Macro to Save As Backup File or Create a Pop Up to save File

[kdsanderson30]

I am not GREAT at Macros, so I will try and explain what I need the best I can.

We have a workbook that has a macro already with a Live Clock that calculates the job times etc. It is on a Server for remote access and used by many people 1 at a time. I look in the file at the data to send intervention emails regarding the times etc. The problem, is that the user does not SAVE the file but every couple of hours so I am not seeing live data. We cannot force a save without a pop up of sometimes, which would be the best bet, but I am unsure how to do that.

Another option is to Autosave a backup file every so many minutes that I could view remotely and use to send the intervention emails without disturbing their copy. Any ideas?

 

[hippiehacker]

place in a normal module this code

Public dTime As Date
 
Sub AutoSaveAs()
    dTime = Time + TimeValue("00:05:00")
    With Application
        .OnTime dTime, "AutoSaveAs"
        .EnableEvents = False
        .DisplayAlerts = False
        ThisWorkbook.SaveAs Filename:=ActiveWorkbook.Path & "\Backup " & ActiveWorkbook.Name
        .EnableEvents = True
    End With
End Sub

and in ThisWorkbook Module this code

Private Sub Workbook_BeforeClose(Cancel As Boolean)
    Application.OnTime dTime, "AutoSaveAs", , False
End Sub
 
Private Sub Workbook_Open()
    dTime = Time + TimeValue("00:05:00")
    Application.OnTime dTime, "AutoSaveAs"
End Sub

it will save a backup file (every 5 mins) of your original at the same place only with Backup in front of the filename

 

[kdsanderson30]

Thank you for your reply!

I tried he codes above and got this "Compile error: Ambiguous name detected: ~ "