Not Editable Excel Sheel File from c# code

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I don't want to allow edit the excel data after exporting to the excel file. So, How to make a Excel Sheet ReadOnly by C# code ?

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Posted 6-Feb-13 19:18pm

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BotCar · Answer 1 · 2013-02-06T19:59:00

You can try one of the following:

Make the file ReadOnly in Windows. This means that the operating system will not allow changes to be made to the file. The user can easily clear the ReadOnly flag, so this is probably not what you want. If you do want to go this route, have a look at File.SetAttributes[^]
Protect the Excel workbook and worksheet with passwords. This means that Excel will not allow changes to be made to the workbook or the worksheet unless the user can provide the correct password. If this is what you want, have a look at Workbook.Protect[^] and Worksheet.Protect[^]