Disable X button on excel

[pano]

Is there anyway you can disable the exit button X in excel 2003 as I
only want the users to close and save the workbook thru a button macro
on the worksheet???

Thanks

 

[Haldun Alay]

You can use Workbook_BeforeClose event to force user to close workbook by
pressing a button.

Copy following code to ThisWorkBook code section

Private Sub Workbook_BeforeClose(Cancel As Boolean)
Cancel = Not Ok2Close
End Sub

Copy following code to a module

Public Ok2Close As Boolean
Sub CloseMacro()
Ok2Close = True
ThisWorkbook.Close
Ok2Close = False
End Sub

Haldun Alay

 

[pano]

You can use Workbook_BeforeClose event to force user to close workbook by
pressing a button.

Copy following code to ThisWorkBook code section

Private Sub Workbook_BeforeClose(Cancel As Boolean)
Cancel = Not Ok2Close
End Sub

Copy following code to a module

Public Ok2Close As Boolean
Sub CloseMacro()
Ok2Close = True
ThisWorkbook.Close
Ok2Close = False
End Sub

Haldun Alay

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Hmm Haldun, this sure does stop the user pressing the X button but I
need it to close the workbook which it does but also close excel down

thanks for the help so far
stephen

 

[vezerid]

To close the application insert this line:

Application.Quit

You can enter it before

Ok2Close = False

HTH
Kostis Vezerides

 

[pano]

Toclosethe application insert this line:

Application.Quit

You can enter it before

Ok2Close = False

HTH
Kostis Vezerides





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Hmm I have been looking thru the past messages and I found that and
tried it but excel still wont close down am I doing something wrong
here is the code I am using

Public Ok2Close As Boolean
Sub CloseMacro()
Ok2Close = True
ThisWorkbook.Close
ChDir "D:\"
ActiveWorkbook.SaveAs Filename:="D:\DWS.xls", FileFormat:= _
xlNormal, Password:="", WriteResPassword:="",
ReadOnlyRecommended:=False _
, CreateBackup:=True
Application.Quit
Ok2Close = False

End Sub

 

[Haldun Alay]

You are closing file so macro execution stops...

Public Ok2Close As Boolean
Sub CloseMacro()
Ok2Close = True
ChDir "D:\"
ActiveWorkbook.SaveAs Filename:="D:\DWS.xls", FileFormat:= _
xlNormal, Password:="", WriteResPassword:="",
ReadOnlyRecommended:=False _
, CreateBackup:=True
ThisWorkbook.Close
Application.Quit
Ok2Close = False

End Sub

 

[Guest]

Put this in the ThisWorkbook Module

Private Sub Workbook_BeforeClose(Cancel As Boolean)
If CloseMode = vbFormControlMenu Then
MsgBox "Clicking the X button does not work."
Cancel = True
End If
End Sub