I opened the file to add instructions and the files are now read only? I really have no clue as to where this line comes from. If you know the password that protect worksheet and workbook, remove read only in excel file would be so easy. We can disable these so that the code can run from start to end without disturbing the user. Double-click on the Excel file, and enter the restrict editing password for write access. If don't want to restrict the Excel file with password any more, you can remove it by this way: 1. Surely, read-only excel file could prevent accidental changes on it.
Open script doesn't fire up automatically and I can't see why. Feb 18, 2009 i m wishing to make a ss available to all but only ready only format 2 people need access to ammend the data and spreadsheet. You will have to decide for yourself how bad it would be if somebody were to crack your password or save over your file. It means: to make the read-only file editable, the user s must have the password. Confirm Password dialog box appears.
Ciao, When in your code that exel try to save as? Set the file to read-only with a Macro By using a Macro, it is possible to set the file to read-only when the file is opened. Jun 28, 2009 When I have a macro open another file, it always activates the macros in it. Then ocassionally i'm getting users where the file hasn't closed itself after the file has been opened. But read-only mode could be removed or disabled as you wish anytime when you want to edit excel file? Also, as mentioned above, Excel passwords are not secure. Such as prevent inadvertent erasure or modification of formulas or other data on the Excel file. When I click button it asks to select a file.
Open the password protected read-only file Now our file is made read-only using a password. As per title really I am making a temporary database in excel which will also be a functional model for one we are having made externally. I can't right click on it, I can't delete the rows it is in. This user is only used to automatically run this excel file, other users need to open the file occasionally to edit emails address, add clients etc stuff like that, that the automation part of it works off. Thank you that works fine and the manual input on the message box prevents overloading the network with file open requests. This helped for the concerned button but now the dotted line appeared on another answer of the same question! Or the server the document is stored on may not be responding.
Enter a password to make Read-only Passwords are not 100% secure Passwords entered using this method are not encrypted and can be cracked. The starred inputs are also conditionally formatted. So, these are the ways to make an Excel file read-only and disable read-only from a read-only Excel file. When the authors or other users who have the authority want to make changes to the Excel file, they can change the Excel file from read only mode to editable mode. Apr 15, 2008 After a user has selected the required option buttons, is there a way to disable them without deleting, so that they are still visible for history tracking but not modifiable? Select For Each CurCell In Selection If lastCellFx.
Click on Tools, select General Options. So you should end up with something like. Then just opening the excel file is a difficult thing, not to say removing read only mode in excel file. Is there anything i can do to open or recover this? It means you have disabled read-only in Excel file. ReadOnly Just the workbook now available messagebox to clear now. Saved variable to see if the file has been saved.
Jan 12, 2013 I am running a call centre with 20 users at peak time. I input a password in the Password to modify field. Name Any help would be apreciated. However, if you forgot the read only password, how to get rid of read only in Excel file? If there is a way to automate this that would be great. How many characters are in between the 2 A-A. This works however sometimes is takes a over a minute for the file to download from the server for the read only box to appear.
Feb 1, 2008 I have a comma delineated text file that is full of stock item details such as stock code, description, 3 different prices etc it is about 15 fields wide by about 400 rows down. So, the command became Workbooks. I want that when the file is opened in Read only that the Save and Save as buttons are not accesable unless you know the modify password. I will show here two ways to disable the read-only from an Excel file. This is certainly more stringent than the non-password option. Today, I ran it on another computer and it opened files in read only mode which disrupted everything.