i have a shortcut to a  file with marcos ( so excel file sharing is
not a viable option since it doesnt work with macros) that has been
distributed to two users (actually more but two works for the example)
neither of them ever need to save the file.

Say person 1 opens the file and then person 2 opens the file, no
problems ( i have displayalerts=false) so person 2 is actually in read
mode only but this is fine since they dont need to save.  now if
person1 closes user 2 gets a notice that they can enter read write
mode even though displayalerts=false... how can i prevent this notice
from showing?

thanks