CODEWITHSUNDEEP
excelautorunvba
WKI
WKI

Reputation: 215

Excel vba auto run macro on workbook open

I have a Sub WorkSheet_Change(ByVal Target As Range) which i want to automatically run for all users. The problems is these users barely know or bother to enable macro when entering data. Is there a way to force macro to automatically run on this workbook? I have seen an article about an event called Workbook_Open () but i have no idea on how to use it. Any help?

Upvotes: 0

Views: 12089

Answers (1)

BobbitWormJoe
BobbitWormJoe

Reputation: 639

For security reasons, you can't force a workbook to enable macros without explicit input from the user.

What you can do though, is set all the sheets the user would need to hidden. Then create a visible sheet with just a textbox or something that says "Please enable macros to continue." Then use the Workbook_Open event to hide that sheet and unhide the other sheets.

Additionally, use the Workbook_BeforeSave event to re-hide the sheets when the user saves the spreadsheet, so the check has to be performed every time.

Additional tip: When hiding sheets using VBA, try to use xlSheetVeryHidden versus xlSheetHidden. This means the users won't be able to unhide them from excel like a normal hidden sheet (so you can avoid a stubborn user using that loophole).

EDIT: Here's some sample code, with made-up sheet names of course:

Private Sub Workbook_AfterSave(ByVal Success As Boolean)

Worksheets("Data1").Visible = xlSheetVisible
Worksheets("Data2").Visible = xlSheetVisible
Worksheets("Welcome").Visible = xlSheetVeryHidden

End Sub

Private Sub Workbook_BeforeSave(ByVal SaveAsUI As Boolean, Cancel As Boolean)

Worksheets("Welcome").Visible = xlSheetVisible
Worksheets("Data1").Visible = xlSheetVeryHidden
Worksheets("Data2").Visible = xlSheetVeryHidden

End Sub

Private Sub Workbook_Open()

Worksheets("Data1").Visible = xlSheetVisible
Worksheets("Data2").Visible = xlSheetVisible
Worksheets("Welcome").Visible = xlSheetVeryHidden

End Sub

Upvotes: 2

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