On 09/13/2008 03:57 AM, Marc BOOSZ wrote: > Hello, With the 2.4.1 version of Open Office, it is not possible to > save spreadsheets with a password; This is an important disadvantage > of Open Office in comparison to Microsoft Excel. I hope that version > 3.0 of Open Office will correct this problem and enable to save > spreadsheets with a password. >
The Microsoft algorithm to encrypt/decrypt passwords in their files are proprietary; hence OOo cannot possibly (well legally) save an xls file with a password or include an the same algorithm to open a password saved MS Office document. That said, it does little good to even try as the encryption/decryption in MS Office is pretty weak + there are so many programs available to crack Office passwords that it's hardly worth the effort. You'd have better protection by simply putting the xls in a zip file and password protecting the zip. Better yet, us standard OOo file format & use the password protection provided with that. --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]