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Cant hide worksheets after macros to force users to enable macros

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    Cant hide worksheets after macros to force users to enable macros

    I wanted to secure my excel workbook, i used the hard disk serial number, and used the forge user to enable macros vba. Before i had some hidden worksheets which i don't want users to see, but when one enables the macros, all my hidden worksheets are no-longer hidden, even if i hide them, when i save, they re appear, even if i use the verryhidden option.

    The other problem is that after this vba when the workbook is opened in excel 2007, all password protected worksheets can be unprotected without a password.

    here is the code that i used

    Option Explicit
    Const WelcomePage = "Macros"
    Private Sub Workbook_BeforeSave(ByVal SaveAsUI As Boolean, Cancel As Boolean)
    'Macro Purpose: Ensure that the macro instruction sheet is saved as the only
    ' visible worksheet in the workbook
    Dim ws As Worksheet
    Dim wsActive As Worksheet
    Dim vFilename As Variant
    Dim bSaved As Boolean
    'Turn off screen flashing
    With Application
    .EnableEvents = False
    .ScreenUpdating = False
    End With
    'Record active worksheet
    Set wsActive = ActiveSheet
    'Save workbook directly or prompt for saveas filename
    If SaveAsUI = True Then
    vFilename = Application.GetSaveAsFilename( _
    fileFilter:="Excel Files (*.xlsm), *.xlsm")
    If CStr(vFilename) = "False" Then
    bSaved = False
    Else
    'Save the workbook using the supplied filename
    Call HideAllSheets
    On Error Resume Next
    ThisWorkbook.SaveAs vFilename, FileFormat:=xlOpenXMLWorkbookMacroEnabled
    Select Case Err.Number
    Case Is = 1004
    'User opted not to overwrite
    Case Else
    MsgBox "Unknown error, file not saved."
    bSaved = False
    GoTo ExitPoint
    End Select
    On Error GoTo 0

    'Add file to most recent files list
    Application.RecentFiles.Add vFilename
    Call ShowAllSheets
    bSaved = True
    End If
    Else
    'Save the workbook
    Call HideAllSheets
    ThisWorkbook.Save
    Call ShowAllSheets
    bSaved = True
    End If
    ExitPoint:
    'Restore file to where user was
    wsActive.Activate
    'Restore screen updates
    With Application
    .ScreenUpdating = True
    .EnableEvents = True
    End With

    'Set application states appropriately
    If bSaved Then
    ThisWorkbook.Saved = True
    Cancel = True
    Else
    Cancel = True
    End If
    End Sub

    Private Sub Workbook_Open()
    'Macro Purpose: Unhide all worksheets since macros are enabled
    Application.ScreenUpdating = False
    Call ShowAllSheets
    Application.ScreenUpdating = True
    ThisWorkbook.Saved = True
    End Sub

    Private Sub HideAllSheets()
    'Macro Purpose: Hide all worksheets except the macro welcome page
    Dim ws As Worksheet
    Worksheets(WelcomePage).Visible = xlSheetVisible
    For Each ws In ThisWorkbook.Worksheets
    If Not ws.Name = WelcomePage Then ws.Visible = xlSheetVeryHidden
    Next ws
    Worksheets(WelcomePage).Activate
    End Sub

    Private Sub ShowAllSheets()
    'Macro Purpose: Show all worksheets except the macro welcome page
    Dim ws As Worksheet
    For Each ws In ThisWorkbook.Worksheets
    If Not ws.Name = WelcomePage Then ws.Visible = xlSheetVisible
    Next ws
    Worksheets(WelcomePage).Visible = xlSheetVeryHidden
    Dim oFSO As Object
    Dim drive As Object

    Set oFSO = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")
    Set drive = oFSO.GetDrive("C:\")
    ActiveSheet.Range("A1").Value = drive.SerialNumber

    Set oFSO = Nothing
    Set drive = Nothing
    'release memory
    End Sub

    i combined the HHD serial and force macros vba
    where did i go wrong

    coz i also want to use some of the worksheets to be hidden based on values of certain cells, but that is no-longer possible, as the worksheets are shown hidden as soon as one saves the workbook
    Last edited by Mboemoyo85; 06-13-2015 at 03:07 AM.

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