WorkbookBeforeSave Event

Microsoft Excel Visual Basic

Occurs before any open workbook is saved.

Private Sub object_WorkbookBeforeSave(ByVal Wb As Workbook, ByVal SaveAsUi As Boolean, 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.

SaveAsUi    True if the Save As dialog box will be displayed.

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

Example

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

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