Thanks for the suggestion - from it we'll look at creating a macro that only
saves the password in the output file (after scheduler opens it)- so the
input excell file on the server would not require a password to open. We're
using the Windows Task scheduler.


"Dave Peterson" wrote:

I don't know what scheduling program you're using, but maybe you can get around
the problem by having the scheduling program open a helper workbook.

This helper workbook would have a macro named auto_open that would open the real
workbook (by supplying the password) and then get out of the way:

Kind of like:

Option Explicit
Sub auto_open()
Workbooks.Open Filename:="c:\my documents\excel\book2.xls", _
password:="yourpasswordhere"
ThisWorkbook.Close savechanges:=False
End Sub

VPH wrote:

Hi
Trying to run a password protected excel workbook in Scheduler - it opens,
updates and is emailed out. ( Jet report).
Scheduler works fine if the workbook is not password protected but hangs if
it is password protected.
Is there anything I can do password protect a document but use scheduler -
possbily a macro that adds the password on saving the workbook?
Thanks

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Dave Peterson