WorkbookBeforeClose Event

Microsoft Excel Visual Basic

Occurs immediately before any open workbook closes.

Private Sub object_WorkbookBeforeClose(ByVal Wb As Workbook, ByVal Cancel As Boolean)

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

Wb    The workbook that's being closed.

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

Example

This example prompts the user for a yes or no response before closing any workbook.

Private Sub App_WorkbookBeforeClose(ByVal Wb as Workbook, _
        Cancel as Boolean)
    a = MsgBox("Do you really want to close the workbook?", _
        vbYesNo)
    If a = vbNo Then Cancel = True
End Sub