Hardware Locking for excel workbook with VBA

Many time we desire that our workbook is locked to work with a particular machine. This can be achieved through Hardware Locking of your workbook using VBA. Some of the avaiable solutions will require you to buy external harware dongles and will cost you good amount of money.

However if you can lock your workbook with the existing hardware of the machine , you will not need external hardware dongles.

if you use following Excel function to get Mother Board Serial Number, you can compare the current machines mother board serial number with the desired one. If you know that the desired serial number does not match with current machine you know that there is security voilation and you can close the workbook through VBA. You will need to copy this code to regular VBA module of your workbook

Excel Function to Get Mother Board Serial Number

Public Function MBSerialNumber() As String
Dim objs As Object                                                                                                                     
Dim obj As Object
Dim WMI As Object
Dim sAns As String
Set WMI = GetObject("WinMgmts:")
Set objs = WMI.InstancesOf("Win32_BaseBoard")
For Each obj In objs
    sAns = sAns & obj.SerialNumber
    If sAns < objs.Count Then sAns = sAns & ","
Next
MBSerialNumber = sAns

End Function

After you have placed above function in VBA module. You will need to copy this code to ThisWorkbook section of your workbook . This is autoopen macro which compares the MBSerialNumber of current machine with the desired MBSerialNumber. In case it does not mactch, it will close activeworkbook.

Private Sub Workbook_Open()
    Set RMBSN = Sheets(1).Range("C4") ' This is whare you have already stored required MBSerialNumber
    If MBSerialNumber <> RMBSN Then   ' Checking if current machine serial number is matching with required
        MsgBox ("Data Security failier, This workbook will close") ' In case it does not match workbook will be closed
        ActiveWorkbook.Save
        ActiveWorkbook.Close
    End If
End Sub

Download Excel file with macro for Hardware Locking for Excel Workbooks

and try to open it on your machine and see how it works. This is locked version and you will not be able to open it on your machine.

However you can down load Unlocked version of Hardware Locking for Excel Workbooks.

Excel Macros : VBA Expiry date for Excel Workbook

Many times we have a situation where we need to force users to use updated file and stop using the old version of worksheet. The only way to do so is to put expiry date for your workbook. User will not be able to work upon the file once the expiry date is crossed and will be forced to look for updated version.

You will need to copy this code to ThisWorkbook section of your workbook .

Private Sub Workbook_Open()
    Dim Edate As Date
    Edate = Format("31/08/2009", "DD/MM/YYYY") ' Replace this with the date you want
    If Date > Edate Then
        MsgBox ("This worksheet was valid upto " & Format(Edate, "dd-mmm-yyyy") & " and will be closed")
        ActiveWorkbook.Close
    End If
    If Edate - Date < 30 Then
    MsgBox ("This worksheet expires on " & Format(Edate, "dd-mmm-yyyy") & " You have " & Edate - Date & " Days left ")
    End If
End Sub

Once the expiry date is crossed, user will get message and workbook will be closed by macro
Once the expiry date in with next thirty days, user will get warning message about expiry date and number of days left.

Download file containing Workbook Expiry Date Macro

Excel Functions : Convert Numbers into Words

Many times we need the amount in figures to be converted into words. This is a typical requirement for writing checks or any other financial reports. Microsoft Excel does not have standard function available for this requirement. However there are customised functions available on the Internet. One such solution is available at Allexperts.com.

Display Numbers to Text.

You need to copy this to your regular macro module. Once you have added it to your file you can use function SpellNumbers to convert any number into words easily as you use any other function of excel.

Function available at the net covers USD as currency, whereas I needed it in Indian Rupees. I have modified this to give results in any currency. The revised version gives me results as shown in the screen cast below.

Download excel file having this user defined function to convert numbers to words

Make sure that you enable macros to use this function. In case macros are disabled this function will not work in downloaded file

Syntex for the modified UDF is :-
SpellCurr(MyNumber, MyCurrency, MyCurrencyPlace, MyCurrencyDecimals, MyCurrencyDecimalsPlace)

where
MyNumber = Numeric Value you need to convert into words
MyCurrency = Name of your Currency - i.e. Dollar for USA
MyCurrencyPlace = Prefix or Suffix the currency, use "P" for Prefix and "S" for Suffix
MyCurrencyDecimals = Name of your Currency Decimals - i.e. Cent for USA
MyCurrencyDecimalsPlace = Prefix or Suffix the currency decimals, use "P" for Prefix and "S" for Suffix

Modified code given below for those who want to use it. Currency inputs are optional and you will not need to input currency details in case you are using it for Indian Currency. Still this can be used for any currency provided you give currency inputs.

