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My Excel file makes extensive use of data tables, and I’ve got Excel’s calculation options set to “Automatic Except for Data Tables”. The file behaves exactly as I would expect when run as a pure Excel file (i.e., the data tables are only executed whenever one of my macros is initiated by the...

I’ve continued playing with this and have discovered that there is in fact a way to have the filename selected by the user to be displayed at the top of the screen. That’s great! That said, the issue I pointed out in the post just above is now even more evident: When I bring up the new workbook...

I’ve just discovered a particularly ugly side-effect of the issue described above: when I load the newest workbook, I can tell it to “Choose Save” and then select an old file (created from an earlier exe file). Then, the new workbook comes on up and actually brings up the “Original Workbook”...

Even though XLS Padlock allows me to load all previously-saved versions that are compatible with the latest version of my exe file, it DOES NOT seem to display the loaded filename at the top of the screen. Rather, it shows the name of the latest version of the exe file. Is there an option...

When I first started using XLS Padlock, I inquired about Mac support and you replied that you didn’t support Macs because that was considered lower priority than other upgrades because Mac users had the option of using the Parallels Desktop to make their Macs Windows-compatible. I can now tell...

OK, thanks. It makes sense now.

Yes, thanks. I understand XLS Padlock’s capability for compiling VBA, but that doesn’t quite address my question. You used the phrase “instead of trying to prevent access to the VB editor”, and that’s really all I’m trying to understand at this point. I see that I have the ability to do things...

I’ve been working with XLS Padlock for a few weeks now and am happy to observe that users do not seem to be able to bring up the VB editor when running the exe file; however, I’m concerned that I’m missing something because of the fact that your product contains capabilities to prevent users...

A customer has reported that she downloaded and saved my .exe file (via the same process that all other customers use with no issues), successfully activated it, observed the “Workbook loading…please wait” message, and then a blank workbook came up. She’s running Windows Vista and Office 2010...

Too bad, because it’s therefore possible (and I confirmed this with a test) to download the EXE file with hardware-locked keys, save it, share it with someone else, and then run and have both copies activated on different computers (thus making it necessary for vendors to put the smarts in our...

Is it true that a downloaded EXE file has to be successfully activated before it gets saved on the user’s computer? I’m attempting to implement automated activation code generation on my website and want to clearly understand the amount of validation I need to do on user requests prior to...

So, as long as I don’t change the GUID, I can make updates and the users can take those updates and still use previous saves??

I’ve observed that when I make updates to an executable with activation required (because the file has an expiration date), the activation step is omitted when the EXE file is downloaded to a computer that has a prior version loaded (with the same expiration date). Is this normal? If not, what...

OK, thanks!

Excellent, thanks! I’ll be looking for the update.

Excellent, thanks!

Is there a way to put a digital signature on an EXE file, or some alternative way to prevent Windows/IE from telling users that the publisher of my EXE file is unknown and recommending that they not run it?

I’ve seen on this forum that a php version of the activation code generator is available for automating the activation process through a website. So, I went to the “members only downloads” area of the GDC website and found the download for the standalone activation code generator, but found...

After creating the EXE file with XLS Padlock and conducting a successful local test, I uploaded the EXE file to my website for customers to download. After the download of the file to a user’s computer is complete, the user is asked whether to "Run"or “Save” it. If the user selects “Run”, it...