_Workbook.ExclusiveAccess Method

Reference

Definition

Namespace:: Microsoft.Office.Interop.Excel

Assembly:: Microsoft.Office.Interop.Excel.dll

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Assigns the current user exclusive access to the workbook that's open as a shared list.

public:
 bool ExclusiveAccess();

public bool ExclusiveAccess ();

Public Function ExclusiveAccess () As Boolean

Returns

Boolean

Remarks

The ExclusiveAccess method saves any changes you've made to the workbook and requires other users who have the workbook open to save their changes to a different file.

If the specified workbook isn't open as a shared list, this method fails. To determine whether a workbook is open as a shared list, use the MultiUserEditing property.

Applies to