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Unprotect Sheet Workbook (preview)

Unprotect Sheet Workbook activity that removes the protection from a sheet in an Excel workbook.

UiPath.Excel.Activities.UnprotectSheet

Description​

Removes the protection from a sheet in an Excel workbook. This is the cross-platform equivalent of the Unprotect Sheet Windows activity.

Note:

This activity does not support .xls files.

Project compatibility​

Windows | Cross-platform

Properties​

Common​

  • DisplayName - The name displayed for the activity in the Designer panel.

Input​

  • File - The full path of the resource workbook. To switch to a local path, select the plus icon, and then Use Local File. The current field changes to File (local path), where you can provide the full path of the workbook.
  • SheetName - The name of the sheet from the workbook.

Options​

  • Protection Password - The password that was used to protect the sheet, if any. This is different from Password, which opens the workbook file.
  • Password - The password of the workbook file, if necessary. It is not related to the protection of the sheet.

Use Workbook​

  • Workbook - The existing workbook to use instead of a file path.

Notes​

Unprotecting a sheet that is not protected does nothing and doesn't cause an error.

  • Description​
  • Project compatibility​
  • Properties​
  • Common​
  • Input​
  • Options​
  • Use Workbook​
  • Notes​
  • Related activities​

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