You will need to copy this code to regular VBA module of your workbook

Function SpellCurr(ByVal MyNumber, _ Optional MyCurrency As String = "Rupee", _ Optional MyCurrencyPlace As String = "P", _ Optional MyCurrencyDecimals As String = "Paisa", _ Optional MyCurrencyDecimalsPlace As String = "S") '***************************************************************************************************************** '* Based on SpellNumbers UDF by Microsoft, Which handles only Dollars as currency * '* UDF modfied by Yogesh Gupta, smiley123z@gmail.com, Ygblogs.blogspot.com on July 21, 2009 * '* UDF modified on September 04, 2009 to make currency inputs optional, by default it will use Indian Currency * '* This modified UDF can be used for any currency in case you provide for currency inputs * '* User can define the Prefix and Sufix place for Currency and CurrencyDecimals * '* MyNumber = Numeric Value you need to convert into words * '* MyCurrency = Name of your Currency - i.e. Dollar for USA * '* MyCurrencyPlace = Prefix or Suffix the currency, use "P" for Prefix and "S" for Suffix * '* MyCurrencyDecimals = Name of your Currency Decimals - i.e. Cent for USA * '* MyCurrencyDecimalsPlace = Prefix or Suffix the currency decimals, use "P" for Prefix and "S" for Suffix * '***************************************************************************************************************** Dim Rupees, Paisa, Temp Dim DecimalPlace, Count ReDim Place(9) As String Place(2) = " Thousand " Place(3) = " Million " Place(4) = " Billion " Place(5) = " Trillion " 'String representation of amount. MyNumber = Trim(Str(MyNumber)) 'Position of decimal place 0 if none. DecimalPlace = InStr(MyNumber, ".") ' Convert Paisa and set MyNumber to Rupee amount. If DecimalPlace > 0 Then Paisa = GetTens(Left(Mid(MyNumber, DecimalPlace + 1) & _ "00", 2)) MyNumber = Trim(Left(MyNumber, DecimalPlace - 1)) End If Count = 1 Do While MyNumber <> "" Temp = GetHundreds(Right(MyNumber, 3)) If Temp <> "" Then Rupees = Temp & Place(Count) & Rupees If Len(MyNumber) > 3 Then MyNumber = Left(MyNumber, Len(MyNumber) - 3) Else MyNumber = "" End If Count = Count + 1 Loop If MyCurrencyPlace = "P" Then Select Case Rupees Case "" Rupees = MyCurrency & "s" & " Zero" Case "One" Rupees = MyCurrency & " One" Case Else Rupees = MyCurrency & "s " & Rupees End Select Else Select Case Rupees Case "" Rupees = "Zero " & MyCurrency & "s" Case "One" Rupees = "One " & MyCurrency Case Else Rupees = Rupees & " " & MyCurrency & "s" End Select End If If MyCurrencyDecimalsPlace = "S" Then Select Case Paisa Case "" Paisa = " Only" Case "One" Paisa = " and One " & MyCurrencyDecimals & " Only" Case Else Paisa = " and " & Paisa & " " & MyCurrencyDecimals & "s Only" End Select Else Select Case Paisa Case "" Paisa = " Only" Case "One" Paisa = " and " & MyCurrencyDecimals & " One " & " Only" Case Else Paisa = " and " & MyCurrencyDecimals & "s " & Paisa & " Only" End Select End If SpellCurr = Rupees & Paisa End Function '******************************************* ' Converts a number from 100-999 into text * '******************************************* Function GetHundreds(ByVal MyNumber) Dim Result As String If Val(MyNumber) = 0 Then Exit Function MyNumber = Right("000" & MyNumber, 3) ' Convert the hundreds place. If Mid(MyNumber, 1, 1) <> "0" Then Result = GetDigit(Mid(MyNumber, 1, 1)) & " Hundred " End If ' Convert the tens and ones place. If Mid(MyNumber, 2, 1) <> "0" Then Result = Result & GetTens(Mid(MyNumber, 2)) Else Result = Result & GetDigit(Mid(MyNumber, 3)) End If GetHundreds = Result End Function '********************************************* ' Converts a number from 10 to 99 into text. * '********************************************* Function GetTens(TensText) Dim Result As String Result = "" ' Null out the temporary function value. If Val(Left(TensText, 1)) = 1 Then ' If value between 10-19... Select Case Val(TensText) Case 10: Result = "Ten" Case 11: Result = "Eleven" Case 12: Result = "Twelve" Case 13: Result = "Thirteen" Case 14: Result = "Fourteen" Case 15: Result = "Fifteen" Case 16: Result = "Sixteen" Case 17: Result = "Seventeen" Case 18: Result = "Eighteen" Case 19: Result = "Nineteen" Case Else End Select Else ' If value between 20-99... Select Case Val(Left(TensText, 1)) Case 2: Result = "Twenty " Case 3: Result = "Thirty " Case 4: Result = "Forty " Case 5: Result = "Fifty " Case 6: Result = "Sixty " Case 7: Result = "Seventy " Case 8: Result = "Eighty " Case 9: Result = "Ninety " Case Else End Select Result = Result & GetDigit _ (Right(TensText, 1)) ' Retrieve ones place. End If GetTens = Result End Function '******************************************* ' Converts a number from 1 to 9 into text. * '******************************************* Function GetDigit(Digit) Select Case Val(Digit) Case 1: GetDigit = "One" Case 2: GetDigit = "Two" Case 3: GetDigit = "Three" Case 4: GetDigit = "Four" Case 5: GetDigit = "Five" Case 6: GetDigit = "Six" Case 7: GetDigit = "Seven" Case 8: GetDigit = "Eight" Case 9: GetDigit = "Nine" Case Else: GetDigit = "" End Select End Function

Spell Currency Excel Addin avilable now

Numbers to Words , Convert Number to Words , Convert Number to Word , Number to Words , Number to Word , Number to Text , Number in Words , Number to Letters , Convert Number to Text , VBA Number to Text , Number to Text Function , Numeric to Text