Protecting

[kwaring]

I've looked, but haven't been able to find the code for unprotecting sheets and workbooks at the beginning of a macro and protecting again at the end. Unfortunately, my help in Excel or VBA isn't installed so I can't look there.
Also I was wondering if there was a way to make it so cells on the sheet cannot be selected (when you protect the sheet you are still able to select cells).
Thank You!
Kyle

[BabyTiger]

Hi,

From recording a macro, the codes for unprotect and protecting a worksheet and workbook are:

ActiveSheet.Unprotect password:="Testing"
ActiveSheet.Protect password:="Testing", DrawingObjects:=True, Contents:=True, Scenarios:=True
ActiveWorkbook.Protect Structure:=True, Windows:=False
ActiveWorkbook.Unprotect

And as for have cells can not be selected, I am hot too sure whether hiding those cells would do the trick. For example, hide the whole column or something, and the having the sheet protected, then users can not edit them.

HTH

[Ivan F Moala]

On 2002-03-24 19:37, kwaring wrote:
I've looked, but haven't been able to find the code for unprotecting sheets and workbooks at the beginning of a macro and protecting again at the end. Unfortunately, my help in Excel or VBA isn't installed so I can't look there.
Also I was wondering if there was a way to make it so cells on the sheet cannot be selected (when you protect the sheet you are still able to select cells).
Thank You!
Kyle

Try this;

Sub Protect_Noselection()
ActiveSheet.Protect "test", True, True, True
ActiveWorkbook.Protect "test", True, True
ActiveSheet.EnableSelection = xlNoSelection

'=============
'Do your thing
'=============

ActiveSheet.Unprotect "test"
ActiveWorkbook.Unprotect "test"
End Sub





Note XlNoselection will only take effect when the sheet is in protection mode.


Ivan