Password protection protection!

[Andy Gee]

I have some password protected worksheets which need to be shared with various users to enter data. Sometimes people find it ammusing to change the password! Is there a way I can stop them from changing the password?

Any help please as it takes hours to crack the password and I can't stop people doing it!

[ This Message was edited by: Andy Gee on 2002-02-27 07:08 ]

[NateO]

Follow this link. The file at this site will crack a sheet's password pronto (less than 1 min.)

http://www.straxx.com/excel/password.html

Cheers, Nate

[ This Message was edited by: NateO on 2002-02-27 08:03 ]

[Joe Was]

I put form buttons on the sheet to lock and unlock, the password is hardcoded into the VBA code and hidden. This way the user cannot change the password.

This code gos on the sheet module:

Private Sub Worksheet_Change(ByVal Target As Range)
'
' Macro by Joseph S. Was
'
Application.EnableEvents = False

ActiveSheet.Protect DrawingObjects:=True, Contents:=True, Scenarios:=True, Password:="admin"
Application.EnableEvents = True
End Sub

This code gos on the module:

Sub myUnLock()
'This code will unprotect the sheet.
Application.EnableEvents = False
Application.DisplayAlerts = False
ActiveSheet.Unprotect ("admin")

'Add optional code here!

Application.EnableEvents = True
Application.DisplayAlerts = True

End Sub

This is a very simple form of this.
If this is the route you want to try, I have some very complex systems? JSW

[ This Message was edited by: Joe Was on 2002-02-27 08:58 ]

[Andy Gee]

This is very usefull and I'm sure I'll use it in the future but it dosent help with those folks changing the main password when they save the workbook. Is there a way I could disable the 'save as' option? thus bypassing the point where the canges to the password can be made?

Andy,

Use the code below (open VBE and place in "Thisworkbook" object):

Private Sub Workbook_BeforeSave(ByVal SaveAsUI As Boolean, cancel As Boolean)
If SaveAsUI Then
cancel = True
End If
End Sub

This prevents users from using "Save As" with this file, thus not allowing them to change the password. Hope this helps.

Aloha!

p.s. Also, be sure to password protect your vba code so that people can't go into VBE and disable this. (VBE Menu Bar: Tools | VBAProject Properties, Protection tab).

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Hi Andy,

That last post was from me. (Just testing to see why my name appeared as anonymous when I was logged in!)

Aloha!

[Brian from Maui]

Wasssuuupp Hawaiian!

What island you on?

Brian

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waaaaaazuuuup boo,

Oahu...good to see fellow kamaaina here!

Aloha!

[gareth]

Follow NateO's suggestion,That is the way I did it and it works.Trust me.

[simonf]

Hey Joe, can you tell me how to use the form button to lock and unlock? Thanks.