Can I protect all excel tabs in a file with one password entry?
 

I have spreadsheets with multiple tabs - I presently have to password protect
each tab separately. I'm looking for a way to protect all tabs with one
password entry. i am not share the files, but others do view them and I
don't want changes made.

Can I protect all excel tabs in a file with one password entry?
 

Indiana, you can use a macro like this,

Sub protect_sheets()

Dim ws As Worksheet

For Each ws In ThisWorkbook.Worksheets

ws.Protect password:="123"

Next ws

End Sub
--
Paul B
Always backup your data before trying something new
Please post any response to the newsgroups so others can benefit from it
Feedback on answers is always appreciated!
Using Excel 2002 & 2003


"Indiana born" <Indiana wrote in message
...
I have spreadsheets with multiple tabs - I presently have to password
protect
each tab separately. I'm looking for a way to protect all tabs with one
password entry. i am not share the files, but others do view them and I
don't want changes made.

Can I protect all excel tabs in a file with one password entry
 

Paul B - Thanks for your help! The macro worked per your input below.
impressive to see 30 worksheets protected at once.
I am using Excel 2000

Thanks again!

"Paul B" wrote:

Indiana, you can use a macro like this,

Sub protect_sheets()

Dim ws As Worksheet

For Each ws In ThisWorkbook.Worksheets

ws.Protect password:="123"

Next ws

End Sub
--
Paul B
Always backup your data before trying something new
Please post any response to the newsgroups so others can benefit from it
Feedback on answers is always appreciated!
Using Excel 2002 & 2003


"Indiana born" <Indiana wrote in message
...
I have spreadsheets with multiple tabs - I presently have to password
protect
each tab separately. I'm looking for a way to protect all tabs with one
password entry. i am not share the files, but others do view them and I
don't want changes made.

Can I protect all excel tabs in a file with one password entry
 

Your welcome
--
Paul B
Always backup your data before trying something new
Please post any response to the newsgroups so others can benefit from it
Feedback on answers is always appreciated!
Using Excel 2002 & 2003

"Indiana born" wrote in message
...
Paul B - Thanks for your help! The macro worked per your input below.
impressive to see 30 worksheets protected at once.
I am using Excel 2000

Thanks again!

"Paul B" wrote:

Indiana, you can use a macro like this,

Sub protect_sheets()

Dim ws As Worksheet

For Each ws In ThisWorkbook.Worksheets

ws.Protect password:="123"

Next ws

End Sub
--
Paul B
Always backup your data before trying something new
Please post any response to the newsgroups so others can benefit from it
Feedback on answers is always appreciated!
Using Excel 2002 & 2003


"Indiana born" <Indiana wrote in message
...
I have spreadsheets with multiple tabs - I presently have to password
protect
each tab separately. I'm looking for a way to protect all tabs with
one
password entry. i am not share the files, but others do view them and
I
don't want changes made.

Can I protect all excel tabs in a file with one password entry
 

Does anyone know how to do the reverse (i.e. unprotect all sheets at once)?

"Paul B" wrote:

Indiana, you can use a macro like this,

Sub protect_sheets()

Dim ws As Worksheet

For Each ws In ThisWorkbook.Worksheets

ws.Protect password:="123"

Next ws

End Sub
--
Paul B
Always backup your data before trying something new
Please post any response to the newsgroups so others can benefit from it
Feedback on answers is always appreciated!
Using Excel 2002 & 2003


"Indiana born" <Indiana wrote in message
...
I have spreadsheets with multiple tabs - I presently have to password
protect
each tab separately. I'm looking for a way to protect all tabs with one
password entry. i am not share the files, but others do view them and I
don't want changes made.

Can I protect all excel tabs in a file with one password entry
 

Just use

ws.unprotect password:="123"

to unprotect the sheets. They all share the same password, right?

Jen@ccbcc wrote:

Does anyone know how to do the reverse (i.e. unprotect all sheets at once)?

"Paul B" wrote:

Indiana, you can use a macro like this,

Sub protect_sheets()

Dim ws As Worksheet

For Each ws In ThisWorkbook.Worksheets

ws.Protect password:="123"

Next ws

End Sub
--
Paul B
Always backup your data before trying something new
Please post any response to the newsgroups so others can benefit from it
Feedback on answers is always appreciated!
Using Excel 2002 & 2003


"Indiana born" <Indiana wrote in message
...
I have spreadsheets with multiple tabs - I presently have to password
protect
each tab separately. I'm looking for a way to protect all tabs with one
password entry. i am not share the files, but others do view them and I
don't want changes made.




--

Dave Peterson

Can I protect all excel tabs in a file with one password entry
 

If I simply replace the protect with unprotect, I receive the following error
message:

Compile error: Expected function or variable

Also...is there a way to perform these macros without requiring a password?


"Dave Peterson" wrote:

Just use

ws.unprotect password:="123"

to unprotect the sheets. They all share the same password, right?

Jen@ccbcc wrote:

Does anyone know how to do the reverse (i.e. unprotect all sheets at once)?

"Paul B" wrote:

Indiana, you can use a macro like this,

Sub protect_sheets()

Dim ws As Worksheet

For Each ws In ThisWorkbook.Worksheets

ws.Protect password:="123"

Next ws

End Sub
--
Paul B
Always backup your data before trying something new
Please post any response to the newsgroups so others can benefit from it
Feedback on answers is always appreciated!
Using Excel 2002 & 2003


"Indiana born" <Indiana wrote in message
...
I have spreadsheets with multiple tabs - I presently have to password
protect
each tab separately. I'm looking for a way to protect all tabs with one
password entry. i am not share the files, but others do view them and I
don't want changes made.




--

Dave Peterson

Can I protect all excel tabs in a file with one password entry
 

If you protect the sheets without supplying a password, then the code won't need
to use a password, either.

But if you use a password manually, you'll need it in code, too.

I think you made a typo when you made that suggested change.

Post your current code and indicate the line that caused the error.

Jen@ccbcc wrote:

If I simply replace the protect with unprotect, I receive the following error
message:

Compile error: Expected function or variable

Also...is there a way to perform these macros without requiring a password?

"Dave Peterson" wrote:

Just use

ws.unprotect password:="123"

to unprotect the sheets. They all share the same password, right?

Jen@ccbcc wrote:

Does anyone know how to do the reverse (i.e. unprotect all sheets at once)?

"Paul B" wrote:

Indiana, you can use a macro like this,

Sub protect_sheets()

Dim ws As Worksheet

For Each ws In ThisWorkbook.Worksheets

ws.Protect password:="123"

Next ws

End Sub
--
Paul B
Always backup your data before trying something new
Please post any response to the newsgroups so others can benefit from it
Feedback on answers is always appreciated!
Using Excel 2002 & 2003


"Indiana born" <Indiana wrote in message
...
I have spreadsheets with multiple tabs - I presently have to password
protect
each tab separately. I'm looking for a way to protect all tabs with one
password entry. i am not share the files, but others do view them and I
don't want changes made.




