Microsoft KB Archive/161245

= How to Determine If a Workbook or a Worksheet Is Protected =

Article ID: 161245

Article Last Modified on 10/11/2006

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Excel 97 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Excel 95 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Excel 5.0 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Excel 98 for Macintosh

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This article was previously published under Q161245





SUMMARY
This article provides Visual Basic for Applications sample macros that determine whether a workbook or a worksheet is protected.



MORE INFORMATION
Microsoft provides programming examples for illustration only, without warranty either expressed or implied. This includes, but is not limited to, the implied warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose. This article assumes that you are familiar with the programming language that is being demonstrated and with the tools that are used to create and to debug procedures. Microsoft support engineers can help explain the functionality of a particular procedure, but they will not modify these examples to provide added functionality or construct procedures to meet your specific requirements.

Example 1: Determining Whether a Workbook Is Protected
Dim X As Boolean

Sub Test_Workbook_Protection

X = False

If ActiveWorkbook.ProtectWindows Then X = True If ActiveWorkbook.ProtectStructure Then X = True

If X = False Then MsgBox "The workbook is not protected." Else MsgBox "The workbook is protected." End If

End Sub

Example 2: Determining Whether a Worksheet Is Protected
Sub Test_Worksheet_Protection

X = False

If ActiveSheet.ProtectContents Then X = True If ActiveSheet.ProtectDrawingObjects Then X = True If ActiveSheet.ProtectScenarios Then X = True

If X = False Then MsgBox "The worksheet is not protected." Else MsgBox "The worksheet is protected." End If

End Sub



Microsoft Excel 97
For more information about protection in Microsoft Excel, click the Index tab in Microsoft Excel Help, type the following text

protecting, worksheets and workbooks

and then double-click the selected text to go to the "Control access to workbooks and worksheets" topic.

Microsoft Excel 5.0
For more information about protection in Microsoft Excel, click the Search button in Help and type:

protecting documents

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