XL2000: Prompt to Save Changed Workbook Fails to Appear
ID: Q213513
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SYMPTOMS
When you change and then close a workbook in Microsoft Excel, you are
not prompted to save the changes.
CAUSE
This problem may occur if both of the following conditions are true:
- You run a macro that changes the caption of the workbook window.
-and-
- You try to close the workbook without first saving the changes.
RESOLUTION
To resolve this problem, do either of the following:
- Click Save on the File menu before you click Close on the File menu or click the Close button (the box with the "X" in it) at the upper-right
corner of the workbook window.
-or-
- Add a line of Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications code in the macro to set the Saved property to False after the line that sets the Caption property of the workbook window.
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The sample macro prompts you to save the workbook. To
use the macro, follow these steps:
- Start Excel and create a new workbook.
- Press ALT+F11 to open the Visual Basic Editor.
- On the Insert menu, click Module.
- Type the following into the new module:
Sub Caption_Macro()
'
'More code here.
'
'Changes the Caption property of the first window
Windows(1).Caption = "Window 1"
'Setting that the workbook has changed.
ActiveWorkbook.Saved = False
'
'More code here.
'
End Sub
- Switch to Excel (press ALT+F11).
- On the Tools menu, point to Macro, and click Macros. Click
Caption_macro and click Run.
- On the File menu, click Close.
You receive a message that prompts you to save the workbook.
STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products listed
at the beginning of this article.
MORE INFORMATION
In most cases, if you attempt to close a changed workbook that you have not
saved, you are prompted to save the changes. To retain changes you want to
keep, save them before you close the workbook.
The Saved property returns a True or False value depending on whether
changes have been made to the workbook. Note that it is possible to set the Saved property to True or False.
REFERENCES
For more information about saving files, click Microsoft Excel Help on the
Help menu, type "Save a workbook" in the Office Assistant or the Answer Wizard,
and then click Search to view the topic.
Additional query words:
Keywords : kbprg kbdta kbdtacode xlloadsave OffVBA KbVBA
Version : WINDOWS:2000
Platform : WINDOWS
Issue type : kbbug