How to use events with Application object

[Brian]

I'm not having much luck today.

DESIRE: Run event when someone leaves my workbook (so that I can reset the shortcut menu I used so that it does not appear in other open workbooks)

EXPECTED CODE FROM MS EXCEL HELP THAT DID NOT WORK:
Private Sub Workbook_SheetDeactivate(ByVal Sh As Object)
MsgBox Sh.Name
End Sub

'This example arranges all open windows when a workbook is deactivated.

Private Sub App_WorkbookDeactivate(ByVal Wb As Workbook)
Application.Windows.Arrange xlArrangeStyleTiled
End Sub

TO USE APP, MS EXCEL HELP SAID TO RUN THE CLASS MODULE InitializeApp AS PER THE FOLLOWING: I could not find any way to run this code - it would say invalid sub or function.

I am at a loss once again...

'MS HELP: Using Events with the Application Object
'Before you can use events with the Application object, you must create a new class module and declare an object of type Application with events. For example, assume that a new class module is created and called EventClassModule. The new class module contains the following code.

Public WithEvents App As Application

'After the new object has been declared with events, it appears in the Object drop-down list box in the class module, and you can write event procedures for the new object. (When you select the new object in the Object box, the valid events for that object are listed in the Procedure drop-down list box.)

'Before the procedures will run, however, you must connect the declared object in the class module with the Application object. You can do this with the following code from any module.

Dim X As New EventClassModule

Sub InitializeApp()
Set X.App = Application
End Sub

'After you run the InitializeApp procedure, the App object in the class module points to the Microsoft Excel Application object, and the event procedures in the class module will run when the events occur.

'See also: Application object events

 

[Brian]

Ok, I got the Window event to work, so I can do what I wanted, but I would still like to know how to get the others to work.

All of the following were placed in "ThisWorkbook".

WORKS:::
Private Sub Workbook_SheetDeactivate(ByVal Sh As Object)
' Works
MsgBox Sh.Name
End Sub

DOES NOT WORK:::::
Private Sub App_WorkbookDeactivate(ByVal Wb As Workbook)
'WorkbookDeactivate Event
' NEVER RUNS (even though from help)
MsgBox ("Deactivated Workbook")
End Sub
'This example minimizes any workbook window when it's deactivated.


WORKS:::
Private Sub Workbook_WindowDeactivate(ByVal Wn As Excel.Window)
'Wn.WindowState = xlMinimized
MsgBox ("Deactivated Window")
End Sub

 

[Ivan F Moala]

On 2002-05-05 21:22, Brian wrote:
Ok, I got the Window event to work, so I can do what I wanted, but I would still like to know how to get the others to work.

All of the following were placed in "ThisWorkbook".

WORKS:::
Private Sub Workbook_SheetDeactivate(ByVal Sh As Object)
' Works
MsgBox Sh.Name
End Sub

DOES NOT WORK:::::
Private Sub App_WorkbookDeactivate(ByVal Wb As Workbook)
'WorkbookDeactivate Event
' NEVER RUNS (even though from help)
MsgBox ("Deactivated Workbook")
End Sub
'This example minimizes any workbook window when it's deactivated.


WORKS:::
Private Sub Workbook_WindowDeactivate(ByVal Wn As Excel.Window)
'Wn.WindowState = xlMinimized
MsgBox ("Deactivated Window")
End Sub

Your App events goes into the New Class module!
That is in your Class Module and NOT the this
workbook module....as a side note it would be
best to set a reference to this New class @
startup eg.

Dim X As New EventClassModule

Private Sub Workbook_Open()
Set X.App = Application
End Sub

NB: Your newly created Class Module should be
Named:= EventClassModule.

So what happens is that @ startup the reference is set to point at your new class
It is in your Class Module the the new Events
get defined and not your std modules.