WriteProtectionOptions.ReadOnlyRecommended Property

Returns or specifies whether the author of the workbook recommended that it be opened as read-only.

Namespace: DevExpress.Spreadsheet

Assembly: DevExpress.Spreadsheet.v25.1.Core.dll

NuGet Package: DevExpress.Spreadsheet.Core

Declaration

C#

bool ReadOnlyRecommended { get; set; }

VB.NET

Property ReadOnlyRecommended As Boolean

Property Value

Type	Description
Boolean	true if the author recommended the document to be opened as read-only; otherwise, false.

Property Paths

You can access this nested property as listed below:

Object Type	Path to ReadOnlyRecommended
DocumentSettings	.WriteProtection .ReadOnlyRecommended

Remarks

The following example demonstrates how to make a workbook read-only:

C#

using(var workbook = new Workbook())
{
    var wpOptions = workbook.DocumentSettings.WriteProtection;
    wpOptions.ReadOnlyRecommended = true;
    workbook.SaveDocument("WriteProtectedDocument.xlsx");
}

VB.NET

Using workbook As New Workbook()
    Dim wpOptions As WriteProtectionOptions = workbook.DocumentSettings.WriteProtection
  wpOptions.ReadOnlyRecommended = True
    workbook.SaveDocument("WriteProtectedDocument.xlsx")
End Using

When users open this workbook in Microsoft® Excel®, it prompts them to open the document as read-only.

The WriteProtectionOptions.SetPassword method allows you to specify a password to prevent modifications from unauthorized users.

Note

Write-protection options are ignored when you open a document in the WinForms or WPF Spreadsheet control. Handle the SpreadsheetControl.DocumentLoaded event to check the document’s ReadOnlyRecommended value and to make the control read-only when needed.