Password Protect Indicators

[Guest]

Greetings:
I am constantly protecting and unprotecting worksheets and workbooks.
This was driving me totally nuts, so I made up (with major input from user
group) protect/unprotect toolbar icons and put them in a custom tool bar.

Now I'm looking for a quick, easy to read visual aid to indicate:
A: password protect status of current (active) worksheet
B: Password protect status of current (active) Workbook

What I'm thinking is perhaps toolbar icons that changes colour, or changes
from blank to an "L" to indicate locked, or ..................... ??

The indicators should work (be active) on whichever workbook/worksheet is
currently active.

I hope my question is clear.
Hopefully someone can help me out, before I'm totally bald.

 

[keepITcool]

tried the protection toolbar?

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BEEJAY wrote :

 

[Bob Phillips]

Not so good if he still has 2000 or earlier.

 

[Guest]

Sorry, I should have specified.
I use Excel 2003.
I have the appropriate tool-bar icons open all the time.
The only way to "read" them is to put the cursor on them.
I'm looking for a "visual" read of the worksheet and workbook status.
I'm sure it must be possible.
Being a beginner, I just don't know where even to start.
thanks

 

[keepITcool]

in xl2003 you have a STANDARD protection bar.
use it..

put this in Thisworkbook module of an addin
(or any workbook you autoload)
it has an application level evetn handler.

to test make sure you fire up the workbook_open procedure
to instantiate the xlApp variable (and thus it's evetns)


Option Explicit

Dim WithEvents xlApp As Application

Private Sub Workbook_Open()
Set xlApp = Application
End Sub

Private Sub xlApp_SheetActivate(ByVal Sh As Object)
UpdateTB
End Sub

Private Sub xlApp_SheetSelectionChange(ByVal Sh As Object, ByVal Target
As Range)
UpdateTB
End Sub

Sub UpdateTB()
Static cbr As CommandBar, ctlWKS As CommandBarButton, ctlWKB As
CommandBarButton
If cbr Is Nothing Then
Set cbr = Application.CommandBars("Protection")
Set ctlWKS = cbr.Controls(3)
Set ctlWKB = cbr.Controls(4)
End If
On Error Resume Next
ctlWKS.FaceId = IIf(ActiveSheet.ProtectContents, 351, 893)
ctlWKB.FaceId = IIf(ActiveWorkbook.ProtectStructure Or
ActiveWorkbook.ProtectWindows, 352, 894)

End Sub






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BEEJAY wrote :

 

[Guest]

Thank You, keepITcool
Copied into Thisworkbook module.
Saved as .XLA
"selected" the add-in.

1: I have no idea what the following means:
Would you be so kind as to step me thru it?

to test make sure you fire up the workbook_open procedure
to instantiate the xlApp variable (and thus it's evetns)

2: Does the macro call up the Standard Protection Bar?
Or does it have to be open already?
Or does it create its own toolbar?

Sorry for the bother. My application ideas far out-stretch my capabilites,
although I am learning (slowly).

 

[keepITcool]

yes it works with the standard "Protection" toolbar
(since xlXP?) and yes it must be visible. my code assumes
it's a standard non modified "protection" toolbar, where the
"worksheet/workbook icons are #3 and #4..)

else include a line cbr.visible=true in the updateTB macro.


normally the xla will load, the workbook_open event is autom. fired
and you're fine.

however: during testing/ building you must be sure that the xlApp
variable is set. this is easiest done by running the workbook_open
procedure from the VBE (with f5 while cursor is inside the procedure)

When the alApp is set ( Not nothing) it will monitor specified events
in the running instance of excel. This means it can react to
any workbook being activated of any selection change in all worksheets
in any open workbook.

it will call updateTB.

Update TB toggles the icons for the worksheet/workbook icons on the
toolbar.



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BEEJAY wrote :

 

[Guest]

Thanks, BUT, I'm still Stuck
I added the toolbar as required.
Currently, when I open a workbook and click on the Icon that the macro is
currently attached to, I get a message that it is password protected, which
it isn't.
When all is working correctly, obviously the VBA should be "automatically"
working whenever a workbook is open.
I don't know what is meant by, or how to "must be sure that the xlApp
variable is set."
Would you kindly take it back to pre-kindergarten level for me?
Thanks

 

[Guest]

Greetings: Holidays are over and we're back at it, again.
I actually got part of your add-in to work - I don't know what my problem
was, before the holidays.

However:
1: The WorkSHEET part does not work - ie: does not change depending on
protected or not protected. ( The Work-Book portion works great)
2: Is it possible to slightly modify the add-in somehow, so that it will
actually "read" the work-sheet and work-book status, when first opened? At
present, I have to select a different sheet, in order for it to show the
status.

Thanks for now. Looking forward to your response.

 

[Guest]

Greetings / Goede Morgen
I'm at your mercy. I've checked and rechecked the spelling, etc.
and still cannot get the sheets protection part to work.
Would you kindly help me out?
Thanks

 

[keepITcool]

Where did you put the code?

the code is intended for the objectcode module behind
thisworkbook in your workbook. (can be saved as addin)

For testing you can manually run the workbook_open event procedure by
placing your cursor in it and pressing f5
(normally the procedure is run when the workbook is opened and you dont
need to do anything.)

(this sets (instantiates) the xlapp variable so it can begin to monitor
events in all workbooks/worksheets in the application.


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BEEJAY wrote :

 

[Guest]

Sorry my messages are out of sending order

When I click on VBA Project (Protection-Visual.xla, the code shows up on the
right side panel.
When I click on Microsoft Excel Objects, Nothing Changes
When I click on Sheet 1 (Sheet 1), the right panel reads ony "Option Explicit"
When I click on ThisWorkbook, the full code shows up again.
This is where I put the code originally.
I can't understand why the WorkBook Protection part of the code DOES work
for me, but the WorkSheet part does NOT.
Since I obviously don't know what I'm doing, I tried cut and paste the code
into Module 1. This didn't work at all.
Then I cut and paste it back into ThisWorkbook, Hit F5 and Run. Now the
whole thing doesn't work anymore.

Help!!!!!

 

[keepITcool]

I already told you TWICE.
all the code should go in THISWORKBOOK
But you must THEN start the code.

i'm giving up.
send me the book in a zip.
my email is below... (e-mail address removed)






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BEEJAY wrote :

 

[Guest]

Thanks for the personal review of the file.
Also the additional tweaks you did.
It works just as I envisioned it - GREAT!!