Excel VBA open file 'Read only', based on Excel version

Christiaan

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Hello every one...
I have a macro that checks the Excel Version/ Build in the 'workbook.open' statement. If the version/ build <> 16.14332, the file should open as 'Read only'.

Currently I am just running a macro that is locking every single sheet/ cell to avoid changes being made (some functions are used that aren't available in previous versions, like the =UNIQUE, =MINIFS and =MAXIFS, and I don't want to get any incompatibility errors...

I cannot use the workbooks.open, since the file is already open. Is there a way to change the 'read only' attribute afterwards?

Any suggestions are most welcome.
Chris
 

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Which lookup functions find a value equal or greater than the lookup value?
MATCH uses -1 to find larger value (lookup table must be sorted ZA). XLOOKUP uses 1 to find values greater and does not need to be sorted.

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