I have a worksheet that is protected with data entry cells unlocked.
1. Unprotect worksheet
2. Lock all cells in the worksheet and then protect.
3. After a date in a cell in the worksheet.
I'm a newbie to vba and at least know vba is the only way. And this need to be automated.
How to protect or lock their spreadsheets after certain date.
My question is how to protect or lock workbooks before certain date?
Example:
I have individual woorkbooks for each week in a calendar year saved in one folder.
Is there any way that I can protect them from either being opened or if opened than not be able to save anything in them until one week before the calendar week they are designed for (or whatever date I wish to set)?
I have a workbook list of activities that I am hoping will visualise the scheduling of routine maintenance tasks in my engineering department. The date of the most recent check is entered in row 6 and the interval in row 5. Hence the number 7 denotes a weekly check. The conditional format is such that the reds indicate that a check needs to be carried out. If the check is done on the scheduled day then a "Y" is entered into the square. This will then turn the square green. If "Y" is entered on any other day then the square turns orange to indicate the check is done, if not on time. The red squares do not change colour unless a yes is entered. This is designed to show the history of checks and give us the opportunity to show compliance to routines. What I need to do is lock the rows that have passed the current date, to prevent unscupulous modification. Thus the macro would look down column A and if the date is less than today() would lock the row. I have truncated the file as much as I can. A nice to have would be the facility for an adminstrator to go in (perhaps password protected) to make changes if necessary.
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I need to create a macro to where once a cell has had a formula or data inputed that it locks afterwards and cannot be edited without unportecting the sheet or not at all. The problem is I have no idea how to program in VBA. I can get there and select the worksheet but after that I am stumped. How would I enter the macro and what should the macro look like?
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1. 4 applications per date
2. a region of worksheet (i.e. "A2 to H20) will be defined for users to "click" on the cells (within the defined region) to mark their application.
3. once a cell is clicked (i.e. marked), it cannot be altered.
4. each click will automatically increase the total by 1.
I got the following code to deal with the situation but user can still click on any cell outside the region (in fact I fail to define the region).
Private Sub Worksheet_SelectionChange(ByVal Target As Range)
Dim m
ad = Mid(ActiveCell.Address, 2, 1)
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I take this data and use it as input in my own algorithms to generate more data. By locking "VBA project" in that workbook(1), I can't see anyway to add my own module(2) to that particular workbook(1). I can create another workbook(2), and write a module(2) there that reads the data from the first workbook(1), but then I'm left with TWO workbooks to do a single task, both have to be opened, and its just not a very elegant way of doing things.
I've contacted the author of the proprietary module(1), and he has no problem modifying the lock protection in the workbook(1) so that only his module(1) is locked, but VBA is not really his forte, and he doesn't know how to do it, or if it is even possible. I've checked many Excel Help facilities, and could not find an answer.
1. Is there any way to lock a SINGLE VBA module within a workbook?
2. Also, is there only ONE VBA project allowed per workbook? If I could add an unprotected VBA project, I could add my own module.
I may not be understanding the entire VB architecture properly, I'm using manuals from 1993, and On-line MS Help is not that "help"ful, so any assistance would be greatly appreciated. Mainly I just want to find out if this is possible or if its not, in which case I'll be forced to work around it in a inelegant fashion. It just seems logical that you should be able to lock just one module.
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Private Sub CommandButton1_Click()
'Toggle rows hidden where cells in column D are blank
If ActiveSheet.AutoFilterMode Then
[Code].....
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Private Sub CommandButton1_Click()
ActiveSheet.Unprotect "rainforest"
Columns("O:O").Select
Selection.AutoFilter
Selection.AutoFilter Field:=1, Criteria1:=">0", Operator:=xlAnd
ActiveWindow.SelectedSheets.PrintOut Copies:=1, Collate:=True
Selection.AutoFilter Field:=1
Selection.AutoFilter
ActiveSheet.Protect DrawingObjects:=True, Contents:=True, Scenarios:=True _
, AllowSorting:=True, AllowFiltering:=True
End Sub
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The trouble is, when some users open the 'quoting' workbook, and have another Excel file open, some references to the 'pricing' workbook change to the other file they have open.
I suppose there is some sort of replicable condition that is happening, but I can't figure out what is going on or why.
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In Column A I have my debits/credits
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I am using Excel 2003 & 2007..
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The form is activated by a button with a macro assigned to enter the data in the above columns when the form is closed. This has been compiled and works nicely with the sheet unlocked, however, as i need certain columns to be read-only unless the form is activated, i'm stuck with leaving the whole sheet unlocked for editing with or without the form being activated.
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