I have a excel file which i need to read through msaccess. But the
problem is the excel file is protected with a password. So the file
itself is protected i cant get a handle of the excel object , if it
wud hav ebeen the sheet it was possible , but now how to unprtoect the
file from code without getting a handle of the excel file???

Is there a way i could unprotect the file and read the columns??