UnprotectGreenCells

[cdbyler]

Hi,

I just found the UnprotectGreenCells routine by Ken Puls. It does exectly what I want it to do except it does not work when I insert the code into an existing workbook with multiple sheets. Works fine in Ken's test sheets, works fine when I create new sheets, but not in my existing workbook. I get a "run-time error 1004: Unable to set the locked property of the range class". I have unprotected the sheets and unlocked the cells. This has to be something simple but it's by me. Code below:

Option Explicit
Sub UnprotectGreenCells()
'Macro purpose: To unlock all green cells
'NOTE: All worksheets in the workbook must be
' unprotected before this procedure is run

Dim cl As Range, ws As Worksheet, lColor As Long

'Set the cell color that you want to protect
lColor = 35 'Green

'It may be a good idea to test all sheets to see if any are protected
'here.

'Cycle through each worksheet in the workbook
For Each ws In ActiveWorkbook.Worksheets
For Each cl In ws.UsedRange
'Change colored cell to unlocked, and
'all other cells to locked
If cl.Interior.ColorIndex = lColor Then
cl.Locked = False
Else
cl.Locked = True ' Blows up on this line :banghead:
End If
Next cl
Next ws

End Sub

Any help is appreciated,
Chris

[lucas]

Worked fine for me. Only time I could get your error was if the sheet was protected when i ran the code....try that.

[cdbyler]

There seems to be a problem when it hits merged cells. Works fine on sheets where there are not merged cells.

[lucas]

You should avoid merged cells at all costs.....They will do nothing but cause you trouble as you have already found. Use center across selection instead.

select the cells and right click and choose format cells
under the alignment tab select the horizontal drop down and look for center across selection

It looks just as good and will not cause these kinds of problems