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NickHK
"vqthomf" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> Hi is it possible to capture all user action within Excel, I have a file
that
> updates a database but falls over is a user is in a file that uses the
> database. I am going to put a flag in a ini file and have all files using
the
> database check the ini and then give the user a message to close the
workbook.
> any help will be much appreciated.
> Charles