VBA Lock cells

[Pinaceous]

Good Day Everyone,

I'm working with a sheet that has all of its sheet cells locked with a password in respect to its workbook and protect sheet functions:

Sub LockWorkbook()

    ActiveWorkbook.Protect "Password", Structure:=True, Windows:=True
   
End Sub

Sub ProtectSheets()

Dim ws As Worksheet
Dim pwd As String

pwd = "Password" 'Put your password here
For Each ws In Worksheets
    ws.Protect Password:=pwd
Next ws


End Sub

I'd like all of the cells upon to remain locked except "B11:AF180, AH11:AH180" upon that sheet with new sub.

Does anyone have any advice as I am stumped, thanks!

Respectfully,
pinaceous

 

[Joe4]

Password protecting only affects locked cells. The cells are all locked, by default.
Just unlock the ones you do not want protected.
See here: How To Lock Cells In Excel (step by step procedure) || Simplilearn

 

[SunnyAlv]

try this

Sub ProtectSheets()


Dim ws As Worksheet
Dim pwd As String


    pwd = "Password" 'Put your password here
   
For Each ws In Worksheets
On Error Resume Next

    ws.Protection.AllowEditRanges.Add Title:="Range1", Range:=Range( _
        "B11:AF180,AH11:AH180")
       
    ws.Protect pwd, DrawingObjects:=True, Contents:=True, Scenarios:=True
   
   
Next ws


End Sub

 

[SunnyAlv]

try this

Sub ProtectSheets()


Dim ws As Worksheet
Dim pwd As String


    pwd = "Password" 'Put your password here
  
For Each ws In Worksheets
On Error Resume Next

    ws.Protection.AllowEditRanges.Add Title:="Range1", Range:=Range( _
        "B11:AF180,AH11:AH180")
      
    ws.Protect pwd, DrawingObjects:=True, Contents:=True, Scenarios:=True
  
  
Next ws


End Sub

Sorry miss inputed range information

use this

......
    ws.Protection.AllowEditRanges.Add Title:="Range1", Range:=Range( _
        "B11:AF180")
    ws.Protection.AllowEditRanges.Add Title:="Range2", Range:=Range( _
        "AH11:AH180")
.....

 

[Pinaceous]

Hey SunnyAlv,

Many thanks for the code!

I'll have to play around with it because it doesn't seem to be doing what I want.

Maybe it is something else on my workbook that is blocking it.

Any suggestions?

Thank you!
Pinaceous

 

[SunnyAlv]

hmm, interesting, but try to check the section like the image below whether it contains it or not, and if there is, try deleting it, leave the inside of the box empty, and I just tried the VBA code that I created in a new excel sheet and it succeeded in locking all the cells in Excel except cell "B11 :AF180, AH11:AH180" as you mean

 

[Pinaceous]

SunnyAlv,

Ahh, thank you so much!

I'll be sure to try that!

Curious, do you know if there is a vba method to Allow users to edit ranges?

For example to blank the Allow the user to edit ranges through vba?

Thanks so much!
Pinaceous