BeforeMove Event

Microsoft Outlook Visual Basic

BeforeMove Event

       

Occurs when the Inspector or Explorer is moved by the user. This event can be cancelled after it has started.

Private Sub expression_BeforeMove(Cancel As Boolean)

expression   An expression that returns an object in the Applies To list declared with events in a class module.

Cancel   Required Boolean. False when the event occurs. If the event procedure sets this argument to True, the operation is not completed and the Explorer or Inspector is not moved.

Example

The following example prompts the user with a message before the Explorer is moved by the user. If the user clicks Yes, the Explorer can be moved by the user.

Private Sub objExplorer_BeforeMove(Cancel As Boolean)
'Prompts the user before moving the window

    Dim lngAns As Long

    lngAns = MsgBox("Are you sure you want to move the current window?", vbYesNo)
    If lngAns = vbYes Then
        Cancel = False
    Else
        Cancel = True
    End If

End Sub