lock for editing

please could someone help.
i have a macro which uses certain cell entries in a sheet in my workbook to
save the excel file as "psmith-chevrolet-quotenr1234-150109" for easy
identification afterwards. is it possible to add vb script that would lock
the file for editing after it has been saved the first time? the file is a
quote which is given to customers, and i want to prohibit employees from
altering another employee's quote afterwards. futhermore, is it possible to
incorporate password protection for editing?

thanks

Saving the file as a PDF will provide that functionality.

des-sa wrote:

please could someone help.
i have a macro which uses certain cell entries in a sheet in my workbook to
save the excel file as "psmith-chevrolet-quotenr1234-150109" for easy
identification afterwards. is it possible to add vb script that would lock
the file for editing after it has been saved the first time? the file is a
quote which is given to customers, and i want to prohibit employees from
altering another employee's quote afterwards. futhermore, is it possible to
incorporate password protection for editing?

thanks

thanks for reply. it would most certainly, but there are 5 interconnected
sheet, i.e. each file comprize: sheet 1= the quote, sheet 2 = the job card
(generated from the info in the quote) etc. so i need the file to keep it's
format as an excel file.
thanks

"Bob I" wrote:

Saving the file as a PDF will provide that functionality.

des-sa wrote:

please could someone help.
i have a macro which uses certain cell entries in a sheet in my workbook to
save the excel file as "psmith-chevrolet-quotenr1234-150109" for easy
identification afterwards. is it possible to add vb script that would lock
the file for editing after it has been saved the first time? the file is a
quote which is given to customers, and i want to prohibit employees from
altering another employee's quote afterwards. futhermore, is it possible to
incorporate password protection for editing?

thanks

ActiveWorkbook.SaveAs Filename:= _
"C:\yourpath\yourname" & ".xls", FileFormat:=xlNormal _
, Password:="", WriteResPassword:="yourpword", _
ReadOnlyRecommended:=True

Note: user can always save as not read-only under a new name then delete
your copy and re-name theirs as original after making changes.


Gord Dibben MS Excel MVP


On Thu, 15 Jan 2009 10:11:01 -0800, des-sa
wrote:

please could someone help.
i have a macro which uses certain cell entries in a sheet in my workbook to
save the excel file as "psmith-chevrolet-quotenr1234-150109" for easy
identification afterwards. is it possible to add vb script that would lock
the file for editing after it has been saved the first time? the file is a
quote which is given to customers, and i want to prohibit employees from
altering another employee's quote afterwards. futhermore, is it possible to
incorporate password protection for editing?

thanks