Unprotect a Worksheet in Ruby

Aspose.Cells - Unprotect a Worksheet

To unprotect a worksheet using Aspose.Cells Java for Ruby, call the unprotect_worksheet method of the protection module.

Ruby Code

def unprotect_worksheet()
    data_dir = File.dirname(File.dirname(File.dirname(__FILE__))) + '/data/'

    # Instantiating a Workbook object by excel file path
    workbook = Rjb::import('com.aspose.cells.Workbook').new(data_dir + 'Book1.xls')

    # Accessing the first worksheet in the Excel file
    worksheets = workbook.getWorksheets()
    worksheet = worksheets.get(0)
    protection = worksheet.getProtection()

    # The following 3 methods are only for Excel 2000 and earlier formats
    protection.setAllowEditingContent(false)
    protection.setAllowEditingObject(false)
    protection.setAllowEditingScenario(false)

    # Unprotecting the worksheet with a password
    worksheet.unprotect("1234")

    # Saving the modified Excel file in default (that is Excel 2003) format
    workbook.save(data_dir + "Unprotect Worksheet.xls")
    puts "Unprotect a worksheet. Please check the output file."
end

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