Hi Ahmed and Bruce, thanks for looking at this - I must admit that I am not very familiar with the different cell/sheet protection features in Calc.
I just wanted to point that this is _not_ a security issue, and even not a privacy issue. Cell protection is a pure UI feature. The content is not encrypted in the document (except for password protected documents). So this issue might end up in a missing feature in Calc (cell protection doesn't work w/o sheet protection), or in a bug that the xls import filter doesn't recognize this feature. Malte / OOo Security Team. Bruce Martin wrote, On 10/30/09 13:42: > Dear Ahmed: > > > > Any open office file can be protected in a number of ways. > > > > 1) The entire file can be saved with a password, provided it is saved in > the appropriate Open office native format. > > > > 2) Spreadsheets in Calc can also be protected, with selective control; of > what cells are protected and which are not. For each cell, you can have it > either: > > > > a. Unprotected > > > > b. Protected, with formula visible > > > > c. Protected with formula also hidden. > > > > Today I have to go out of town, but later I will try and get a moment to > look at your example and see what is what. > > > > By the way, what time zone are you in? (if not sure, what country? > > > > Best regards, > > > > Bruce Martin > > Quebec, Canada > > brucemarti...@gmail.com > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: discuss-unsubscr...@openoffice.org For additional commands, e-mail: discuss-h...@openoffice.org
