User Guide Tutorials VBScript tutorials Tutorial 06: How to protect cells and sheet elements in VBScript How to protect cells and sheet elements in VBScript
EasyXLS Excel library can be used to export Excel files in VBS. The library is a COM+ component that works without MS Excel installed.
Step 1: Download and install EasyXLS Excel Library for COM+ To download the trial version of EasyXLS Excel Library, press the below button:
If you already own a license key, you may login and download EasyXLS from your account.
Step 2: Verify if EasyXLS is registered Check if EasyXLS component is present in Component Services.
Step 3: Run VBS code that protects Excel sheet Execute the following VBS code that exports data to Excel, protects Excel sheet and locks cells.
Dim DATATYPE_STRING
DATATYPE_STRING = "string"
Dim ALIGNMENT_CENTER, ALIGNMENT_BOTTOM, ALIGNMENT_LEFT
ALIGNMENT_CENTER = "center"
ALIGNMENT_BOTTOM = "bottom"
ALIGNMENT_LEFT = "left"
Dim Black, Gray, Yellow, DarkGray
Black = &hff000000
Gray = &hff808080
Yellow = &hff00ffff
DarkGray = &hffa9a9a9
Dim BORDER_MEDIUM
BORDER_MEDIUM = 2
WScript.StdOut.WriteLine("Tutorial 06" & vbcrlf & "----------" & vbcrlf)
Set workbook = CreateObject("EasyXLS.ExcelDocument" )
workbook.easy_addWorksheet_2("First tab" )
workbook.easy_addWorksheet_2("Second tab" )
workbook.easy_getSheetAt(0).setSheetProtected(True )
Set xlsFirstTable = workbook.easy_getSheetAt(0).easy_getExcelTable()
Set xlsStyleHeader = CreateObject("EasyXLS.ExcelStyle" )
xlsStyleHeader.setFont("Verdana" )
xlsStyleHeader.setFontSize(8)
xlsStyleHeader.setItalic(True )
xlsStyleHeader.setBold(True )
xlsStyleHeader.setForeground(CLng(YELLOW))
xlsStyleHeader.setBackground(CLng(BLACK))
xlsStyleHeader.setBorderColors CLng(GRAY), CLng(GRAY), CLng(GRAY), CLng(GRAY)
xlsStyleHeader.setBorderStyles BORDER_MEDIUM, BORDER_MEDIUM, BORDER_MEDIUM, BORDER_MEDIUM
xlsStyleHeader.setHorizontalAlignment(ALIGNMENT_CENTER)
xlsStyleHeader.setVerticalAlignment(ALIGNMENT_BOTTOM)
xlsStyleHeader.setWrap(True )
xlsStyleHeader.setDataType(DATATYPE_STRING)
For column = 0 To 4
xlsFirstTable.easy_getCell(0,column).setValue("Column " & (column + 1))
xlsFirstTable.easy_getCell(0,column).setStyle(xlsStyleHeader)
Next
xlsFirstTable.easy_getRowAt(0).setHeight(30)
Set xlsStyleData = CreateObject("EasyXLS.ExcelStyle" )
xlsStyleData.setHorizontalAlignment(ALIGNMENT_LEFT)
xlsStyleData.setForeground(CLng(DARKGRAY))
xlsStyleData.setWrap(False )
xlsStyleData.setLocked(True )
xlsStyleData.setDataType(DATATYPE_STRING)
For row = 0 To 99
For column = 0 To 4
xlsFirstTable.easy_getCell(row+1,column).setValue("Data " & (row + 1) & ", " & (column + 1))
xlsFirstTable.easy_getCell(row+1,column).setStyle(xlsStyleData)
Next
Next
xlsFirstTable.setColumnWidth_2 0, 70
xlsFirstTable.setColumnWidth_2 1, 100
xlsFirstTable.setColumnWidth_2 2, 70
xlsFirstTable.setColumnWidth_2 3, 100
xlsFirstTable.setColumnWidth_2 4, 70
WScript.StdOut.WriteLine("Writing file C:\Samples\Tutorial06 - protect Excel sheet.xlsx" )
workbook.easy_WriteXLSXFile ("C:\Samples\Tutorial06 - protect Excel sheet.xlsx" )
Dim sError
sError = workbook.easy_getError()
If sError = "" Then
WScript.StdOut.Write(vbcrlf & "File successfully created." )
Else
WScript.StdOut.Write(vbcrlf & "Error: " & sError)
End If
workbook.Dispose
Wscript.StdOut.Write(vbcrlf & "Press Enter to exit ...")
WScript.StdIn.ReadLine()
How to run VBScript tutorial In order to run the tutorial create a file named Tutorial06.vbs containing previous code, open Command Prompt, change the directory to tutorial location using cd command and type: > cscript Tutorial06.vbs. Overloaded methods For methods with same name but different parameters, only the first method overload retains the original name. Subsequent overloads are uniquely renamed by appending to the method name '_2', '_3', etc (method, method_2, method_3), an integer that corresponds to the order of declaration that can be found in EasyXLS.h, a file that comes with EasyXLS installation.