This was a very cool post. In case the link goes away, I'm pasting the code here as well.
http://lichao.net/eblog/how-to-un-protect-microsoft-excel-worksheet-without-password-200710100.html
Public Sub AllInternalPasswords()
' Breaks worksheet and workbook structure passwords. Bob McCormick
' probably originator of base code algorithm modified for coverage
' of workbook structure / windows passwords and for multiple passwords
'
' Norman Harker and JE McGimpsey 27-Dec-2002 (Version 1.1)
' Modified 2003-Apr-04 by JEM: All msgs to constants, and
' eliminate one Exit Sub (Version 1.1.1)
' Reveals hashed passwords NOT original passwords
Const DBLSPACE As String = vbNewLine & vbNewLine
Const AUTHORS As String = DBLSPACE & vbNewLine & _
"Adapted from Bob McCormick base code by" & _
"Norman Harker and JE McGimpsey"
Const HEADER As String = "AllInternalPasswords User Message"
Const VERSION As String = DBLSPACE & "Version 1.1.1 2003-Apr-04"
Const REPBACK As String = DBLSPACE & "Please report failure " & _
"to the microsoft.public.excel.programming newsgroup."
Const ALLCLEAR As String = DBLSPACE & "The workbook should " & _
"now be free of all password protection, so make sure you:" & _
DBLSPACE & "SAVE IT NOW!" & DBLSPACE & "and also" & _
DBLSPACE & "BACKUP!, BACKUP!!, BACKUP!!!" & _
DBLSPACE & "Also, remember that the password was " & _
"put there for a reason. Don't stuff up crucial formulas " & _
"or data." & DBLSPACE & "Access and use of some data " & _
"may be an offense. If in doubt, don't."
Const MSGNOPWORDS1 As String = "There were no passwords on " & _
"sheets, or workbook structure or windows." & AUTHORS & VERSION
Const MSGNOPWORDS2 As String = "There was no protection to " & _
"workbook structure or windows." & DBLSPACE & _
"Proceeding to unprotect sheets." & AUTHORS & VERSION
Const MSGTAKETIME As String = "After pressing OK button this " & _
"will take some time." & DBLSPACE & "Amount of time " & _
"depends on how many different passwords, the " & _
"passwords, and your computer's specification." & DBLSPACE & _
"Just be patient! Make me a coffee!" & AUTHORS & VERSION
Const MSGPWORDFOUND1 As String = "You had a Worksheet " & _
"Structure or Windows Password set." & DBLSPACE & _
"The password found was: " & DBLSPACE & "$$" & DBLSPACE & _
"Note it down for potential future use in other workbooks by " & _
"the same person who set this password." & DBLSPACE & _
"Now to check and clear other passwords." & AUTHORS & VERSION
Const MSGPWORDFOUND2 As String = "You had a Worksheet " & _
"password set." & DBLSPACE & "The password found was: " & _
DBLSPACE & "$$" & DBLSPACE & "Note it down for potential " & _
"future use in other workbooks by same person who " & _
"set this password." & DBLSPACE & "Now to check and clear " & _
"other passwords." & AUTHORS & VERSION
Const MSGONLYONE As String = "Only structure / windows " & _
"protected with the password that was just found." & _
ALLCLEAR & AUTHORS & VERSION & REPBACK
Dim w1 As Worksheet, w2 As Worksheet
Dim i As Integer, j As Integer, k As Integer, l As Integer
Dim m As Integer, n As Integer, i1 As Integer, i2 As Integer
Dim i3 As Integer, i4 As Integer, i5 As Integer, i6 As Integer
Dim PWord1 As String
Dim ShTag As Boolean, WinTag As Boolean
Application.ScreenUpdating = False
With ActiveWorkbook
WinTag = .ProtectStructure Or .ProtectWindows
End With
ShTag = False
For Each w1 In Worksheets
ShTag = ShTag Or w1.ProtectContents
Next w1
If Not ShTag And Not WinTag Then
MsgBox MSGNOPWORDS1, vbInformation, HEADER
Exit Sub
End If
MsgBox MSGTAKETIME, vbInformation, HEADER
If Not WinTag Then
MsgBox MSGNOPWORDS2, vbInformation, HEADER
Else
On Error Resume Next
Do 'dummy do loop
For i = 65 To 66: For j = 65 To 66: For k = 65 To 66
For l = 65 To 66: For m = 65 To 66: For i1 = 65 To 66
For i2 = 65 To 66: For i3 = 65 To 66: For i4 = 65 To 66
For i5 = 65 To 66: For i6 = 65 To 66: For n = 32 To 126
With ActiveWorkbook
.Unprotect Chr(i) & Chr(j) & Chr(k) & _
Chr(l) & Chr(m) & Chr(i1) & Chr(i2) & _
Chr(i3) & Chr(i4) & Chr(i5) & Chr(i6) & Chr(n)
If .ProtectStructure = False And _
.ProtectWindows = False Then
PWord1 = Chr(i) & Chr(j) & Chr(k) & Chr(l) & _
Chr(m) & Chr(i1) & Chr(i2) & Chr(i3) & _
Chr(i4) & Chr(i5) & Chr(i6) & Chr(n)
MsgBox Application.Substitute(MSGPWORDFOUND1, _
"$$", PWord1), vbInformation, HEADER
Exit Do 'Bypass all for...nexts
End If
End With
Next: Next: Next: Next: Next: Next
Next: Next: Next: Next: Next: Next
Loop Until True
On Error GoTo 0
End If
If WinTag And Not ShTag Then
MsgBox MSGONLYONE, vbInformation, HEADER
Exit Sub
End If
On Error Resume Next
For Each w1 In Worksheets
'Attempt clearance with PWord1
w1.Unprotect PWord1
Next w1
On Error GoTo 0
ShTag = False
For Each w1 In Worksheets
'Checks for all clear ShTag triggered to 1 if not.
