Using VBA to open Password Protected Files

[bajwali]

Hi very new to VBA and coding so all help would be very appreciated.

So i have about 37 files which i need to open with VBA and then take some data and aggregate it into a summary however some of the files are password protected thankfully with the same password.

I am using the Application.Get Open file name to get the location of all the files and then usings a loop from 1 to n to open the FileNames(i) what can i do so that as the workbook is opened and it asks for the password it types in the password "password1".

Sub Aggregation_Data()
Dim FileNames As Variant, i As Integer, j As Integer
Dim TWB As Workbook, aWB As Workbook



Set TWB = ThisWorkbook

MsgBox ("Enter Files that you wish to import data from")

FileNames = Application.GetOpenFilename(FileFilter:="Excel Filter (*.xlsx), *xlsx", Title:="Open File(s)", MultiSelect:=True)

For i = 1 To UBound(FileNames)

Workbooks.Open FileNames(i)

Next i

End Sub

 

[Michael M]

Maybe this

Sub Aggregation_Data()
Dim FileNames As Variant, i As Integer, j As Integer
Dim TWB As Workbook, aWB As Workbook
Set TWB = ThisWorkbook
MsgBox ("Enter Files that you wish to import data from")
FileNames = Application.GetOpenFilename(FileFilter:="Excel Filter (*.xlsx), *xlsx", Title:="Open File(s)", MultiSelect:=True)
For i = 1 To UBound(FileNames)
Workbooks.Open FileNames(i)
ActiveWorkbook.Unprotect Password:="myPassword"
'do your code here
ActiveWorkbook.Protect Password:="myPassword"
Next i
End Sub

 

[bajwali]

Hi this did not work as the password box opens up and the code is not able to put the password into the box

 

[Michael M]

This way then

Sub Aggregation_Data()
Dim FileNames As Variant, i As Integer, j As Integer
Dim TWB As Workbook, aWB As Workbook
Set TWB = ThisWorkbook
MsgBox ("Enter Files that you wish to import data from")
FileNames = Application.GetOpenFilename(FileFilter:="Excel Filter (*.xlsm), *xlsm", Title:="Open File(s)", MultiSelect:=True)
For i = 1 To UBound(FileNames)
Workbooks(i).Unprotect Password:="password"
'do your code here
Workbooks(i).Protect Password:="password"
Next i
End Sub

 

[bajwali]

Hi Tried that does not work as well.


Had to change to xlsx in the filenames variable Application.GetOpenfilename as otherwise i could not allow me to choose the files.

However after that it just runs the code without unprotecting the file it almost skips over the file.

So with this it does not open the file and hence nothing happens

Workbooks(i).Unprotect Password:="password"

 

[bajwali]

I can also work with something which allows me to select the files using the Application.GetOpenfilename and then unprotect the files and save them in another location and then run my code as a second step to get the data.

 

[bajwali]

I have come across this property which might be the key to solve this can anyone more experience of these things than me please guide me on if this can be used to solve my issue and if so how?
Application.Dialogs (xlDialogWorkbookProtect)

 

[bajwali]

Hi

So i kept playing with it and it seems i have at least figured out the problem i am facing. If i give the full file path and then the password the excel file is opened fine no issues.

However as i am letting the user choose the files and then using FileNames(i) that is what is causing it to fail. So when i give VBA the code

"C:\Users\ali.bajwa\OneDrive \XXXX" , Password:="password"

it works however not with

Workbooks.Open FileNames(i) Password:="password"

All help would be very useful as this is really bugging me

Sub Aggregation_Data()
Dim FileNames As Variant, i As Integer, j As Integer
Dim TWB As Workbook, aWB As Workbook
Set TWB = ThisWorkbook
MsgBox ("Enter Files that you wish to import data from")
FileNames = Application.GetOpenFilename(FileFilter:="Excel Filter (*.xlsx), *xlsx", Title:="Open File(s)", MultiSelect:=True)
For i = 1 To UBound(FileNames)
Workbooks.Open FileNames(i)

 

[Macropod]

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[bajwali]

Hey @Macropod thanks for pointing that out did not know about cross posting rule as quite new to all this.