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Workbook.WriteReservedBy property (Excel)

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Returns the name of the user who currently has write permission for the workbook. Read-only String.

Syntax

expression.WriteReservedBy

expression A variable that represents a Workbook object.

Example

If the active workbook is write-reserved, this example displays a message that contains the name of the user who saved the workbook as write-reserved.

With ActiveWorkbook 
 If .WriteReserved = True Then 
 MsgBox "Please contact " & .WriteReservedBy & Chr(13) & _ 
 " if you need to insert data in this workbook." 
 End If 
End With

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