--

Dave Peterson


--

Dave Peterson

Can I protect all excel tabs in a file with one password entry
 

Sub Protect_All_Sheets()
Dim ws As Worksheet
For Each ws In ThisWorkbook.Worksheets
ws.Protect Password:="123"
Next ws
End Sub

Sub Unprotect_All_Sheets()
Dim ws As Worksheet
For Each ws In ThisWorkbook.Worksheets
ws.Unprotect Password:="123"
Next ws
End Sub

Each time I attempt to run the unprotect macro, I receive an error which
points to the line "ws.Unprotect Password:="123"

"Dave Peterson" wrote:

If you protect the sheets without supplying a password, then the code won't need
to use a password, either.

But if you use a password manually, you'll need it in code, too.

I think you made a typo when you made that suggested change.

Post your current code and indicate the line that caused the error.

Jen@ccbcc wrote:

If I simply replace the protect with unprotect, I receive the following error
message:

Compile error: Expected function or variable

Also...is there a way to perform these macros without requiring a password?

"Dave Peterson" wrote:

Just use

ws.unprotect password:="123"

to unprotect the sheets. They all share the same password, right?

Jen@ccbcc wrote:

Does anyone know how to do the reverse (i.e. unprotect all sheets at once)?

"Paul B" wrote:

Indiana, you can use a macro like this,

Sub protect_sheets()

Dim ws As Worksheet

For Each ws In ThisWorkbook.Worksheets

ws.Protect password:="123"

Next ws

End Sub
--
Paul B
Always backup your data before trying something new
Please post any response to the newsgroups so others can benefit from it
Feedback on answers is always appreciated!
Using Excel 2002 & 2003


"Indiana born" <Indiana wrote in message
...
I have spreadsheets with multiple tabs - I presently have to password
protect
each tab separately. I'm looking for a way to protect all tabs with one
password entry. i am not share the files, but others do view them and I
don't want changes made.




--

Dave Peterson


--

Dave Peterson

Can I protect all excel tabs in a file with one password entry
 

Your code worked fine for me.

Did you create another sub or function and name it Unprotect? If you did, then
change the name of that sub/function to something else.



Jen@ccbcc wrote:

Sub Protect_All_Sheets()
Dim ws As Worksheet
For Each ws In ThisWorkbook.Worksheets
ws.Protect Password:="123"
Next ws
End Sub

Sub Unprotect_All_Sheets()
Dim ws As Worksheet
For Each ws In ThisWorkbook.Worksheets
ws.Unprotect Password:="123"
Next ws
End Sub

Each time I attempt to run the unprotect macro, I receive an error which
points to the line "ws.Unprotect Password:="123"

"Dave Peterson" wrote:

If you protect the sheets without supplying a password, then the code won't need
to use a password, either.

But if you use a password manually, you'll need it in code, too.

I think you made a typo when you made that suggested change.

Post your current code and indicate the line that caused the error.

Jen@ccbcc wrote:

If I simply replace the protect with unprotect, I receive the following error
message:

Compile error: Expected function or variable

Also...is there a way to perform these macros without requiring a password?

"Dave Peterson" wrote:

Just use

ws.unprotect password:="123"

to unprotect the sheets. They all share the same password, right?

Jen@ccbcc wrote:

Does anyone know how to do the reverse (i.e. unprotect all sheets at once)?

"Paul B" wrote:

Indiana, you can use a macro like this,

Sub protect_sheets()

Dim ws As Worksheet

For Each ws In ThisWorkbook.Worksheets

ws.Protect password:="123"

Next ws

End Sub
--
Paul B
Always backup your data before trying something new
Please post any response to the newsgroups so others can benefit from it
Feedback on answers is always appreciated!
Using Excel 2002 & 2003


"Indiana born" <Indiana wrote in message
...
I have spreadsheets with multiple tabs - I presently have to password
protect
each tab separately. I'm looking for a way to protect all tabs with one
password entry. i am not share the files, but others do view them and I
don't want changes made.




--

Dave Peterson


--

Dave Peterson


--

Dave Peterson

Can I protect all excel tabs in a file with one password entry
 

Does anyone know how to incorporate the allow-users-to-edit-certain-ranges
part into this protection macro?

Thank you!

"Dave Peterson" wrote:

Your code worked fine for me.

Did you create another sub or function and name it Unprotect? If you did, then
change the name of that sub/function to something else.



Jen@ccbcc wrote:

Sub Protect_All_Sheets()
Dim ws As Worksheet
For Each ws In ThisWorkbook.Worksheets
ws.Protect Password:="123"
Next ws
End Sub

Sub Unprotect_All_Sheets()
Dim ws As Worksheet
For Each ws In ThisWorkbook.Worksheets
ws.Unprotect Password:="123"
Next ws
End Sub

Each time I attempt to run the unprotect macro, I receive an error which
points to the line "ws.Unprotect Password:="123"

"Dave Peterson" wrote:

If you protect the sheets without supplying a password, then the code won't need
to use a password, either.

But if you use a password manually, you'll need it in code, too.

I think you made a typo when you made that suggested change.

Post your current code and indicate the line that caused the error.

Jen@ccbcc wrote:

If I simply replace the protect with unprotect, I receive the following error
message:

Compile error: Expected function or variable

Also...is there a way to perform these macros without requiring a password?

"Dave Peterson" wrote:

Just use

ws.unprotect password:="123"

to unprotect the sheets. They all share the same password, right?

Jen@ccbcc wrote:

Does anyone know how to do the reverse (i.e. unprotect all sheets at once)?

"Paul B" wrote:

Indiana, you can use a macro like this,

Sub protect_sheets()

Dim ws As Worksheet

For Each ws In ThisWorkbook.Worksheets

ws.Protect password:="123"

Next ws

End Sub
--
Paul B
Always backup your data before trying something new
Please post any response to the newsgroups so others can benefit from it
Feedback on answers is always appreciated!
Using Excel 2002 & 2003


"Indiana born" <Indiana wrote in message
...
I have spreadsheets with multiple tabs - I presently have to password
protect
each tab separately. I'm looking for a way to protect all tabs with one
password entry. i am not share the files, but others do view them and I
don't want changes made.




--

Dave Peterson


--

Dave Peterson


--

Dave Peterson

Can I protect all excel tabs in a file with one password entry?
 

I have no understanding of writing VB, but is it possilbe to write a macro
that will password protect all sheets in a workbook simultaneously with all
of the following options checked (and all others cleared): "Select unlocked
cells", "Format Rows"? Thanks in advance for any help on this issue. I can
copy and paste if someone else can write the code.

"Indiana born" wrote:

I have spreadsheets with multiple tabs - I presently have to password protect
each tab separately. I'm looking for a way to protect all tabs with one
password entry. i am not share the files, but others do view them and I
don't want changes made.

Can I protect all excel tabs in a file with one password entry?
 

Sub ProtectAllSheets()
Application.ScreenUpdating = False
Dim N As Single
For N = 1 To Sheets.Count
With Sheets(N)
.Protect Password:="justme", AllowFormattingRows:=True
.EnableSelection = xlUnlockedCells
End With
Next N
Application.ScreenUpdating = True
End Sub

You might want to unprotect them all at some point.........

Sub UnprotectAllSheets()
Application.ScreenUpdating = False
Dim N As Single
For N = 1 To Sheets.Count
Sheets(N).Unprotect Password:="justme"
Next N
Application.ScreenUpdating = True
End Sub


Gord Dibben MS Excel MVP


On Wed, 29 Oct 2008 14:01:01 -0700, hollyc83
wrote:

I have no understanding of writing VB, but is it possilbe to write a macro
that will password protect all sheets in a workbook simultaneously with all
of the following options checked (and all others cleared): "Select unlocked
cells", "Format Rows"? Thanks in advance for any help on this issue. I can
copy and paste if someone else can write the code.

