TProtection Class

Encryption data for an Excel sheet.

Syntax

Namespace: FlexCel.Core

public sealed class TProtection

Methods

Name	Description
SetModifyPassword	Sets the password for modifying the file. It won't encrypt the file, it just won't let Excel save the file. On Excel goto Options->Security to check it. Note that you can only set it, there is no way to retrieve an existing password.
SetWorkbookProtection	Protects the workbook. On Excel goto Protect->Workbook to check it.
GetWorkbookProtection​Options	Reads the Workbook protection options for a file.
SetWorkbookProtection​Options	Sets the workbook protection options for a file.
SetSharedWorkbook​Protection	Protects the change history from being removed. On Excel goto Protect->Protect Shared Workbook to check it.
GetSharedWorkbook​Protection​Options	Reads the protection options for the change history.
SetSharedWorkbook​Protection​Options	Sets the change history protection options for a file.
SetSheetProtection	Protects a sheet. On Excel goto Protect->Sheet to check it.
GetSheetProtection​Options	Return the sheet protection options for the file.
SetSheetProtection​Options	Sets the sheet protection options for the file.
GetProtectedRange	Returns a protected range.
AddProtectedRange	Adds a protected range to the sheet.
DeleteProtectedRange	Deletes an existing protected range.
ClearProtectedRanges	Removes all protected ranges in the sheet.
AssignedOnPassword	Returns true is there is at least one event handler attached to then OnPassword event.
RemoveAllOnPassword​Events	Removes all event handlers attached to OnPassword.

Properties

Name	Description
EncryptionType	Encryption mode for xls files .
EncryptionAlgorithm​Xlsx	Encryption algorithm for xlsx files.
OpenPassword	Sets the password to open the file. When set, the file will be encrypted. On Excel go to Options->Security to check it. Set this to null to clear it.
HasModifyPassword	Returns true if the file has a password to modify.
RecommendReadOnly	Returns true if the file is recommended to open read-only.
HasWorkbookPassword	Returns true if the workbook is protected with a password.
HasSharedWorkbook​Password	Returns true if the change history is protected with a password.
HasSheetPassword	Returns true if the active sheet is protected with a password.
WriteAccess	Reads or sets the user writing the file. Useful to know which user opened the file in Excel when you want to save and the file is in use.
ProtectedRangeCount	Returns a the count of protected ranges in the active sheet.

Events

Name	Description
OnPassword	It is called when opening a password protected file, so you can supply the correct password. If you know beforehand that the file is protected you do not need this event, just use the OpenPassword method on this object.