Can I capture Application.WorkBookAfterClose event?

Hi, Bruintje
From spy++, other commandbar does accept some message when a workbook is closed:
<00001> 00000530 S WM_COMMAND wNotifyCode:EN_UPDATE ...
<00002> 00000530 R WM_COMMAND
<00003> 00000530 S WM_COMMAND wNotifyCode:EN_CHANGE ...
<00004> 00000530 R WM_COMMAND

However, my commandbar can't receive this message. Why?

That's there should be some after closing action done by the application.  And there should be some event which the commandbar may capture.

Do you know how?

Add a class module to your toolbar app and paste the following code:

[code start]===================================

Option Explicit

Public WithEvents App As Application

Private Sub App_NewWorkbook(ByVal Wb As Workbook)
    Debug.Print "New book created: " & Wb.Name
End Sub

Private Sub App_WorkbookBeforeClose(ByVal Wb As Workbook, Cancel As Boolean)
    Debug.Print "Book closed: " & Wb.Name
    Debug.Print "Count: " & Workbooks.Count
    If Workbooks.Count = iCount Then MsgBox "All workbooks are closed!", vbInformation
End Sub

[code end]=====================================

Now add the following code to an existing (or new) module:

[code start]===================================

Dim clsEvents As New EventClassModule
Public iCount As Integer

Sub InitializeApp()
    Set clsEvents.App = Application
    iCount = Workbooks.Count + 1
    Debug.Print "Start:" & iCount
End Sub

[code end]=====================================

Run the sub InitializeApp. Do this also on the startup of your toolbar app.

Now open and close some books. The immediate window will display the status and a message box will show when all workbooks are closed.

D'Mzzl!
RoverM

btw: I named the class "EventClassModule" and referenced it this way "Dim clsEvents As New EventClassModule". You can change the name of course, as long as you do it in both places.

Have I got the wrong end of the stick? If I put a beforeclose macro in any Excel book such as

Private Sub Workbook_BeforeClose(Cancel As Boolean)
Stop
End Sub

 then try to close the workbook in any way, and then Cancel. the next time I try to close (or exit) the macro is still invoked, however many times you try

macbone2:
Then you have to add that to every workbook...
I think alanpong wants their toolbar to dis/appear whenever all books are closed, whatever books were opened.

Or am I wrong alanpong ?

D'Mzzl!
RoverM

RoverM,
yes, I want some toolbar buttons in my toolbar disable after all workbooks are closed.

So, did you try my code yet ?
You will see the messagebox when all books are closed. ;-)

D'Mzzl!
RoverM

I choose bruintje's approach which suits my code and lower my effort.
If I start programming in the very beginning, I will choose roverm's approach.

thanks, also to the others for the good contributions to the thread

Thanks for the explanation !
Brian, you lucky b**** ;-))

D'Mzzl!
RoverM

btw: Don't worry about not choosing my answer... I loved researching this and now I even used it myself. ;-)

well Mark it's friday afternoon so time to share the fun

https://www.experts-exchange.com/jsp/qManageQuestion.jsp?ta=msoffice&qid=20304323

Brian: No thanks! ;-)
I love your effort to keep this ta as clean as possible, but I don't want free points.
Really appreciate the offer, but thanks! You deserved them here!

D'Mzzl!
Mark

ps: please delete that question, I will not comment in it so you *can* delete it.

hmmm.....okido

got a 500 point Excel question coming up anyway only i've got to break up the problem first to make it a bit more comprehensible

Looking forward to it! Should be easy ... ;-)))

D'Mzzl!
Mark