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Is there a way to track/log users who open an excel file and also keep it very hidden? Thanks.
Is there a way to track/log users who open an excel file and also keep it very hidden? Thanks.
Last edited by maacmaac; 11-24-2010 at 12:57 PM.
Hi
I am not sure what you need exactly, but you can use the workbook open and close events to achieve what I think you need.
With workbook close hide all sheets that you do not want visible and save before close.
With workbook open re-hide (in case of disabling vba or crashes), call custom form for password verification, unhide if password correct, log users. Can be as simple or detailed as necessary (e.g limit attempts).
Regards
Jeff
If it's on a server, you could use the file auditing features in Windows. If you use VBA you are reliant on people enabling macros when they open it.
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As romperstomper says, this is reliant on macros being enabled on opening
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To view the sheet enter this in the Immediate pane of the VBa editor
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When you have finished viewing the log either enter this in the Immediate pane
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or just close the file.
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That works great but I forgot that some of the users will have read only access to the file. I still want to log users that are trying to access the file but I need a way to save the data in the log file. Is there a way to save the file in read-only access? I tried to modify the code to save but keep getting a run-time error. ThanksPlease Login or Register to view this content.
No, you will have to write to another file in that case.
Thanks for tip. I think I can actually do a work around in which users can open without having to use read only. I will most likely add protection within the workbook and would still be able to accomplish what I need. Thanks.
Thanks for this code--it's the perfect solution for something that I've been asked to do!
Last edited by sandywinkelman; 03-24-2011 at 09:42 AM.
Hi,
I'm also looking for a solution for the same issue that Sandy wanted. If I want to maintain this log in a seperate excel, how this code should be amended?
Thanks.
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When my workbook opens, i set it to send an email to me automatically, is this something that would work for you?
Hi Wayneg,
There are several users who work with this workbook daily. So I don't think e-mail notification would be a good solution as my main purpose is to know the exact person who has opened the workbook so I or the user can check with that person and do any changes to the workbook. As the number of users are high, it's really painful when someone opens it keep without closing for a long time and if anyone wanted to work with the workbook, that person need to goo around the team ans aks who opened the excel...
I've been using this code with great success in my classes, but there is one problem that keeps cropping up. When a student uses a Mac, most of the data aside from date and time is blank. Can anyone advise on how to make the code expose Mac user data as well?
rlmeyers welcome to the forum
Perhaps you missed my post #10?
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hi wayneg, could you please show me how to do this?
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