ShTag = ShTag Or w1.ProtectContents
Next w1
If ShTag Then
For Each w1 In Worksheets
With w1
If .ProtectContents Then
On Error Resume Next
Do 'Dummy do loop
For i = 65 To 66: For j = 65 To 66: For k = 65 To 66
For l = 65 To 66: For m = 65 To 66: For i1 = 65 To 66
For i2 = 65 To 66: For i3 = 65 To 66: For i4 = 65 To 66
For i5 = 65 To 66: For i6 = 65 To 66: For n = 32 To 126
.Unprotect Chr(i) & Chr(j) & Chr(k) & _
Chr(l) & Chr(m) & Chr(i1) & Chr(i2) & Chr(i3) & _
Chr(i4) & Chr(i5) & Chr(i6) & Chr(n)
If Not .ProtectContents Then
PWord1 = Chr(i) & Chr(j) & Chr(k) & Chr(l) & _
Chr(m) & Chr(i1) & Chr(i2) & Chr(i3) & _
Chr(i4) & Chr(i5) & Chr(i6) & Chr(n)
MsgBox Application.Substitute(MSGPWORDFOUND2, _
"$$", PWord1), vbInformation, HEADER
'leverage finding Pword by trying on other sheets
For Each w2 In Worksheets
w2.Unprotect PWord1
Next w2
Exit Do 'Bypass all for...nexts
End If
Next: Next: Next: Next: Next: Next
Next: Next: Next: Next: Next: Next
Loop Until True
On Error GoTo 0
End If
End With
Next w1
End If
MsgBox ALLCLEAR & AUTHORS & VERSION & REPBACK, vbInformation, HEADER
End Sub
Tuesday, May 25, 2010
Wednesday, May 5, 2010
Create a list of Excel Files in a Worksheet
Here's a code to create a list of Excel files in your worksheet.
This will give me a list of all the Excel files in the folder
C:\Users\Dorothy\Documents\Consulting.
Sub ListExcelFiles()
Const ArrTop As Integer = 300
Dim MyDir As String
Dim FN As String
Dim MyArray(ArrTop) As String
Dim i, j As Integer
On Error Resume Next
MyDir = "\\tsclient\C\Users\Dorothy\Documents\Consulting\"
FN = Dir(MyDir & "\*.xls*", vbDirectory)
i = 1
Do While (Len(FN) > 0) And (i < 101)
If Not (FN = ".") Or (FN = "..") Then
' MyArray(i) = FN
Range("a" & i) = FN
i = i + 1
End If
' Get the next file.
FN = Dir()
Loop
End Sub
This will give me a list of all the Excel files in the folder
C:\Users\Dorothy\Documents\Consulting.
Sub ListExcelFiles()
Const ArrTop As Integer = 300
Dim MyDir As String
Dim FN As String
Dim MyArray(ArrTop) As String
Dim i, j As Integer
On Error Resume Next
MyDir = "\\tsclient\C\Users\Dorothy\Documents\Consulting\"
FN = Dir(MyDir & "\*.xls*", vbDirectory)
i = 1
Do While (Len(FN) > 0) And (i < 101)
If Not (FN = ".") Or (FN = "..") Then
' MyArray(i) = FN
Range("a" & i) = FN
i = i + 1
End If
' Get the next file.
FN = Dir()
Loop
End Sub
Monday, May 3, 2010
Compacting an Access DB via VBA
This was a great idea that I found on the internet. It was on tek-tips.com.
