Support for reading protected sheets without password #302

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2015-09-16T14:38:48Z

Mior commented

2015-09-16 14:38:48 +00:00

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Hello
We have challenge to read protected XLS file which have some protected but visible and others protected invisible sheets. I don't know password for protection but as it is possible to read those files in MS Excel and also in Apache POI I suspected it should be possible.
However I was not able to find any demo or documentation regarding this and if I read file according to demo it always fails to "File is password-protected" exception.
Is it possible to specify sheets to read only? Or any other way to do so?

Thanks for any advice.

By the way Is project live?

Hello We have challenge to read protected XLS file which have some protected but visible and others protected invisible sheets. I don't know password for protection but as it is possible to read those files in MS Excel and also in Apache POI I suspected it should be possible. However I was not able to find any demo or documentation regarding this and if I read file according to demo it always fails to "File is password-protected" exception. Is it possible to specify sheets to read only? Or any other way to do so? Thanks for any advice. By the way Is project live?

reviewher commented

2018-01-04 01:15:29 +00:00

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Read-only files are actually stored as a password-protected file with standard password VelvetSweatshop . Best guess: that password is referencing a Seattle Times article about Microsoft

Closing in favor of #774

Read-only files are actually stored as a password-protected file with standard password `VelvetSweatshop` . Best guess: that password is referencing [a Seattle Times article about Microsoft](https://archive.is/20120629191556/http://www.krsaborio.net/research/1980s/89/890423.htm) Closing in favor of #774

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