Question

UserInterFaceOnly won't allow query to refresh

Asked by: jfwsmith

I'm trying to set up a workbook to allow my macros to run while protection is on (without a password). I've got the following code in the private module of ThisWorkbook.

Private Sub Workbook_Open()
Dim wSheet As Worksheet
For Each wSheet In Worksheets
wSheet.Protect UserInterFaceOnly:=True
Next wSheet
End Sub

When I run my macros, The ones that have query.refresh  get the runtime error saying the cell I am trying to change is protected.  Does UserInterFaceOnly not apply to query refresh?
Is there some other setting or code I need to make this work? Does it matter if I have protection on or off in each worksheet? I'm using Excel 2003. My query pulls data from a csv file.
My macros run fine if I unprotect every sheet manually and don't use the UserInterFaceOnly, but I need to have the sheets protected.  I would rather not use protect/unprotect in the macro because if the macro gets terminated then protection is not set.
Jeff

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2009-07-10 at 11:03:04ID24560793
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Answers

 

by: folderolPosted on 2009-07-10 at 15:32:36ID: 24828046

I can't get it to work either.  Apparantly, there is too much going on with a refresh, column widths, formatting, sorts and filters, new rows inserted, and I tried disabling all of that and the query still won't run.

You need to use an On Error statement to protect the sheet if an error occurs in the macro.

Sub Macro3()
'
    ActiveSheet.Unprotect
    On Error GoTo rollback
    ActiveSheet.Cells(1, 1).Value = "Older"  ' overwritten if refresh succeeds, cheap debug flag
    ActiveSheet.QueryTables(1).Refresh
    ActiveSheet.Protect DrawingObjects:=True, Contents:=True, Scenarios:=True, userinterfaceonly:=True
    Exit Sub
rollback:
    ActiveSheet.Protect DrawingObjects:=True, Contents:=True, Scenarios:=True, userinterfaceonly:=True
    MsgBox "protected again"
End Sub
                                              
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by: jfwsmithPosted on 2009-07-17 at 11:32:02ID: 24881420

So apparently no one else has run into this problem?  Seems odd that Query.Refresh would not to allowed under UserInterFaceOnly.  Can anyone else verify this?

 

by: folderolPosted on 2009-07-17 at 11:57:33ID: 24881663

Consider it verified.  Poor choice of words I guess, but I only meant to imply I hadn't used a rigourous QA testing process.  A google search turned up only articles that agreed that unprotect / query.refresh / protect is the only option.

Tom.

 

by: folderolPosted on 2009-07-17 at 12:24:57ID: 24881951

I suppose the B grade was intended as a sign of protest to Microsoft, for omitting this obviously useful feature :)
I'll gladly be the messenger, even if it ends up getting me shot! lol

 

by: jfwsmithPosted on 2009-07-17 at 13:26:32ID: 24882562

Sorry, I'm not familiar with what the grading is all about.  No reflection on you personally, the answer just didn't tell me much that I didn't already know... (I already googled it myself, my reason for posting here was to seek further clarification).  Thank you for your response and efforts.
Jeff

 

by: folderolPosted on 2009-07-17 at 13:40:22ID: 24882671

No offense was taken, so think nothing of it, really.  Maybe it was a bit snarky, but I couldn't resist the joke.  Many a time, posters grade on what they hoped to hear, rather than the response's accuracy.  Funny but only human I guess, its very widespread.  I apologize if I seemed ungrateful.

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