"Indiana born" wrote:

I have spreadsheets with multiple tabs - I presently have to password protect
each tab separately. I'm looking for a way to protect all tabs with one
password entry. i am not share the files, but others do view them and I
don't want changes made.

Can I protect all excel tabs in a file with one password entry
 

Paul B - this is great stuff. How would I alter that statement to indicate a
specified range of columns and rows? e.g. I want to protect Column B, and
Rows 2 and 3 on all sheets.

"Paul B" wrote:

Indiana, you can use a macro like this,

Sub protect_sheets()

Dim ws As Worksheet

For Each ws In ThisWorkbook.Worksheets

ws.Protect password:="123"

Next ws

End Sub
--
Paul B
Always backup your data before trying something new
Please post any response to the newsgroups so others can benefit from it
Feedback on answers is always appreciated!
Using Excel 2002 & 2003


"Indiana born" <Indiana wrote in message
...
I have spreadsheets with multiple tabs - I presently have to password
protect
each tab separately. I'm looking for a way to protect all tabs with one
password entry. i am not share the files, but others do view them and I
don't want changes made.

Can I protect all excel tabs in a file with one password entry
 

First we unlock all cells then lock column B and rows 2 & 3

Note: the protection of column B extends to all cells in that column, not
just rows 2 and 3

Is that that you want?

Sub protect_sheets()
Dim ws As Worksheet
For Each ws In ThisWorkbook.Worksheets
With ws
.Cells.Locked = False
.Range("B:B,2:3").Locked = True
.Protect Password:="123"
End With
Next ws
End Sub


Gord Dibben MS Excel MVP

On Mon, 2 Mar 2009 10:56:01 -0800, Sheetsie
wrote:

Paul B - this is great stuff. How would I alter that statement to indicate a
specified range of columns and rows? e.g. I want to protect Column B, and
Rows 2 and 3 on all sheets.

"Paul B" wrote:

Indiana, you can use a macro like this,

Sub protect_sheets()

Dim ws As Worksheet

For Each ws In ThisWorkbook.Worksheets

ws.Protect password:="123"

Next ws

End Sub
--
Paul B
Always backup your data before trying something new
Please post any response to the newsgroups so others can benefit from it
Feedback on answers is always appreciated!
Using Excel 2002 & 2003


"Indiana born" <Indiana wrote in message
...
I have spreadsheets with multiple tabs - I presently have to password
protect
each tab separately. I'm looking for a way to protect all tabs with one
password entry. i am not share the files, but others do view them and I
don't want changes made.

Can I protect all excel tabs in a file with one password entry
 

Understood. Thank you! This is exactly what I needed. Much appreciated Gord.

"Gord Dibben" wrote:

First we unlock all cells then lock column B and rows 2 & 3

Note: the protection of column B extends to all cells in that column, not
just rows 2 and 3

Is that that you want?

Sub protect_sheets()
Dim ws As Worksheet
For Each ws In ThisWorkbook.Worksheets
With ws
.Cells.Locked = False
.Range("B:B,2:3").Locked = True
.Protect Password:="123"
End With
Next ws
End Sub


Gord Dibben MS Excel MVP

On Mon, 2 Mar 2009 10:56:01 -0800, Sheetsie
wrote:

Paul B - this is great stuff. How would I alter that statement to indicate a
specified range of columns and rows? e.g. I want to protect Column B, and
Rows 2 and 3 on all sheets.

"Paul B" wrote:

Indiana, you can use a macro like this,

Sub protect_sheets()

Dim ws As Worksheet

For Each ws In ThisWorkbook.Worksheets

ws.Protect password:="123"

Next ws

End Sub
--
Paul B
Always backup your data before trying something new
Please post any response to the newsgroups so others can benefit from it
Feedback on answers is always appreciated!
Using Excel 2002 & 2003


"Indiana born" <Indiana wrote in message
...
I have spreadsheets with multiple tabs - I presently have to password
protect
each tab separately. I'm looking for a way to protect all tabs with one
password entry. i am not share the files, but others do view them and I
don't want changes made.

Can I protect all excel tabs in a file with one password entry
 

Glad to help.

Thanks for the feedback.


Gord

On Mon, 2 Mar 2009 13:39:01 -0800, Sheetsie
wrote:

Understood. Thank you! This is exactly what I needed. Much appreciated Gord.

"Gord Dibben" wrote:

First we unlock all cells then lock column B and rows 2 & 3

Note: the protection of column B extends to all cells in that column, not
just rows 2 and 3

Is that that you want?

Sub protect_sheets()
Dim ws As Worksheet
For Each ws In ThisWorkbook.Worksheets
With ws
.Cells.Locked = False
.Range("B:B,2:3").Locked = True
.Protect Password:="123"
End With
Next ws
End Sub


Gord Dibben MS Excel MVP

On Mon, 2 Mar 2009 10:56:01 -0800, Sheetsie
wrote:

Paul B - this is great stuff. How would I alter that statement to indicate a
specified range of columns and rows? e.g. I want to protect Column B, and
Rows 2 and 3 on all sheets.

"Paul B" wrote:

Indiana, you can use a macro like this,

Sub protect_sheets()

Dim ws As Worksheet

For Each ws In ThisWorkbook.Worksheets

ws.Protect password:="123"

Next ws

End Sub
--
Paul B
Always backup your data before trying something new
Please post any response to the newsgroups so others can benefit from it
Feedback on answers is always appreciated!
Using Excel 2002 & 2003


"Indiana born" <Indiana wrote in message
...
I have spreadsheets with multiple tabs - I presently have to password
protect
each tab separately. I'm looking for a way to protect all tabs with one
password entry. i am not share the files, but others do view them and I
don't want changes made.

Can I protect all excel tabs in a file with one password entry
 

Is there a way to prompt for the password?

"Gord Dibben" wrote:

Glad to help.

Thanks for the feedback.


Gord

On Mon, 2 Mar 2009 13:39:01 -0800, Sheetsie
wrote:

Understood. Thank you! This is exactly what I needed. Much appreciated Gord.

"Gord Dibben" wrote:

First we unlock all cells then lock column B and rows 2 & 3

Note: the protection of column B extends to all cells in that column, not
just rows 2 and 3

Is that that you want?

Sub protect_sheets()
Dim ws As Worksheet
For Each ws In ThisWorkbook.Worksheets
With ws
.Cells.Locked = False
.Range("B:B,2:3").Locked = True
.Protect Password:="123"
End With
Next ws
End Sub


Gord Dibben MS Excel MVP

On Mon, 2 Mar 2009 10:56:01 -0800, Sheetsie
wrote:

Paul B - this is great stuff. How would I alter that statement to indicate a
specified range of columns and rows? e.g. I want to protect Column B, and
Rows 2 and 3 on all sheets.

