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You can use the following labtalk commands to look lock a sheet of a book. If Admin password has not been set, these commands will work fine. Once Admin password is set, then you must login first before using these commands.

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 print out the current protection flags
CommandDescription          Examples       

layer -lw n

set worksheet write access flags

lay -lw hex(82);//set active sheet to protect data and structure

lay -lw;//protect everything

lay -lw 2;// protect only data

lay -lw hex(180);//no insert/del col/rows, no worksheet rename

lay -lw 0;//remove all the protections on the current sheet

layer -lt print out current protection flags 
page -lw nset workbook write access flags

 //the following will prepare the book for locking active sheet but allow analysis results added to book

lay -lw hex(582);//no del, no rename, no add/insert/move col/rows, no edit

page -lw hex(400);//no del book

 

 page -lt

page -lw;//lock book and all sheets, nothing can be change and cannot delete book or sheets

page -lw hex(400);//prevent user deleting the book

page -lw; //lock the book completely, cannot even delete

page -lw hex(482); //lock delete, structure change and data edit

 page -lt print out the current protection flags 

 

Exclusion Zones on Read-Only Sheet

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