After I implemented and deployed the PDF Unlocking Tool, I was fortunate to find out it became very popular. Apparently I had written and deployed a useful tool.
It's popularity got me thinking, what else I could write that would be helpful to others? Then it hit me, just like PDF files are sometimes restricted, preventing users from copying and pasting their content, sometimes Excel spreadsheets contain locked, uneditable cells.
I started looking around for Java libraries to manipulate Excel spreadsheets, and found JExcelAPI. I started researching this library and sure enough, I found a way to unlock cells in an Excel spreadsheet.
Using this API, I developed an online utility to unlock cells in a spreadsheet, which can be found at http://ensode.net/xls-crack.jsf. It soon became a very popular destination on my site.
Posted by working? on December 02, 2008 at 02:13 PM EST #
Posted by Pez on December 02, 2008 at 10:32 PM EST #
Pez & Working,
The utility does open a new window showing the same page, however it should have a "download" pop up come up.
Perhaps there is some setting that needs to be modified in your browsers?
David
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Posted by job jo on February 11, 2009 at 04:45 AM EST #
Very nice utility, it worked perfectly for an Excel locked for modifications spreadshet that I had.
Posted by Michael Halkiadakis on February 27, 2009 at 09:15 AM EST #
Kinda worked - new spreadsheet was full of blacked out cells and would take an age to repair/correct, not worth my time but thanks anyhow.
Posted by John on February 28, 2009 at 06:42 AM EST #
selected file, check the terms box, clicked on submit and poof, nothing.
Posted by bob alou on March 26, 2009 at 10:37 AM EDT #
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Posted by d on March 29, 2009 at 10:20 AM EDT #
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Posted by d on March 29, 2009 at 10:20 AM EDT #
Awesome tool. Thank you. Can you do M$ Word Documents (2007)?
Posted by B on April 02, 2009 at 12:13 AM EDT #
Incredible! So simple & quick. Thank you!
(Note to other seekers of password cracker: ignore all Google ads & scroll to bottom of page to enter s/sht name.)
Posted by Max on April 15, 2009 at 12:00 AM EDT #
I've been trying unsuccessfully to upload and unlock an excel file. I'm not sure if the size is the problem (2.3Mb) or what might be the problem.
The error I get (now, previously attempts had no error):
javax.servlet.ServletException: viewId:/xls-crack.jsf - View /xls-crack.jsf could not be restored.
Let me know your thoughts.
JRW
Posted by John on April 24, 2009 at 12:09 PM EDT #
Hello,
i tried to unlock an excel spreadsheet using your link on the webpage but i did not work =(
Anja
Posted by Anja on May 01, 2009 at 07:56 PM EDT #
Great tool worked well. File opened was an excel 2003 version. No lost data either. Thanks very much.
Posted by Paul on May 02, 2009 at 07:03 PM EDT #
Just some feedback, on an unlock that did not work ... Its a office 2007 excel file
SUPPORT.xlsx
278 KB (284,672 bytes)
Give me a yell on twitter @martin_english or on the email account if you need more info
Posted by martin on May 11, 2009 at 11:59 AM EDT #
I am getting an error message from the utility
HTTP Status 500 -
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type Exception report
message
descriptionThe server encountered an internal error () that prevented it from fulfilling this request.
exception
javax.servlet.ServletException: viewId:/xls-crack.jsf - View /xls-crack.jsf could not be restored.
root cause
javax.faces.application.ViewExpiredException: viewId:/xls-crack.jsf - View /xls-crack.jsf could not be restored.
note The full stack traces of the exception and its root causes are available in the Sun Java System Application Server 9.1_02 logs.
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Sun Java System Application Server 9.1_02
Posted by Michele Botchan on May 18, 2009 at 06:36 PM EDT #
buenas tardes , tuve un problema al abrir un archivo de excell deseso abrirlo pero tiene contraseña espero que me puedan enviar a mi correo el archivo pero sin contraseña
Posted by jeniffer ore seguier on May 27, 2009 at 01:18 PM EDT #
I never find this stie suitable. It only open Popup
Posted by Anil on June 03, 2009 at 09:00 AM EDT #
Even for me....it just opens another browser window...not the file....pls help.
Posted by Rahul on June 17, 2009 at 12:38 AM EDT #
Thanks a lot. It is quite helpful:-)
Posted by Cris on June 25, 2009 at 03:19 AM EDT #
this does not seem to be working at all.
Posted by sean on July 02, 2009 at 06:49 AM EDT #
It looks like a great tool, but it does not seem to work. every time I try to upload the file it brings me to a new page of the same like previous one without any action!
please help.
Posted by Glodny Krolik on July 04, 2009 at 01:09 AM EDT #
Where is my unlocked file????
Posted by 88.54.222.48 on July 07, 2009 at 08:49 AM EDT #
This website saved my job!
Thanks
Posted by Neal on July 12, 2009 at 09:26 PM EDT #
Hello there,
The unlock for XLS file is not working. I tried a couple of times, but it just keeps opening the same URL, http://www.ensode.net/ensode/xls-crack.jsf.
Regards
Posted by Saroj Shrestha on July 14, 2009 at 01:42 AM EDT #
Hello, I have forgotten the password to my xls file and I tried using the online utility to unlock the file. Unfortunately no file was not displayed in a new browser window or automatically open file in excel that is installed on my PC. Any ideas?
Many Thanks.
Regards
Jaspal
Posted by Jaspal on July 14, 2009 at 05:06 AM EDT #
hi
so how does your site work? do you download the files when i hit the unlock button?
Posted by keem on July 15, 2009 at 12:45 PM EDT #
Excel unlocker doesn't work man. When I submit, nothing happens :(
Posted by Ram Mendoza on July 24, 2009 at 05:17 PM EDT #
This little tool is absolutely fantastic. Very quick and returned the unlocked spreadsheet in seconds.
Thank you all very much. Highly recommended
Posted by Dan on July 27, 2009 at 04:12 AM EDT #
Doesnt work my workbook is password protected to open i would guess thats the problem might want to explain that
Posted by Disapointed on July 27, 2009 at 04:20 AM EDT #
great utility . thanks alot
Posted by Stanis on August 05, 2009 at 12:10 AM EDT #