Liam, Thank you very much. It works ! I can't express how happy I am now, because I don't want to re-write the whole scripts. Thanks. Thanks a million. Regards, grace <quote> I've used the free version of his for simple passwords in the past, though I'm not sure if it'll unprotect a worksheet... http://www.elcomsoft.com/ae2000pr.html kind regards, Liam <end>