 WildHare (MIS) |
2 Sep 03 15:39
|
Uhh.. toss this little puppy on a command button:
Private Sub Command1_Click() CommandBars("Menu Bar"). _ Controls("Tools"). _ Controls("Database utilities"). _ Controls("Compact and repair database..."). _ accDoDefaultAction End Sub The kicker here is the last line. Note the acCDoDefaultAction. Most other built-in guys use acSomethingOrOther, with only ONE "C" - I don't know if this was a deliberate thing or an acCident.. but this method works for A2K and above. |
Saturday, April 10, 2010
Professionally Embedding Excel Into Powerpoint
Embedding Excel spreadsheets into Powerpoint may sound simple, but there's a sloppy way to do it and a nice, clean, professional way to do it.
Always hide the gridlines or your presentation will look untidy and unprofessional. See examples below.
Always hide the gridlines or your presentation will look untidy and unprofessional. See examples below.
Deleting the Pivot Cache in Excel
In order to keep your Excel file at its leanest, it's a good idea to routinely clean out the pivot cache when your data in your source changes. If you don't, you'll notice that names in your pivot fields that are older and no longer exist in your new data still appear in your pivot field lists.
To clear your pivot cache, run this macro:
Sub DeletePivotCache()
Dim pt As PivotTable
Dim ws As Worksheet
For Each ws In ActiveWorkbook.Worksheets
For Each pt In ws.PivotTables
pt.PivotCache.MissingItemsLimit = xlMissingItemsNone
pt.PivotCache.Refresh
Next pt
Next ws
End Sub
Why do I get Multiple PDF files from a single Excel file?
Every now and then, when you try to print an entire Excel file to an Adobe PDF file, you'll notice that it'll start printing to multiple PDF files.
This is because not all the worksheets in the workbook are the same dpi.
I've noticed that 600 dpi seems to work best for all the files. This
setting can be found in the "Page" tab of the "Page Setup" option in
the "Print Quality" prompt under the "Paper size:" prompt.
This is because not all the worksheets in the workbook are the same dpi.
I've noticed that 600 dpi seems to work best for all the files. This
setting can be found in the "Page" tab of the "Page Setup" option in
the "Print Quality" prompt under the "Paper size:" prompt.
Running Code On Cell Change in Excel
Here's a nice code that I found that runs a code whenever there's a
change in an Excel cell.
I found it on the following:
http://www.ozgrid.com/forum/showthread.php?t=68055
Private Sub Worksheet_Change(ByVal Target As Range)
Dim iSect As Range
Set iSect = Application.Intersect(Target, Range("Change"))
If Not iSect Is Nothing Then
Call Code
End If
End Sub
Where "Code" is the macro that runs anytime there's a change in the
"Change" range.
Linking to pivot table values
If you find yourself getting error messages when linking to pivot
table values, it may be because the formula is not seeing the cell as
a text, so you may get a "REF#" error. In this case, you can replace
the cell - e.g. A1 with T(A1). The function T() returns the text
referred to by the cell.
So for example, if you get an error message with the formula
=GETPIVOTDATA($A3,"PivotTable","MONTH",B$2,"YEAR",$A$1)
where $A3 contains the variable, B$2 contains the month and $A$1
contains the year,
You would replace it with
=GETPIVOTDATA(T($A3),"PivotTable","MONTH",B$2,"YEAR",$A$1)
which will put in the text for A3 so the formula can calculate.
Commenting out multiple lines in VBA
To comment out multiple lines in VBA, while in the VBA editor, go to
"View" then "Toolbars" and check "Edit".
In the "Edit" toolbar, there's a button where you can comment a block
of data.
"View" then "Toolbars" and check "Edit".
In the "Edit" toolbar, there's a button where you can comment a block
of data.
Getting the Last Sunday of the Week
To get the Sunday of the week that just passed, use the following in
VBA:
Public Function GetSunday(keyDate As Date) As Date
GetSunday = DateSerial(Year(keyDate) _
, Month(keyDate) _
, Day(keyDate) - DatePart("w", keyDate) + 1)
End Function
VBA:
Public Function GetSunday(keyDate As Date) As Date
GetSunday = DateSerial(Year(keyDate) _
, Month(keyDate) _
, Day(keyDate) - DatePart("w", keyDate) + 1)
End Function
Drilling down on pivot table cube items when multiple page filters are selected
Courtesy of Ralf_from_Europe
Please see link to thread below.
http://social.msdn.microsoft.com/forums/en-US/sqlanalysisservices/thread/eab5da48-2335-471a-a597-817ed5e20c71/
Opening up MS Access from Excel with VBA
One of my clients had a project where I needed to open up an Access database from Excel with the click of a button.
Here's the code. "database.mdb" is the name of the database you want to open.
Sub OpenDB()
Dim myDir As String
myDir = ActiveWorkbook.Path
Shell "C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office11\msaccess.exe " _
& myDir & "\database.mdb"
End Sub
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