I looked through the archives but have seen that there can be problems with
protecting/unprotecting sheets with vb so thought I would just ask about
this one. I have buttons on some of my sheets. I'm ready to protect the
sheets whereas up till now they remained unprotected. Apparently, we can
unprotect sheet, run code, then protect sheet again. (I'm assuming buttons
will still be clickable even though protected??)

Also, we'll need a generic line of coding for protecting/unprotecting -
i.e., without any sheet names and/or passwords - as that would be easiest to
deal with as then I could simply copy those lines to all the current
workbooks. It would mean adding a simple unprotect line after title of
script and have code then execute rest of script - such as sort, etc. - and
then protect the sheet before script finishes.

Also, people have posted about problems with passwords so we won't need any
passwords. And the other problem I saw is that code might not work if sheet
protected manually, etc. So it was recommended in that particular post to
use an IF statement. I haven't been able to find an example of code that
will do these 2 things so begging indulgence of group to help with this one.

This is final step in completing all the workbooks I made here at this job 1
1/2 yrs ago. They've been unprotected all this time. Hopefully I can close
them up yet still retain full functionality with all the buttons/code! <g

Thank you!! :oD

Apparently, we can unprotect sheet, run code, then protect sheet again.
Yes.

(I'm assuming buttons will still be clickable even though protected??)
Yes. You may need to change the objects protection if it is locked. Try it
to find out.

we'll need a generic line of coding for protecting/unprotecting -
i.e., without any sheet names and/or passwords
Use Activesheet.

And the other problem I saw is that code might not work if sheet
protected manually, etc.
I've never had that problem.... which does not mean that it is not a
problem.

I haven't been able to find an example of code that
will do these 2 things so begging indulgence of group to help with this
one.

ActiveSheet.Unprotect 'place at the beginning of the code
ActiveSheet.Protect 'place in the exit routine so it is executed even
if the error routine is entered

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"StargateFanFromWork" wrote in message
...
I looked through the archives but have seen that there can be problems
with
protecting/unprotecting sheets with vb so thought I would just ask about
this one. I have buttons on some of my sheets. I'm ready to protect the
sheets whereas up till now they remained unprotected. Apparently, we can
unprotect sheet, run code, then protect sheet again. (I'm assuming
buttons
will still be clickable even though protected??)

Also, we'll need a generic line of coding for protecting/unprotecting -
i.e., without any sheet names and/or passwords - as that would be easiest
to
deal with as then I could simply copy those lines to all the current
workbooks. It would mean adding a simple unprotect line after title of
script and have code then execute rest of script - such as sort, etc. -
and
then protect the sheet before script finishes.

Also, people have posted about problems with passwords so we won't need
any
passwords. And the other problem I saw is that code might not work if
sheet
protected manually, etc. So it was recommended in that particular post to
use an IF statement. I haven't been able to find an example of code that
will do these 2 things so begging indulgence of group to help with this
one.

This is final step in completing all the workbooks I made here at this job
1
1/2 yrs ago. They've been unprotected all this time. Hopefully I can
close
them up yet still retain full functionality with all the buttons/code!
<g

Thank you!! :oD

StargateFanFromWork wrote:
I looked through the archives but have seen that there can be problems with
protecting/unprotecting sheets with vb so thought I would just ask about
this one. I have buttons on some of my sheets. I'm ready to protect the
sheets whereas up till now they remained unprotected. Apparently, we can
unprotect sheet, run code, then protect sheet again. (I'm assuming buttons
will still be clickable even though protected??)

Also, we'll need a generic line of coding for protecting/unprotecting -
i.e., without any sheet names and/or passwords - as that would be easiest to
deal with as then I could simply copy those lines to all the current
workbooks. It would mean adding a simple unprotect line after title of
script and have code then execute rest of script - such as sort, etc. - and
then protect the sheet before script finishes.

Also, people have posted about problems with passwords so we won't need any
passwords. And the other problem I saw is that code might not work if sheet
protected manually, etc. So it was recommended in that particular post to
use an IF statement. I haven't been able to find an example of code that
will do these 2 things so begging indulgence of group to help with this one.

This is final step in completing all the workbooks I made here at this job 1
1/2 yrs ago. They've been unprotected all this time. Hopefully I can close
them up yet still retain full functionality with all the buttons/code! <g

Thank you!! :oD

Have only been working with VBA for less than a year, this time (did a
little years ago, but not much). But I have been working with password
protected sheets for almost that long with no problems whatsoever. I've
just coded the macros to unprotect and the protect, using the
appropriate password.
Hope this helps in your world.

On Fri, 30 Dec 2005 14:13:48 -0600, "AnExpertNovice"
wrote:

Apparently, we can unprotect sheet, run code, then protect sheet again.
Yes.

(I'm assuming buttons will still be clickable even though protected??)
Yes. You may need to change the objects protection if it is locked. Try it
to find out.

we'll need a generic line of coding for protecting/unprotecting -
i.e., without any sheet names and/or passwords
Use Activesheet.

And the other problem I saw is that code might not work if sheet
protected manually, etc.
I've never had that problem.... which does not mean that it is not a
problem.

I haven't been able to find an example of code that
will do these 2 things so begging indulgence of group to help with this
one.

ActiveSheet.Unprotect 'place at the beginning of the code
ActiveSheet.Protect 'place in the exit routine so it is executed even
if the error routine is entered

<g Okay, well, that was darned easy!! I don't know why I had such
trouble before, all those months ago!! I guess I was just too, too
new at this <g.

This is super fantastic! Next week I can start locking up every
single workbook I made for the team. Phew, that's going to save a lot
of heartache. They'll be able to sort and everything, but they'll
stop "corrupting" the "interface" <lol.

Thanks bunches!! :oD

On 30 Dec 2005 12:23:34 -0800, "davegb" wrote:


StargateFanFromWork wrote:
I looked through the archives but have seen that there can be problems with
protecting/unprotecting sheets with vb so thought I would just ask about
this one. I have buttons on some of my sheets. I'm ready to protect the
sheets whereas up till now they remained unprotected. Apparently, we can
unprotect sheet, run code, then protect sheet again. (I'm assuming buttons
will still be clickable even though protected??)

Also, we'll need a generic line of coding for protecting/unprotecting -
i.e., without any sheet names and/or passwords - as that would be easiest to
deal with as then I could simply copy those lines to all the current
workbooks. It would mean adding a simple unprotect line after title of
script and have code then execute rest of script - such as sort, etc. - and
then protect the sheet before script finishes.

Also, people have posted about problems with passwords so we won't need any
passwords. And the other problem I saw is that code might not work if sheet
protected manually, etc. So it was recommended in that particular post to
use an IF statement. I haven't been able to find an example of code that
will do these 2 things so begging indulgence of group to help with this one.

This is final step in completing all the workbooks I made here at this job 1
1/2 yrs ago. They've been unprotected all this time. Hopefully I can close
them up yet still retain full functionality with all the buttons/code! <g

Thank you!! :oD

Have only been working with VBA for less than a year, this time (did a
little years ago, but not much). But I have been working with password
protected sheets for almost that long with no problems whatsoever. I've
just coded the macros to unprotect and the protect, using the
appropriate password.
Hope this helps in your world.

Yes, it did work well <fingers crossed. I didn't use a password but
so far, so good.