VBA for automatic clearing of unlocked cells upon or re-opening or closing of Work sheet

[JulioTheLess]

Guys,

I am wondering if there's a way I can create a my unlocked cells clear upon closing the worksheet or upon re-opening. My goal is that other user may not save the data they input and retain the worksheet on its blank status upon re-opening.

Thanks in advance <3

 

[Dermot]

Why not just make the workbook read only so any changes can't be saved?

 

[JulioTheLess]

Why not just make the workbook read only so any changes can't be saved?

I was about to utilize it with my staffs as a tool, wherein they need to input information to get a particular answer, yet i'm preventing them to just use the previous data and push them to diligently generate the new information. Also to make recopying of the file useless since it will default to no data content.

 

[Dermot]

Try this
1. Press Alt F11 to open the code editor
2. At left you will see the workbook name, and under it, a subitem Microsoft Excel Objects, and under that, ThisWorkbook.
3. Doubleclick it and a blank code sheet will pop up
4. Paste the code below
5. Close the VBA window and try opening or closing the workbook with data in the unprotected cells

Private Sub Workbook_BeforeClose(Cancel As Boolean)
  ClearUnprotectedCells
End Sub

Private Sub Workbook_Open()
  ClearUnprotectedCells
End Sub

Sub ClearUnprotectedCells()
  Dim c As Range
  For Each c In ActiveSheet.UsedRange
    If c.Locked = False Then c.ClearContents
  Next
End Sub