"Paul B" wrote:

Indiana, you can use a macro like this,

Sub protect_sheets()

Dim ws As Worksheet

For Each ws In ThisWorkbook.Worksheets

ws.Protect password:="123"

Next ws

End Sub
--
Paul B
Always backup your data before trying something new
Please post any response to the newsgroups so others can benefit from it
Feedback on answers is always appreciated!
Using Excel 2002 & 2003


"Indiana born" <Indiana wrote in message
...
I have spreadsheets with multiple tabs - I presently have to password
protect
each tab separately. I'm looking for a way to protect all tabs with one
password entry. i am not share the files, but others do view them and I
don't want changes made.

Can I protect all excel tabs in a file with one password entry
 

Hi, I'm trying to run this macro code in my excel file since I also need and
wanted to protect several sheets at a time. However, after running it, only
the first sheet was protected and the rest is still unprotected.
Can anyone help me on this please? Thanks in advance.


"Jen@ccbcc" wrote:

Sub Protect_All_Sheets()
Dim ws As Worksheet
For Each ws In ThisWorkbook.Worksheets
ws.Protect Password:="123"
Next ws
End Sub

Sub Unprotect_All_Sheets()
Dim ws As Worksheet
For Each ws In ThisWorkbook.Worksheets
ws.Unprotect Password:="123"
Next ws
End Sub

Each time I attempt to run the unprotect macro, I receive an error which
points to the line "ws.Unprotect Password:="123"

"Dave Peterson" wrote:

If you protect the sheets without supplying a password, then the code won't need
to use a password, either.

But if you use a password manually, you'll need it in code, too.

I think you made a typo when you made that suggested change.

Post your current code and indicate the line that caused the error.

Jen@ccbcc wrote:

If I simply replace the protect with unprotect, I receive the following error
message:

Compile error: Expected function or variable

Also...is there a way to perform these macros without requiring a password?

"Dave Peterson" wrote:

Just use

ws.unprotect password:="123"

to unprotect the sheets. They all share the same password, right?

Jen@ccbcc wrote:

Does anyone know how to do the reverse (i.e. unprotect all sheets at once)?

"Paul B" wrote:

Indiana, you can use a macro like this,

Sub protect_sheets()

Dim ws As Worksheet

For Each ws In ThisWorkbook.Worksheets

ws.Protect password:="123"

Next ws

End Sub
--
Paul B
Always backup your data before trying something new
Please post any response to the newsgroups so others can benefit from it
Feedback on answers is always appreciated!
Using Excel 2002 & 2003


"Indiana born" <Indiana wrote in message
...
I have spreadsheets with multiple tabs - I presently have to password
protect
each tab separately. I'm looking for a way to protect all tabs with one
password entry. i am not share the files, but others do view them and I
don't want changes made.




--

Dave Peterson


--

Dave Peterson

Can I protect all excel tabs in a file with one password entry
 

Hi, I'm trying to run this macro code in my excel file since I also need and
wanted to protect several sheets at a time. However, after running it, only
the first sheet was protected and the rest is still unprotected.
Can anyone help me on this please? Thanks in advance.


"Jen@ccbcc" wrote:

Sub Protect_All_Sheets()
Dim ws As Worksheet
For Each ws In ThisWorkbook.Worksheets
ws.Protect Password:="123"
Next ws
End Sub

Sub Unprotect_All_Sheets()
Dim ws As Worksheet
For Each ws In ThisWorkbook.Worksheets
ws.Unprotect Password:="123"
Next ws
End Sub

Each time I attempt to run the unprotect macro, I receive an error which
points to the line "ws.Unprotect Password:="123"

"Dave Peterson" wrote:

If you protect the sheets without supplying a password, then the code won't need
to use a password, either.

But if you use a password manually, you'll need it in code, too.

I think you made a typo when you made that suggested change.

Post your current code and indicate the line that caused the error.

Jen@ccbcc wrote:

If I simply replace the protect with unprotect, I receive the following error
message:

Compile error: Expected function or variable

Also...is there a way to perform these macros without requiring a password?

"Dave Peterson" wrote:

Just use

ws.unprotect password:="123"

to unprotect the sheets. They all share the same password, right?

Jen@ccbcc wrote:

Does anyone know how to do the reverse (i.e. unprotect all sheets at once)?

"Paul B" wrote:

Indiana, you can use a macro like this,

Sub protect_sheets()

Dim ws As Worksheet

For Each ws In ThisWorkbook.Worksheets

ws.Protect password:="123"

Next ws

End Sub
--
Paul B
Always backup your data before trying something new
Please post any response to the newsgroups so others can benefit from it
Feedback on answers is always appreciated!
Using Excel 2002 & 2003


"Indiana born" <Indiana wrote in message
...
I have spreadsheets with multiple tabs - I presently have to password
protect
each tab separately. I'm looking for a way to protect all tabs with one
password entry. i am not share the files, but others do view them and I
don't want changes made.




--

Dave Peterson


--

Dave Peterson

Can I protect all excel tabs in a file with one password entry
 

Did you put the code in the same workbook as the worksheets to protect?

Did you only run the first macro?

Were there any errors when you ran it?

ktykerr wrote:

Hi, I'm trying to run this macro code in my excel file since I also need and
wanted to protect several sheets at a time. However, after running it, only
the first sheet was protected and the rest is still unprotected.
Can anyone help me on this please? Thanks in advance.

"Jen@ccbcc" wrote:

Sub Protect_All_Sheets()
Dim ws As Worksheet
For Each ws In ThisWorkbook.Worksheets
ws.Protect Password:="123"
Next ws
End Sub

Sub Unprotect_All_Sheets()
Dim ws As Worksheet
For Each ws In ThisWorkbook.Worksheets
ws.Unprotect Password:="123"
Next ws
End Sub

Each time I attempt to run the unprotect macro, I receive an error which
points to the line "ws.Unprotect Password:="123"

"Dave Peterson" wrote:

If you protect the sheets without supplying a password, then the code won't need
to use a password, either.

But if you use a password manually, you'll need it in code, too.

I think you made a typo when you made that suggested change.

Post your current code and indicate the line that caused the error.

Jen@ccbcc wrote:

If I simply replace the protect with unprotect, I receive the following error
message:

Compile error: Expected function or variable

Also...is there a way to perform these macros without requiring a password?

"Dave Peterson" wrote:

Just use

ws.unprotect password:="123"

to unprotect the sheets. They all share the same password, right?

Jen@ccbcc wrote:

Does anyone know how to do the reverse (i.e. unprotect all sheets at once)?

"Paul B" wrote:

Indiana, you can use a macro like this,

Sub protect_sheets()

Dim ws As Worksheet

For Each ws In ThisWorkbook.Worksheets

ws.Protect password:="123"

Next ws

End Sub
--
Paul B
Always backup your data before trying something new
Please post any response to the newsgroups so others can benefit from it
Feedback on answers is always appreciated!
Using Excel 2002 & 2003


"Indiana born" <Indiana wrote in message
...
I have spreadsheets with multiple tabs - I presently have to password
protect
each tab separately. I'm looking for a way to protect all tabs with one
password entry. i am not share the files, but others do view them and I
don't want changes made.




--

Dave Peterson


--

Dave Peterson


--

Dave Peterson

Can I protect all excel tabs in a file with one password entry
 

Hi Dave,
Thanks for the quick reply.
I've put the code under the "thisworkbook" workbook alone.
I just ran the first macro and there were no errors.

