script that would lock the file for editing after it has been saved the first time? the file is a quote which is given to customers, and i want to prohibit employees from altering another employee's quote afterwards. futhermore, is it possible to incorporate password protection for editing? thanks |
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Saving the file as a PDF will provide that functionality.
des-sa wrote: please could someone help. i have a macro which uses certain cell entries in a sheet in my workbook to save the excel file as "psmith-chevrolet-quotenr1234-150109" for easy identification afterwards. is it possible to add vb script that would lock the file for editing after it has been saved the first time? the file is a quote which is given to customers, and i want to prohibit employees from altering another employee's quote afterwards. futhermore, is it possible to incorporate password protection for editing? thanks |
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thanks for reply. it would most certainly, but there are 5 interconnected
sheet, i.e. each file comprize: sheet 1= the quote, sheet 2 = the job card (generated from the info in the quote) etc. so i need the file to keep it's format as an excel file. thanks "Bob I" wrote: Saving the file as a PDF will provide that functionality. des-sa wrote: please could someone help. i have a macro which uses certain cell entries in a sheet in my workbook to save the excel file as "psmith-chevrolet-quotenr1234-150109" for easy identification afterwards. is it possible to add vb script that would lock the file for editing after it has been saved the first time? the file is a quote which is given to customers, and i want to prohibit employees from altering another employee's quote afterwards. futhermore, is it possible to incorporate password protection for editing? thanks |
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ActiveWorkbook.SaveAs Filename:= _
"C:\yourpath\yourname" & ".xls", FileFormat:=xlNormal _ , Password:="", WriteResPassword:="yourpword", _ ReadOnlyRecommended:=True Note: user can always save as not read-only under a new name then delete your copy and re-name theirs as original after making changes. Gord Dibben MS Excel MVP On Thu, 15 Jan 2009 10:11:01 -0800, des-sa wrote: please could someone help. i have a macro which uses certain cell entries in a sheet in my workbook to save the excel file as "psmith-chevrolet-quotenr1234-150109" for easy identification afterwards. is it possible to add vb script that would lock the file for editing after it has been saved the first time? the file is a quote which is given to customers, and i want to prohibit employees from altering another employee's quote afterwards. futhermore, is it possible to incorporate password protection for editing? thanks |
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