Prevent Save As

[CarlSprake]

I am hoping that someone can help me with this problem.

Is there anyway to prevent a user from doing File - Save As? (preferably
using macros)

I am happy for them to make changes to a workbook, but do not want them to
be able to create different copies.

Thanks for your help

[Martin]

Go to the ThisWorkbook module and choose Workbook from the first dropdown at
the top of the module window (rather than General). Choose BeforeSave from
the righthand dropdown: this is a macro that will run automatically when
someone attempts to save the file. The following cancels the whole save
operation if the user chooses Save As:

Private Sub Workbook_BeforeSave(ByVal SaveAsUI As Boolean, Cancel As Boolean)
If SaveAsUI = True Then Cancel = True
End Sub


"CarlSprake" wrote:

> I am hoping that someone can help me with this problem.
>
> Is there anyway to prevent a user from doing File - Save As? (preferably
> using macros)
>
> I am happy for them to make changes to a workbook, but do not want them to
> be able to create different copies.
>
> Thanks for your help

[Dave Peterson]

You won't be able to stop them.

Heck, they could go into Windows explorer and copy that file and put it anywhere
they want.

CarlSprake wrote:
>
> I am hoping that someone can help me with this problem.
>
> Is there anyway to prevent a user from doing File - Save As? (preferably
> using macros)
>
> I am happy for them to make changes to a workbook, but do not want them to
> be able to create different copies.
>
> Thanks for your help

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Dave Peterson

[Simon Lloyd]

You could have the Auto_Open check the filepath if it is different to the one hardcoded then Kill the application, that way any other copies that are made and stored else where will be deleted when they are opened....................or something like that..........it's just a thought!

Regards,
Simon

[Dave Peterson]

And if macros are disabled (or the auto_open/workbook_open procedures are
disabled), then the user can still do what they want.

And macro security isn't too difficult to break--so even protecting the project
wouldn't stop any person really interested.

Simon Lloyd wrote:
>
> You could have the Auto_Open check the filepath if it is different to
> the one hardcoded then Kill the application, that way any other copies
> that are made and stored else where will be deleted when they are
> opened....................or something like that..........it's just a
> thought!
>
> Regards,
> Simon
>
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Dave Peterson

[Simon Lloyd]

How about opening one workbook to call another, that way if macro's aren't enabled it will never call the other workbook but if it does then the protection of the filepath check and the save as disabled should afford some better security than having it all in one workbook.................anyway i dont know why i'm professing about the rights and wrongs because when it comes to programming im as thick as the next guy!

Regards,

Simon.

[Dave Peterson]

Yep. That's a common suggestion. But since the project protection of the
opening workbook can be broken, then the password to the real workbook can be
found.

Excel's security isn't really meant to protect intellectual property.



Simon Lloyd wrote:
>
> How about opening one workbook to call another, that way if macro's
> aren't enabled it will never call the other workbook but if it does
> then the protection of the filepath check and the save as disabled
> should afford some better security than having it all in one
> workbook.................anyway i dont know why i'm professing about
> the rights and wrongs because when it comes to programming im as thick
> as the next guy!
>
> Regards,
>
> Simon.
>
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> Simon Lloyd
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[Simon Lloyd]

Good job i'm not an intellectual then!

Regards,

Simon