After submitting my first post, I learned that the first sheet is protected
because I cannot touch/edit the data on the 1st worksheet itself. While on
the other worksheets I can still edit the data inside the cell that's why I'm
wondering.
I tried experimenting by deleting data on the next worksheets and after
pressing the €œEnter€� key it does prompted a message that the worksheet is
protected as well. So the code is working properly.
However, my next problem is that...after sharing the protected file the
users can €œaccess/view€� and €œsave as€� the file as read only. After they have
saved the file as read only they were able to open/view the code through
Macro-Visual Basic Editor in effect they now can see the password.

Is there any way I can hide the macro code so that they wont have access on
the password?
Also, is that a normal result that only the first sheet is fully protected
while you can still click and edit data the cells of the other worksheets?

"Dave Peterson" wrote:

Did you put the code in the same workbook as the worksheets to protect?

Did you only run the first macro?

Were there any errors when you ran it?

ktykerr wrote:

Hi, I'm trying to run this macro code in my excel file since I also need and
wanted to protect several sheets at a time. However, after running it, only
the first sheet was protected and the rest is still unprotected.
Can anyone help me on this please? Thanks in advance.

"Jen@ccbcc" wrote:

Sub Protect_All_Sheets()
Dim ws As Worksheet
For Each ws In ThisWorkbook.Worksheets
ws.Protect Password:="123"
Next ws
End Sub

Sub Unprotect_All_Sheets()
Dim ws As Worksheet
For Each ws In ThisWorkbook.Worksheets
ws.Unprotect Password:="123"
Next ws
End Sub

Each time I attempt to run the unprotect macro, I receive an error which
points to the line "ws.Unprotect Password:="123"

"Dave Peterson" wrote:

If you protect the sheets without supplying a password, then the code won't need
to use a password, either.

But if you use a password manually, you'll need it in code, too.

I think you made a typo when you made that suggested change.

Post your current code and indicate the line that caused the error.

Jen@ccbcc wrote:

If I simply replace the protect with unprotect, I receive the following error
message:

Compile error: Expected function or variable

Also...is there a way to perform these macros without requiring a password?

"Dave Peterson" wrote:

Just use

ws.unprotect password:="123"

to unprotect the sheets. They all share the same password, right?

Jen@ccbcc wrote:

Does anyone know how to do the reverse (i.e. unprotect all sheets at once)?

"Paul B" wrote:

Indiana, you can use a macro like this,

Sub protect_sheets()

Dim ws As Worksheet

For Each ws In ThisWorkbook.Worksheets

ws.Protect password:="123"

Next ws

End Sub
--
Paul B
Always backup your data before trying something new
Please post any response to the newsgroups so others can benefit from it
Feedback on answers is always appreciated!
Using Excel 2002 & 2003


"Indiana born" <Indiana wrote in message
...
I have spreadsheets with multiple tabs - I presently have to password
protect
each tab separately. I'm looking for a way to protect all tabs with one
password entry. i am not share the files, but others do view them and I
don't want changes made.




--

Dave Peterson


--

Dave Peterson


--

Dave Peterson

Can I protect all excel tabs in a file with one password entry
 

Move the code to a general module
Insert|Module
and try it again.

You can protect your code by (inside the VBE):
Tools|VBAProject Properties|Protection tab
give it a memorable password.

Save and close your file and reopen it to test.



ktykerr wrote:

Hi Dave,
Thanks for the quick reply.
I've put the code under the "thisworkbook" workbook alone.
I just ran the first macro and there were no errors.

After submitting my first post, I learned that the first sheet is protected
because I cannot touch/edit the data on the 1st worksheet itself. While on
the other worksheets I can still edit the data inside the cell that's why I'm
wondering.
I tried experimenting by deleting data on the next worksheets and after
pressing the €œEnter€� key it does prompted a message that the worksheet is
protected as well. So the code is working properly.
However, my next problem is that...after sharing the protected file the
users can €œaccess/view€� and €œsave as€� the file as read only. After they have
saved the file as read only they were able to open/view the code through
Macro-Visual Basic Editor in effect they now can see the password.

Is there any way I can hide the macro code so that they wont have access on
the password?
Also, is that a normal result that only the first sheet is fully protected
while you can still click and edit data the cells of the other worksheets?

"Dave Peterson" wrote:

Did you put the code in the same workbook as the worksheets to protect?

Did you only run the first macro?

Were there any errors when you ran it?

ktykerr wrote:

Hi, I'm trying to run this macro code in my excel file since I also need and
wanted to protect several sheets at a time. However, after running it, only
the first sheet was protected and the rest is still unprotected.
Can anyone help me on this please? Thanks in advance.

"Jen@ccbcc" wrote:

Sub Protect_All_Sheets()
Dim ws As Worksheet
For Each ws In ThisWorkbook.Worksheets
ws.Protect Password:="123"
Next ws
End Sub

Sub Unprotect_All_Sheets()
Dim ws As Worksheet
For Each ws In ThisWorkbook.Worksheets
ws.Unprotect Password:="123"
Next ws
End Sub

Each time I attempt to run the unprotect macro, I receive an error which
points to the line "ws.Unprotect Password:="123"

"Dave Peterson" wrote:

If you protect the sheets without supplying a password, then the code won't need
to use a password, either.

But if you use a password manually, you'll need it in code, too.

I think you made a typo when you made that suggested change.

Post your current code and indicate the line that caused the error.

Jen@ccbcc wrote:

If I simply replace the protect with unprotect, I receive the following error
message:

Compile error: Expected function or variable

Also...is there a way to perform these macros without requiring a password?

"Dave Peterson" wrote:

Just use

ws.unprotect password:="123"

to unprotect the sheets. They all share the same password, right?

Jen@ccbcc wrote:

Does anyone know how to do the reverse (i.e. unprotect all sheets at once)?

"Paul B" wrote:

Indiana, you can use a macro like this,

Sub protect_sheets()

Dim ws As Worksheet

For Each ws In ThisWorkbook.Worksheets

ws.Protect password:="123"

Next ws

End Sub
--
Paul B
Always backup your data before trying something new
Please post any response to the newsgroups so others can benefit from it
Feedback on answers is always appreciated!
Using Excel 2002 & 2003


"Indiana born" <Indiana wrote in message
...
I have spreadsheets with multiple tabs - I presently have to password
protect
each tab separately. I'm looking for a way to protect all tabs with one
password entry. i am not share the files, but others do view them and I
don't want changes made.




--

Dave Peterson


--

Dave Peterson


--

Dave Peterson


--

Dave Peterson

Can I protect all excel tabs in a file with one password entry
 

Hi Dave,
I tried it and it's working. Thank you for all the help.
Sorry for the late reply i can't send my post last time since the page is
prompting 'service is temprary not available'.
Thanks again.

"Dave Peterson" wrote:

Move the code to a general module
Insert|Module
and try it again.

You can protect your code by (inside the VBE):
Tools|VBAProject Properties|Protection tab
give it a memorable password.

Save and close your file and reopen it to test.



ktykerr wrote:

Hi Dave,
Thanks for the quick reply.
I've put the code under the "thisworkbook" workbook alone.
I just ran the first macro and there were no errors.

