Kavita, Thank you. I have been using this book as a coaster: "Excel 2007 VBA for Dummies"...looks like I'm going to have to read it now. I think I'm going to need more coffee.
Michael Hayes On Jun 13, 11:50 pm, kavita ahuja <kavitaahuja2...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi Michael, > > You can us userforms in excel VBA to show the notice and you can put a > button on the userform and if the user clicks on the button, then only the > spreadsheet will be displayed > > Regards > Kavita > > > > On Mon, Jun 14, 2010 at 2:18 AM, Michael Hayes <m99pan...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Good Afternoon to all, > > > I'm developing a spreadsheet to calculate insurance rates for a large > > client. Within the spreadsheet are some highly proprietary algorithms > > that I developed that describe the relationships between costs and > > "richness" of benefits.My client believes this spreadsheet/program > > will have some definite commercial value upon completion. So basically > > I need to think about intellectual property protection. Therefore I > > have two questions: > > > Any advice on the simplest way to provide some degree of intellectual > > property protection on a spreadsheet or the algorithms within the > > spreadsheet? > > Any way to create a "splash screen" or some legal notice that pops up > > whenever the program is opened? And the user cant continue without > > acknowledging the notice? > > > Thanks > > > Michael Hayes > > > -- > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > ------- > > Some important links for excel users: > > 1. Follow us on TWITTER for tips tricks and links : > >http://twitter.com/exceldailytip > > 2. Join our LinkedIN group @http://www.linkedin.com/groups?gid=1871310 > > 3. Excel tutorials athttp://www.excel-macros.blogspot.com > > 4. Learn VBA Macros athttp://www.quickvba.blogspot.com > > 5. Excel Tips and Tricks athttp://exceldailytip.blogspot.com > > > To post to this group, send email to excel-macros@googlegroups.com > > > <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><> > > HELP US GROW !! > > > We reach over 7000 subscribers worldwide and receive many nice notes about > > the learning and support from the group.Let friends and co-workers know they > > can subscribe to group at > >http://groups.google.com/group/excel-macros/subscribe -- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Some important links for excel users: 1. Follow us on TWITTER for tips tricks and links : http://twitter.com/exceldailytip 2. Join our LinkedIN group @ http://www.linkedin.com/groups?gid=1871310 3. Excel tutorials at http://www.excel-macros.blogspot.com 4. Learn VBA Macros at http://www.quickvba.blogspot.com 5. Excel Tips and Tricks at http://exceldailytip.blogspot.com To post to this group, send email to excel-macros@googlegroups.com <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><> HELP US GROW !! We reach over 7000 subscribers worldwide and receive many nice notes about the learning and support from the group.Let friends and co-workers know they can subscribe to group at http://groups.google.com/group/excel-macros/subscribe