How to create a PASSWORD ENTRY BOX at startup of Excel Application

[Marcello do Guzman]

I have an application that I would like to add a password entry box.
The box would appear on the screen when a workbook is opened and the
user would have to enter a password to be able to use the workbook.
The password entry box would contain two buttons:

SUBMIT - Submits the password
CANCEL - This would close the workbook without saving.

The password would be written into the workbook (most likely in the
first spreadsheet) and the user would have to enter the password that
matches. If the password is incorrect then the workbook would display
a message box with a message like, "Sorry, but you have entered an
incorrect password. Please re-enter the correct password." The user
would be able to close this message box and try re-entering the
workbook.

I would be most grateful if you could let me know what VBA code I
would need to write to accomplish the above.

Please respond via email: (e-mail address removed)

Thank you so much.

Marcello

 

[Rob Bovey]

Hi Marcello,

Why not just save the workbook as a password-protected workbook. The
steps to do this depend on your Excel and operating system versions, but for
Excel 2000+ and Windows 2000+ choose File/Save As from the Excel menu. In
the Save As dialog select the Tools/General Options menu. In the Save
Options dialog enter a Password to open. Don't enter or select any of the
other options. Excel will prompt you to verify the password and then in will
be saved password-protected.

Once you've done this, the user will not be able to open the workbook
without knowing the password. And unlike all other password protection
options available in Excel, this one has the advantage of being truly
difficult to break.

--
Rob Bovey, MCSE, MCSD, Excel MVP
Application Professionals
http://www.appspro.com/

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