Protecting Subroutines

You can create a Ladder Password, then apply it to protect multiple subroutines and hide their content. When a subroutine is protected, a user cannot export/import it. In addition, the user cannot open, copy, or print it without supplying the password.

Creating and Using a Password

1. To create a password, select File>Set Ladder Password; then fill in the password field.
   
   

2. To apply the password to a subroutine, right-click the subroutine's name in the Project Navigation window, then select Set as Protected; a small padlock icon is displayed nest to the subroutine's name.
   You can also right-click a module's name and select Protect All Subroutines in Module.
   

3. To remove protection from a subroutine, right-click the protected subroutine's name, then select Set AS Unprotected; the padlock icon disappears.
   
   
   
   You can remove protection from a module in the same way.
   
   

Deleting a Ladder Password

1. To delete a Ladder password from a project, select File>Unset Ladder Password.