Worksheet protection set using ws.protect - but doesnt unprotect using the Menu (Review - Unprotect sheet)

Question

I have the following code to protect the sheets of a workbook in Excel 2007

Private Sub password_protectallsheets()
For Each ws In Worksheets
ws.protect Password = "edc1"
Next
End Sub

but when I try to unprotect the sheet using the password through the Excel 2007 Menu (review -> Unprotect sheet), it says the password you have supplied is not correct.

Any help is hugely appreciated.

Answer 1

Try:

Option Explicit

Private Sub password_protectallsheets()
    Dim ws As Worksheet
    For Each ws In Worksheets
        ws.Protect "edc1"
    Next
End Sub

without the password key argument.
It worked on my Excel 2007.

Btw, be sure you copy/paste the password or be sure to check if the last character is wether a 1 (one) or a l (lower-case letter L).