DocumentBeforeClose Event

Occurs immediately before any open document closes.

Private Sub object_DocumentBeforeClose(ByVal Doc As Document, Cancel As Boolean)

object    An object of type Application declared with events in a class module. For more information about using events with the Application object, see Using Events with the Application Object.

Doc    The document that's being closed.

Cancel    False when the event occurs. If the event procedure sets this argument to True, the document doesn't close when the procedure is finished.

Example

This example prompts the user for a yes or no response before closing any document. This code must be placed in a class module, and an instance of the class must be correctly initialized in order to see this example work; see Using Events with the Application Object Using Events with the Application Object for directions on how to accomplish this.

Public WithEvents appWord as Word.Application

Private Sub appWord_DocumentBeforeClose _
        (ByVal Doc As Document, _
        Cancel As Boolean)

    Dim intResponse As Integer

    intResponse = MsgBox("Do you really " _
        & "want to close the document?", _
        vbYesNo)

    If intResponse = vbNo Then Cancel = True
End Sub