Hi Michael,If you want to stop people copying your algorithms, then Excel is not the platform to use. Its security is about as good as wet tissue paper; Excel 2007 being slightly better, as good as dry tissue paper.The advantage of using Excel is that you can design a workbook that meets very specific needs, and so is often not useful to another user with slightly different needs. My advice: if you are being paid to produce the current workbook, take the money for your work, keep a copy of your algorithms for another day, and move on to your next Excel project.Regards from Brasil - Dave
> Date: Sun, 13 Jun 2010 13:48:50 -0700 > Subject: $$Excel-Macros$$ Legal Notice/Splash Screen > From: m99pan...@gmail.com > To: excel-macros@googlegroups.com > > 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 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 _________________________________________________________________ View photos of singles in your area! Looking for a hot date? http://clk.atdmt.com/NMN/go/150855801/direct/01/ -- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
