Can't comment without looking at the actual files, but hope the workbook
you are trying to open is an excel 2003- version, and that you have
modified the .xlsm above to xls
Sam
On Fri, Nov 18, 2011 at 2:02 AM, TAschefler <river...@hotmail.com> wrote:
> Thanks Sam and Paul for the responses.
>
> I actually found code on a site that will do exactly what i am looking
> for. It verifies username and forces macros as well. The code works
> great when I test it out on my computer...(using Excel 2010/WIN7).
> When I set up for an employees computer (he is using Excel 2003/XP)
> the prompt box to enter the password to open the workbook comes up to
> get into the workbook. I do not have a password to modify in the
> document, just a password to open.
>
> Is there something lost in the conversion process from a .xlsm to
> earlier version of excel that is causing the password to not
> automatically be entered? Any help will be appreciated. Here is the
> code below:
>
> Option Explicit
> Private Sub Workbook_Open()
>
> Dim UserName As String
> Dim V As Variant
> Dim myPWD As String
> Dim wkbk As Workbook
>
> UserName = Environ("username")
>
> myPWD = "password"
>
> On Error Resume Next
> V = Application.Match(UserName,
> ThisWorkbook.Worksheets("UserNames").Range("a:a"), 0)
> On Error GoTo 0
>
> If IsError(V) = True Then
> MsgBox "You're not authorized!"
> Else
> Set wkbk = Workbooks.Open(Filename:="C:\Documents and Settings
> \johnsmith\Desktop\book1.xlsm", _
> Password:=myPWD)
>
> wkbk.RunAutoMacros which:=xlAutoOpen
> End If
>
> ThisWorkbook.Close savechanges:=False
>
> End Sub
>
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