If an end user email out an invidual worksheet from a workbook, is it
possible to tell where the worksheet came from? Basically, I think an
ex-employee turned competitor is using our excel application to make
money. I have a copy of the worksheet that the ex-employee emailed to a
client but I am not sure if how, if possible, I can tell if it
originated from our program? Any ideas????

thanks

Hi

If you are in possession of the file containing the work sheet why not have
a look at the associated macros in the vba editor this may some clues.

It may be that some of the macros exactly duplicate the code of the original
sheet. Check out variable names and range names for parity between the
allegedly plagiarised material and the original script.. check out the
content of REM statements, those are likely to be highly personalised ...the
more parity you find the more of a case you can build. Perhaps the macros
still bear the name of the original author as would be the case if the
macro recorder had been used.

I cant suggest what you can do about it if do find your colleague has
"stolen" the code I think you would need to consult a lawyer about that .

Best N10





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If an end user email out an invidual worksheet from a workbook, is it
possible to tell where the worksheet came from? Basically, I think an
ex-employee turned competitor is using our excel application to make
money. I have a copy of the worksheet that the ex-employee emailed to a
client but I am not sure if how, if possible, I can tell if it
originated from our program? Any ideas????

thanks