After submitting my first post, I learned that the first sheet is protected
because I cannot touch/edit the data on the 1st worksheet itself. While on
the other worksheets I can still edit the data inside the cell that's why I'm
wondering.
I tried experimenting by deleting data on the next worksheets and after
pressing the €œEnter€� key it does prompted a message that the worksheet is
protected as well. So the code is working properly.
However, my next problem is that...after sharing the protected file the
users can €œaccess/view€� and €œsave as€� the file as read only. After they have
saved the file as read only they were able to open/view the code through
Macro-Visual Basic Editor in effect they now can see the password.

Is there any way I can hide the macro code so that they won€„¢t have access on
the password?
Also, is that a normal result that only the first sheet is fully protected
while you can still click and edit data the cells of the other worksheets?

"Dave Peterson" wrote:

Did you put the code in the same workbook as the worksheets to protect?

Did you only run the first macro?

Were there any errors when you ran it?

ktykerr wrote:

Hi, I'm trying to run this macro code in my excel file since I also need and
wanted to protect several sheets at a time. However, after running it, only
the first sheet was protected and the rest is still unprotected.
Can anyone help me on this please? Thanks in advance.

"Jen@ccbcc" wrote:

Sub Protect_All_Sheets()
Dim ws As Worksheet
For Each ws In ThisWorkbook.Worksheets
ws.Protect Password:="123"
Next ws
End Sub

Sub Unprotect_All_Sheets()
Dim ws As Worksheet
For Each ws In ThisWorkbook.Worksheets
ws.Unprotect Password:="123"
Next ws
End Sub

Each time I attempt to run the unprotect macro, I receive an error which
points to the line "ws.Unprotect Password:="123"

"Dave Peterson" wrote:

If you protect the sheets without supplying a password, then the code won't need
to use a password, either.

But if you use a password manually, you'll need it in code, too.

I think you made a typo when you made that suggested change.

Post your current code and indicate the line that caused the error.

Jen@ccbcc wrote:

If I simply replace the protect with unprotect, I receive the following error
message:

Compile error: Expected function or variable

Also...is there a way to perform these macros without requiring a password?

"Dave Peterson" wrote:

Just use

ws.unprotect password:="123"

to unprotect the sheets. They all share the same password, right?

Jen@ccbcc wrote:

Does anyone know how to do the reverse (i.e. unprotect all sheets at once)?

"Paul B" wrote:

Indiana, you can use a macro like this,

Sub protect_sheets()

Dim ws As Worksheet

For Each ws In ThisWorkbook.Worksheets

ws.Protect password:="123"

Next ws

End Sub
--
Paul B
Always backup your data before trying something new
Please post any response to the newsgroups so others can benefit from it
Feedback on answers is always appreciated!
Using Excel 2002 & 2003


"Indiana born" <Indiana wrote in message
...
I have spreadsheets with multiple tabs - I presently have to password
protect
each tab separately. I'm looking for a way to protect all tabs with one
password entry. i am not share the files, but others do view them and I
don't want changes made.




--

Dave Peterson


--

Dave Peterson


--

Dave Peterson


--

Dave Peterson

Can I protect all excel tabs in a file with one password entry
 

I am looking to be able to do this as well. I was able to use the coding
above to lock all worksheets at one time but I haven't been able to add the
allow-users-to-edit-ranges.

Can someone please help me?

"EugeniaP" wrote:

Does anyone know how to incorporate the allow-users-to-edit-certain-ranges
part into this protection macro?

Thank you!

"Dave Peterson" wrote:

Your code worked fine for me.

Did you create another sub or function and name it Unprotect? If you did, then
change the name of that sub/function to something else.



Jen@ccbcc wrote:

Sub Protect_All_Sheets()
Dim ws As Worksheet
For Each ws In ThisWorkbook.Worksheets
ws.Protect Password:="123"
Next ws
End Sub

Sub Unprotect_All_Sheets()
Dim ws As Worksheet
For Each ws In ThisWorkbook.Worksheets
ws.Unprotect Password:="123"
Next ws
End Sub

Each time I attempt to run the unprotect macro, I receive an error which
points to the line "ws.Unprotect Password:="123"

"Dave Peterson" wrote:

If you protect the sheets without supplying a password, then the code won't need
to use a password, either.

But if you use a password manually, you'll need it in code, too.

I think you made a typo when you made that suggested change.

Post your current code and indicate the line that caused the error.

Jen@ccbcc wrote:

If I simply replace the protect with unprotect, I receive the following error
message:

Compile error: Expected function or variable

Also...is there a way to perform these macros without requiring a password?

"Dave Peterson" wrote:

Just use

ws.unprotect password:="123"

to unprotect the sheets. They all share the same password, right?

Jen@ccbcc wrote:

Does anyone know how to do the reverse (i.e. unprotect all sheets at once)?

"Paul B" wrote:

Indiana, you can use a macro like this,

Sub protect_sheets()

Dim ws As Worksheet

For Each ws In ThisWorkbook.Worksheets

ws.Protect password:="123"

Next ws

End Sub
--
Paul B
Always backup your data before trying something new
Please post any response to the newsgroups so others can benefit from it
Feedback on answers is always appreciated!
Using Excel 2002 & 2003


"Indiana born" <Indiana wrote in message
...
I have spreadsheets with multiple tabs - I presently have to password
protect
each tab separately. I'm looking for a way to protect all tabs with one
password entry. i am not share the files, but others do view them and I
don't want changes made.




--

Dave Peterson


--

Dave Peterson


--

Dave Peterson

Can I protect all excel tabs in a file with one password entry
 

Does the address of the range change for each sheet?

ladytiger7481 wrote:

I am looking to be able to do this as well. I was able to use the coding
above to lock all worksheets at one time but I haven't been able to add the
allow-users-to-edit-ranges.

Can someone please help me?

"EugeniaP" wrote:

Does anyone know how to incorporate the allow-users-to-edit-certain-ranges
part into this protection macro?

Thank you!

"Dave Peterson" wrote:

Your code worked fine for me.

Did you create another sub or function and name it Unprotect? If you did, then
change the name of that sub/function to something else.



Jen@ccbcc wrote:

Sub Protect_All_Sheets()
Dim ws As Worksheet
For Each ws In ThisWorkbook.Worksheets
ws.Protect Password:="123"
Next ws
End Sub

Sub Unprotect_All_Sheets()
Dim ws As Worksheet
For Each ws In ThisWorkbook.Worksheets
ws.Unprotect Password:="123"
Next ws
End Sub

Each time I attempt to run the unprotect macro, I receive an error which
points to the line "ws.Unprotect Password:="123"

"Dave Peterson" wrote:

If you protect the sheets without supplying a password, then the code won't need
to use a password, either.

But if you use a password manually, you'll need it in code, too.

I think you made a typo when you made that suggested change.

Post your current code and indicate the line that caused the error.

Jen@ccbcc wrote:

If I simply replace the protect with unprotect, I receive the following error
message:

Compile error: Expected function or variable

Also...is there a way to perform these macros without requiring a password?

"Dave Peterson" wrote:

Just use

ws.unprotect password:="123"

to unprotect the sheets. They all share the same password, right?

Jen@ccbcc wrote:

Does anyone know how to do the reverse (i.e. unprotect all sheets at once)?

