i have an excel sheet that has a cell with a formula in it. This cell has been locked by the previous user.
I am unable to click on it and it because it is showing a #NAME? error, i need to edit it somehow. Is there some way i can edit it?
I have this code:
Code:
Private Sub WorkSheet_Activate()
'Open workbook and default all main page dynamic data
Application.EnableEvents = False
With Worksheets("MAIN")
.Unprotect
.Range("F3").Value = ""
.Range("O5,T5, F6") = ""
[code]....
It is triggered when protected worksheet "MAIN" is activated. EnableEvents=False prevents any worksheet change triggers as cells are defaulted. Ranges F3. O5, T5, and F6 are cleared. Rows 5 and 6 are hidden (to be revealed again in later code).
Cell F3 is a cell in which user input is required via a validation list. Since the worksheet is protected, it is necessary to unlock range F3 to allow the user to enter data in the cell. EnableEvents is set backto true to allow the worksheet change to trigger when the user enters data in F3.
I am receiving an 'Application-defined or object-defined error' with the line highlighted in red above. (the line that is supposed to unlock cell F3)
I have a macro in my worksheet that runs as a change event on certain comment cells. This macro unprotects the worksheet, expands the merged comment cell that just change, and re-protects the worksheet. The cell expansion works great. When I re-protect the worksheet all of the cells work correctly, except the cell that was just changed. Any other "unlocked" cell in the document stays unlocked after the protection is applied, but the cell that just changed becomes locked. I need this cell to remain unlocked to allow the user to update the comments. Here is my full
View 3 Replies View RelatedI have copied from another post (here I believe) and modified for my situtation. I simply want a range of cells K13:U13 to stay locked unless there is an X in H13. This will repeat on down the spreadsheet, ie. K14:U14 will stay locked unless there is a X in H14. Using the script I found it seems to be working unless you go back and change one of the X's to a blank. The range stays unlocked.
Private Sub Worksheet_Change(ByVal Target As Range)
Dim strName As String
Dim strRange As String
strName = Me.Range("H13")
If strName = "" Then
Me.Cells.Locked = True
Me.Range("H13").Locked = False
End If
strName = Me.Range("H14")
If strName = "" Then
Me.Cells.Locked = True
Me.Range("H14").Locked = False
End If..................................
I need to unlock and lock certain cells when other cells have data entered.
I also need to enforce in the unlocked cells a minimum value.
In my worksheet i have the below requirement
Initially Cells C6 and 7 are unlocked and Cells C5, 8 and 9 are locked
1. Cell C6 must have a value entered greater than or equal to 50, when this value is entered I need to unlock cells C5 and C9 and lock cell C7
2. Cell C7 must have a value entered greater than or equal to 50, when this value is entered I need to unlock cells C5 and C8 and lock cell C6
I also need to unlock cells C15 and 16 when C13 has "Yes" selected in the drop down menu.
I have had a look around and found some answers to this question but not quite as complex and I don't know enough to adapt them correctly.
Basically AX35:AX239 contain a formula which returns "TRUE" or "FALSE" dependant on certain values in the row, what I need is for the corresponding H, I & J cells to be unlocked on each row if the outcome is "TRUE" and no action if "FALSE".
Excel can automatically recognise individuals by their windows login name so you can fully automate the protect/unprotect of the correct sheets without even individuals having to use passwords.
The first step though would be to gather the id's of all users.
1. Create an additional sheet and call it UserLog
2. Put the following code into all the worksheet code modules
[Code] ......
Once you know the windows login names and which sheet they are responsible for you can add the following code to each worksheet.
[Code] .....
I have tried as per below and it is not working.
I have about 50 user that uses one document and will record their comments to instructions, but only 20 users will be able to add the instructions. The document needs to autolock when it is saved and can only be unlock with the username of the 20 users.
I'm using three different workbooks for the macro I've designed. The macro works exactly as I planned it would, but I'm getting a curious side-effect of running the macro. I have over 5,000 workbooks that I need to open, unprotect, change (mostly by copy/paste), and reprotect. It's a fairly straight forward macro, but it is my first, and I must be overlooking something. When the macro is complete, cells that were not modified via the macro in any planned/anticipated way are being unlocked. This has left me puzzled and frustrated. The files are opened, unprotected, the cells are copied over as planned, reprotected, and closed/saved. Everything works perfectly, but the cells in parts of the workbook (Filename) (which were locked before the macro ran) have been unlocked and are no longer protected when the workbook is reprotected. Again, these cells were not within the ranges modified, and I'd rather not have to format every cell in every one of the 5 sheets of (Filename) to be locked.
File names are:
"Finished Goods Inventory TREE (ToDMSI).xls" (alias: Workfile - sheet providing file path to be updated)
"Random_workbook_selected_from_previous_filename.xls" (alias: FileName - the copy-to file being updated)
"MACRO TEST BOM Master.xls" (the copy-from file always open)
Comma Delimited table layout in "Finished Goods Inventory TREE (ToDMSI).xls":
Col A, Col B, Col C, Col D
Customer ID,Item Code,File Name, Directory
4FRE01,4FRE01-0001,4FRE01-0001.xls,4FRONT
Here's the
Public FileName
Public Workfile
Public ItemCode
Public CustCode
Sub OpenBOMSeq()
The process that will be used is that, I would set up the sheet every month and send it to a data entry person. Then they would send it back to me, and i would send it to certain people for approval. Once they respond with approval I then send it back to the data entry person for filing.
I'm hoping to create a button that will "flip" a switch to to speak.
When I send it to the data entry person the first time, I need certain cells locked and unlocked.
When I send it to the people for approval I need the whole thing locked as well as for when I send it back to the data entry person for filing.
I know how to do this manually, but my issue is that every time I need to send it back to the data entry person at the beginning of the month I have to go over every data entry cell and set it up so that when I lock the sheet they stay unlocked.
So that's where the button would come in...it could even be 2 buttons...Data Entry Locking and then a full Sheet Locking...I would need each password protected too.
Testing my worksheet, I found that if I double click on any cell that is not locked, the worksheet becomes unprotected. I need to prevent this from happening. I tried the following code, but it didn't work.
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I want somechanges in this macro - currently if I move cursor on locked cell then alsoit prompt for password & i want if i edit that cell by double click or F2then only he ask for password.
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