Closes the object. Boolean.
expression.Close(SaveChanges, Filename, RouteWorkbook)
expression Required. An expression that returns one of the above objects.
SaveChanges Optional Variant. If there are no changes to the workbook, this argument is ignored. If there are changes to the workbook and the workbook appears in other open windows, this argument is ignored. If there are changes to the workbook but the workbook doesn't appear in any other open windows, this argument specifies whether changes should be saved, as shown in the following table.
| Value | Action |
|---|---|
| True | Saves the changes to the workbook. If there is not yet a file name associated with the workbook, then FileName is used. If FileName is omitted, the user is asked to supply a file name. |
| False | Does not save the changes to this file. |
| Omitted | Displays a dialog box asking the user whether or not to save changes. |
FileName Optional Variant. Save changes under this file name.
RouteWorkbook Optional Variant. If the workbook doesn't need to be routed to the next recipient (if it has no routing slip or has already been routed), this argument is ignored. Otherwise, Microsoft Excel routes the workbook as shown in the following table.
| Value | Meaning |
|---|---|
| True | Sends the workbook to the next recipient. |
| False | Doesn't send the workbook. |
| Omitted | Displays a dialog box asking the user whether the workbook should be sent. |
Close method as it applies to the Workbooks object.
Closes the object.
expression.Close
expression Required. An expression that returns one of the above objects.
Close method as it applies to the Workbook object.
Closes the object.
expression.Close(SaveChanges, Filename, RouteWorkbook)
expression Required. An expression that returns one of the above objects.
SaveChanges Optional Variant. If there are no changes to the workbook, this argument is ignored. If there are changes to the workbook and the workbook appears in other open windows, this argument is ignored. If there are changes to the workbook but the workbook doesn't appear in any other open windows, this argument specifies whether changes should be saved, as shown in the following table.
| Value | Action |
|---|---|
| True | Saves the changes to the workbook. If there is not yet a file name associated with the workbook, then FileName is used. If FileName is omitted, the user is asked to supply a file name. |
| False | Does not save the changes to this file. |
| Omitted | Displays a dialog box asking the user whether or not to save changes. |
FileName Optional Variant. Save changes under this file name.
RouteWorkbook Optional Variant. If the workbook doesn't need to be routed to the next recipient (if it has no routing slip or has already been routed), this argument is ignored. Otherwise, Microsoft Excel routes the workbook as shown in the following table.
| Value | Meaning |
|---|---|
| True | Sends the workbook to the next recipient. |
| False | Doesn't send the workbook. |
| Omitted | Displays a dialog box asking the user whether the workbook should be sent. |
Remarks
Closing a workbook from Visual Basic doesn't run any Auto_Close macros in the workbook. Use the RunAutoMacros method to run the auto close macros.
Example
This example closes Book1.xls and discards any changes that have been made to it.
Workbooks("BOOK1.XLS").Close SaveChanges:=False
This example closes all open workbooks. If there are changes in any open workbook, Microsoft Excel displays the appropriate prompts and dialog boxes for saving changes.
Workbooks.Close