"Paul B" wrote:

Indiana, you can use a macro like this,

Sub protect_sheets()

Dim ws As Worksheet

For Each ws In ThisWorkbook.Worksheets

ws.Protect password:="123"

Next ws

End Sub
--
Paul B
Always backup your data before trying something new
Please post any response to the newsgroups so others can benefit from it
Feedback on answers is always appreciated!
Using Excel 2002 & 2003


"Indiana born" <Indiana wrote in message
...
I have spreadsheets with multiple tabs - I presently have to password
protect
each tab separately. I'm looking for a way to protect all tabs with one
password entry. i am not share the files, but others do view them and I
don't want changes made.




--

Dave Peterson


--

Dave Peterson


--

Dave Peterson


--

Dave Peterson

Can I protect all excel tabs in a file with one password entry?
 

Why not just use the build in "protect sheet" function? what benefit are you
looking for? cheers


"Indiana born" wrote:

I have spreadsheets with multiple tabs - I presently have to password protect
each tab separately. I'm looking for a way to protect all tabs with one
password entry. i am not share the files, but others do view them and I
don't want changes made.

Can I protect all excel tabs in a file with one password entry?
 

Using the built-in "protect sheet" function requires that user goes to each
sheet individually and protects.

I think OP is looking for a simple way of doing all sheets at once.

Something like this.................

Sub ProtectAllSheets()
Application.ScreenUpdating = False
Dim N As Single
For N = 1 To Sheets.Count
Sheets(N).Protect Password:="justme"
Next N
Application.ScreenUpdating = True
End Sub

Sub UnprotectAllSheets()
Application.ScreenUpdating = False
Dim N As Single
For N = 1 To Sheets.Count
Sheets(N).Unprotect Password:="justme"
Next N
Application.ScreenUpdating = True
End Sub


Gord Dibben MS Excel MVP

On Tue, 25 Aug 2009 07:45:03 -0700, David Corner <David
wrote:

Why not just use the build in "protect sheet" function? what benefit are you
looking for? cheers


"Indiana born" wrote:

I have spreadsheets with multiple tabs - I presently have to password protect
each tab separately. I'm looking for a way to protect all tabs with one
password entry. i am not share the files, but others do view them and I
don't want changes made.

Can I protect all excel tabs in a file with one password entry
 

I copied the unprotect macroe

Sub Unprotect_All_Sheets()
Dim ws As Worksheet
For Each ws In ThisWorkbook.Worksheets
ws.Unprotect Password:="123"
Next ws
End Sub

and it is still giving me an error on the 4th line. the passwords are the
same on both macroes.

What am I doing wrong?

Can I protect all excel tabs in a file with one password entry
 

I'd bet that the password isn't really 123 for all the worksheets in the
workbook that contains the code.

Maybe you can add a line just to double check:

For Each ws In ThisWorkbook.Worksheets
msgbox "Processing: " & ws.name
ws.Unprotect Password:="123"
Next ws

That may give you a hint.


SLD wrote:

I copied the unprotect macroe

Sub Unprotect_All_Sheets()
Dim ws As Worksheet
For Each ws In ThisWorkbook.Worksheets
ws.Unprotect Password:="123"
Next ws
End Sub

and it is still giving me an error on the 4th line. the passwords are the
same on both macroes.

What am I doing wrong?

--

Dave Peterson

Can I protect all excel tabs in a file with one password entry
 

These two macros are what you are using?

Sub protect_All_Sheets()
Dim ws As Worksheet
For Each ws In ThisWorkbook.Worksheets
ws.Protect Password:="123"
Next ws
End Sub

Sub Unprotect_All_Sheets()
Dim ws As Worksheet
For Each ws In ThisWorkbook.Worksheets
ws.Unprotect Password:="123"
Next ws
End Sub

I see no reason why the unprotect won't work.


Gord Dibben MS Excel MVP

On Tue, 1 Sep 2009 10:16:02 -0700, SLD
wrote:

I copied the unprotect macroe

Sub Unprotect_All_Sheets()
Dim ws As Worksheet
For Each ws In ThisWorkbook.Worksheets
ws.Unprotect Password:="123"
Next ws
End Sub

and it is still giving me an error on the 4th line. the passwords are the
same on both macroes.

What am I doing wrong?

Can I protect all excel tabs in a file with one password entry
 

if i used the protect all ws macroe, would that not put the same password on
all ws?

"Dave Peterson" wrote:

I'd bet that the password isn't really 123 for all the worksheets in the
workbook that contains the code.

Maybe you can add a line just to double check:

For Each ws In ThisWorkbook.Worksheets
msgbox "Processing: " & ws.name
ws.Unprotect Password:="123"
Next ws

That may give you a hint.


SLD wrote:

I copied the unprotect macroe

Sub Unprotect_All_Sheets()
Dim ws As Worksheet
For Each ws In ThisWorkbook.Worksheets
ws.Unprotect Password:="123"
Next ws
End Sub

and it is still giving me an error on the 4th line. the passwords are the
same on both macroes.

What am I doing wrong?

--

Dave Peterson

Can I protect all excel tabs in a file with one password entry
 

Depends on if that worked correctly and if anybody/any code changed the
password.

I'd still bet that the password isn't what you think.

SLD wrote:

if i used the protect all ws macroe, would that not put the same password on
all ws?

"Dave Peterson" wrote:

I'd bet that the password isn't really 123 for all the worksheets in the
workbook that contains the code.

Maybe you can add a line just to double check:

For Each ws In ThisWorkbook.Worksheets
msgbox "Processing: " & ws.name
ws.Unprotect Password:="123"
Next ws

That may give you a hint.


SLD wrote:

I copied the unprotect macroe

Sub Unprotect_All_Sheets()
Dim ws As Worksheet
For Each ws In ThisWorkbook.Worksheets
ws.Unprotect Password:="123"
Next ws
End Sub

and it is still giving me an error on the 4th line. the passwords are the
same on both macroes.

What am I doing wrong?

--

Dave Peterson


--

Dave Peterson

Can I protect all excel tabs in a file with one password entry
 

Where do I insert the line you sugest?

For Each ws In ThisWorkbook.Worksheets
msgbox "Processing: " & ws.name
ws.Unprotect Password:="123"
Next ws

"Dave Peterson" wrote:

Depends on if that worked correctly and if anybody/any code changed the
password.

I'd still bet that the password isn't what you think.

SLD wrote:

if i used the protect all ws macroe, would that not put the same password on
all ws?

"Dave Peterson" wrote:

I'd bet that the password isn't really 123 for all the worksheets in the
workbook that contains the code.

Maybe you can add a line just to double check:

For Each ws In ThisWorkbook.Worksheets
msgbox "Processing: " & ws.name
ws.Unprotect Password:="123"
Next ws

That may give you a hint.


SLD wrote:

I copied the unprotect macroe

Sub Unprotect_All_Sheets()
Dim ws As Worksheet
For Each ws In ThisWorkbook.Worksheets
ws.Unprotect Password:="123"
Next ws
End Sub

and it is still giving me an error on the 4th line. the passwords are the
same on both macroes.

What am I doing wrong?

--

Dave Peterson


--

Dave Peterson

Can I protect all excel tabs in a file with one password entry
 

right where I wrote it. Just above the line causing the trouble.

Then when/if the line fails, you'll remember the last worksheet name that was
shown to you. That's the one to check.

SLD wrote:

Where do I insert the line you sugest?

