ProtectSharing Method

         Example         Applies To

Saves the workbook and protects it for sharing.

Syntax

expression.ProtectSharing(Filename, Password, WriteResPassword, ReadOnlyRecommended, CreateBackup, SharingPassword)

expression   An expression that returns a Workbook object.

Filename   Optional Variant. A string indicating the name of the saved file. You can include a full path; if you don’t, Microsoft Excel saves the file in the current folder.

Password   Optional Variant. A case-sensitive string indicating the protection password to be given to the file. Should be no longer than 15 characters.

WriteResPassword   Optional Variant. A string indicating the write-reservation password for this file. If a file is saved with the password and the password isn’t supplied when the file is opened, the file is opened read-only.

ReadOnlyRecommended   Optional Variant. True to display a message when the file is opened, recommending that the file be opened read-only.

CreateBackup   Optional Variant. True to create a backup file.

SharingPassword   Optional Variant. A string indicating the password to be used to protect the file for sharing.