Macro to Unlock All Protected Worksheets

[Guest]

Good morning. A couple of weeks ago, someone from this forum, was very
helpful in my question on how to unprotect protected worksheets, with similar
passwords, with a macro. Below is a copy of the VB script I was given. It
worked but then I realized, the password "hi" is now visible under the macro
script. Is there a way to rewrite the code so that it will not show the
password and instead when the macro is run, one has to enter the password
before the macro can unprotect the protected worksheets?

thank you very much,
Storm

Option Explicit
sub testme()
dim myPWD as string
dim wks as worksheet
myPWD = "hi"
for each wks in activeworkbook.worksheets
wks.unprotect password:=mypwd
next wks
end sub

 

[Chip Pearson]

Assuming that all the worksheets have the same password, you can use code
like


Sub UnlockWorksheets()
Dim PW As String
Dim WS As Worksheet

On Error GoTo ErrHandler:
PW = Application.InputBox(prompt:="Enter Password", Type:=2)
If StrPtr(PW) = 0 Then
' user cancelled
Exit Sub
End If

For Each WS In Worksheets
WS.Unprotect Password:=PW
Next WS
Exit Sub
ErrHandler:
MsgBox "Invalid Password", vbOKOnly

End Sub

--
Cordially,
Chip Pearson
Microsoft MVP - Excel
Pearson Software Consulting
www.cpearson.com
(email on the web site)

 

[ssGuru]

Assuming that all the worksheets have the same password, you can use code
like

Sub UnlockWorksheets()
Dim PW As String
Dim WS As Worksheet

On Error GoTo ErrHandler:
PW = Application.InputBox(prompt:="Enter Password", Type:=2)
If StrPtr(PW) = 0 Then
' user cancelled
Exit Sub
End If

For Each WS In Worksheets
WS.Unprotect Password:=PW
Next WS
Exit Sub
ErrHandler:
MsgBox "Invalid Password", vbOKOnly

End Sub

--
Cordially,
Chip Pearson
Microsoft MVP - Excel
Pearson Software Consultingwww.cpearson.com
(email on the web site)








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And If we wanted to "re-lock" using the same password what would we
add?
Dennis