Microsoft Excel Event Properties Are Global for Each Session (149247)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Excel for Windows 5.0
  • Microsoft Excel for Windows 5.0a
  • Microsoft Excel for Windows 5.0c
  • Microsoft Excel for Windows 95
  • Microsoft Excel for the Macintosh 5.0
  • Microsoft Excel for the Macintosh 5.0a
This article was previously published under Q149247

SYMPTOMS

Once you open a workbook that sets particular event properties, such as OnCalculate, all workbooks opened subsequently will run that same subprocedure.

CAUSE

The event properties are properties of the Application object which means that they are not workbook specific.

Once you set these properties, they will hold a reference to the subprocedure referenced when the property was set. The reference includes the full path and file name of the Microsoft Excel file, as well as the subprocedure name.

RESOLUTION

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When you close a workbook, set the event property to an empty string "", as shown in the following example: 
   Sub Auto_Close()
      Application.OnCalculate = ""
   End Sub

MORE INFORMATION

In the case where the workbook that set the event property is closed but Microsoft Excel remains active, when the event property runs, Microsoft Excel loads the workbook that contains the subprocedure and runs the subprocedure.

REFERENCES

For more information about Microsoft Excel Application Event Properties, click Answer Wizard on the Help menu, type the following text

Application Object

and then highlight Application Object under Programming and Language Reference and click Display. When the help topic window appears, click Properties.
Modification Type:MinorLast Reviewed:10/11/2006
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