For Each ws In ThisWorkbook.Worksheets
msgbox "Processing: " & ws.name
ws.Unprotect Password:="123"
Next ws

"Dave Peterson" wrote:

Depends on if that worked correctly and if anybody/any code changed the
password.

I'd still bet that the password isn't what you think.

SLD wrote:

if i used the protect all ws macroe, would that not put the same password on
all ws?

"Dave Peterson" wrote:

I'd bet that the password isn't really 123 for all the worksheets in the
workbook that contains the code.

Maybe you can add a line just to double check:

For Each ws In ThisWorkbook.Worksheets
msgbox "Processing: " & ws.name
ws.Unprotect Password:="123"
Next ws

That may give you a hint.


SLD wrote:

I copied the unprotect macroe

Sub Unprotect_All_Sheets()
Dim ws As Worksheet
For Each ws In ThisWorkbook.Worksheets
ws.Unprotect Password:="123"
Next ws
End Sub

and it is still giving me an error on the 4th line. the passwords are the
same on both macroes.

What am I doing wrong?

--

Dave Peterson


--

Dave Peterson


--

Dave Peterson

Can I protect all excel tabs in a file with one password entry
 

This is working, but when you have over 100 tabs it is hard to keep track of
when the last mesege box is going to error out on me. Is there a line that
I can enter that will give me a report that i can clearly see what was the
last tab, or can it take me to the tab that does not have the correct
password?

"Dave Peterson" wrote:

right where I wrote it. Just above the line causing the trouble.

Then when/if the line fails, you'll remember the last worksheet name that was
shown to you. That's the one to check.

SLD wrote:

Where do I insert the line you sugest?

For Each ws In ThisWorkbook.Worksheets
msgbox "Processing: " & ws.name
ws.Unprotect Password:="123"
Next ws

"Dave Peterson" wrote:

Depends on if that worked correctly and if anybody/any code changed the
password.

I'd still bet that the password isn't what you think.

SLD wrote:

if i used the protect all ws macroe, would that not put the same password on
all ws?

"Dave Peterson" wrote:

I'd bet that the password isn't really 123 for all the worksheets in the
workbook that contains the code.

Maybe you can add a line just to double check:

For Each ws In ThisWorkbook.Worksheets
msgbox "Processing: " & ws.name
ws.Unprotect Password:="123"
Next ws

That may give you a hint.


SLD wrote:

I copied the unprotect macroe

Sub Unprotect_All_Sheets()
Dim ws As Worksheet
For Each ws In ThisWorkbook.Worksheets
ws.Unprotect Password:="123"
Next ws
End Sub

and it is still giving me an error on the 4th line. the passwords are the
same on both macroes.

What am I doing wrong?

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Dave Peterson


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Dave Peterson


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Dave Peterson

Can I protect all excel tabs in a file with one password entry
 

Option Explicit
Sub Unprotect_All_Sheets()
Dim ws As Worksheet
For Each ws In ThisWorkbook.Worksheets
On Error Resume Next
ws.Unprotect Password:="123"
On Error GoTo 0
If ws.ProtectContents _
Or ws.ProtectDrawingObjects _
Or ws.ProtectScenarios Then
MsgBox ws.Name & " is still protected"
End If
Next ws
End Sub

SLD wrote:

I copied the unprotect macroe

Sub Unprotect_All_Sheets()
Dim ws As Worksheet
For Each ws In ThisWorkbook.Worksheets
ws.Unprotect Password:="123"
Next ws
End Sub

and it is still giving me an error on the 4th line. the passwords are the
same on both macroes.

What am I doing wrong?

--

Dave Peterson

Can I protect all excel tabs in a file with one password entry
 

Thanks so much. That worked. it helped me identify which tabs did have a
different password. This is a big help to me.

"Dave Peterson" wrote:

Option Explicit
Sub Unprotect_All_Sheets()
Dim ws As Worksheet
For Each ws In ThisWorkbook.Worksheets
On Error Resume Next
ws.Unprotect Password:="123"
On Error GoTo 0
If ws.ProtectContents _
Or ws.ProtectDrawingObjects _
Or ws.ProtectScenarios Then
MsgBox ws.Name & " is still protected"
End If
Next ws
End Sub

SLD wrote:

I copied the unprotect macroe

Sub Unprotect_All_Sheets()
Dim ws As Worksheet
For Each ws In ThisWorkbook.Worksheets
ws.Unprotect Password:="123"
Next ws
End Sub

and it is still giving me an error on the 4th line. the passwords are the
same on both macroes.

What am I doing wrong?

--

Dave Peterson

Can I protect all excel tabs in a file with one password entry
 

Is there a way to request a pasword to run the macroes?

"SLD" wrote:

Thanks so much. That worked. it helped me identify which tabs did have a
different password. This is a big help to me.

"Dave Peterson" wrote:

Option Explicit
Sub Unprotect_All_Sheets()
Dim ws As Worksheet
For Each ws In ThisWorkbook.Worksheets
On Error Resume Next
ws.Unprotect Password:="123"
On Error GoTo 0
If ws.ProtectContents _
Or ws.ProtectDrawingObjects _
Or ws.ProtectScenarios Then
MsgBox ws.Name & " is still protected"
End If
Next ws
End Sub

SLD wrote:

I copied the unprotect macroe

Sub Unprotect_All_Sheets()
Dim ws As Worksheet
For Each ws In ThisWorkbook.Worksheets
ws.Unprotect Password:="123"
Next ws
End Sub

and it is still giving me an error on the 4th line. the passwords are the
same on both macroes.

What am I doing wrong?

--

Dave Peterson

Can I protect all excel tabs in a file with one password entry
 

What are you trying to achieve?

Sub UnprotectAllSheets()
Application.ScreenUpdating = False
Dim N As Single
Dim pword as String
pword = InputBox("Enter a password to run this macro")
If pword < "drowssap" Then Exit Sub
For N = 1 To Sheets.Count
Sheets(N).Unprotect Password:="123"
Next N
Application.ScreenUpdating = True
End Sub

Now you should lock the project from view.

Select workbook/project in VBE and Right-ClickVBAProject
PropertiesProtection.

Lock and enter a unique password.

Do not forget this password..................you now have three different
passwords.

sheet protect...............123
inputbox...........drowssap
project properties...............unique word


Gord


On Wed, 16 Sep 2009 11:00:01 -0700, SLD
wrote:

Is there a way to request a pasword to run the macroes?

"SLD" wrote:

Thanks so much. That worked. it helped me identify which tabs did have a
different password. This is a big help to me.

"Dave Peterson" wrote:

Option Explicit
Sub Unprotect_All_Sheets()
Dim ws As Worksheet
For Each ws In ThisWorkbook.Worksheets
On Error Resume Next
ws.Unprotect Password:="123"
On Error GoTo 0
If ws.ProtectContents _
Or ws.ProtectDrawingObjects _
Or ws.ProtectScenarios Then
MsgBox ws.Name & " is still protected"
End If
Next ws
End Sub

SLD wrote:

I copied the unprotect macroe

Sub Unprotect_All_Sheets()
Dim ws As Worksheet
For Each ws In ThisWorkbook.Worksheets
ws.Unprotect Password:="123"
Next ws
End Sub

and it is still giving me an error on the 4th line. the passwords are the
same on both macroes.

What am I doing wrong?

--

Dave Peterson