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I have to work in a number of workbooks which are shared, allowing multiple users to edit them.
That is problematic as it prohibits some things I have to do in them.
Right now, I'm developing a macro that will run on a number of Excel_files which may or may not be shared.
The macro is in my personal macro_workbook and will not be part of those files, so the only thing I have to make sure of is that the files are
- made exclusive at the outset so that my macro can make all the
necessary edits
- re-shared at the end.

After some trial-and-error, I have somehow contrived to find a code to un-share a workbook. It is
>> ActiveWorkbook.ExclusiveAccess <<
I just see, there is a property >> SharedWorkspace << - but, well, that is a property while the other one seems to be a method.
Can anyone give me a hint on how to re-share a workbook at the end of my program (but only if it was shared to begin with if that can be done)?
Thanks a lot!

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You have to use the Workbook.SaveAs method and specify the AccessMode:=xlShared argument. You can check the MultiUserEditing property at the start - it will be True for a Shared workbook.

I also suggest you make a LOT of backups as your workbooks will go wrong eventually.
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Thanks a lot!

I guess I will just leave the thing un-shared as I have only known that to cause all sorts of trouble up to now. It isn't really helpful.
Anyway, I am trying to reduce the number of manual entries that the colleagues in all dpts have to make there, so I can go without it.
Up to now, no one complained ;-)

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