I have a macro that I want to run before and after a user prints a worksheet in a Microsoft excel 2010 document. I am using the Workbook_BeforePrint method to do this. What I wanted to know is, how do I get the printer options that the user already selected when they printed the worksheet, so I can include those when I print the document using vba? For instance, my code below only prints 1 page no matter how many pages the user selected to print. I know I can use Thisworkbook.ActiveSheet.Printout copies:=2 or something like that, but I don't know how to get how many pages the user selected. Also, I'm not sure of anything else I might need to include for the print. I don't want anything from the options that the user selected to change. This would have been a lot easier if Microsoft had included a Workbook_AfterPrint method :( . Thanks in advance!
Here is what I have so far inside the workbook_beforeprint method
If (ThisWorkbook.ActiveSheet.name = "Printable Schedule" And user.colorPrintable = True) Then
Application.EnableEvents = False
Application.ScreenUpdating = False
Cancel = True
user.colorPrintable = False
Call updateEmployeeShifts
ThisWorkbook.ActiveSheet.PrintOut
user.colorPrintable = True
Call updateEmployeeShifts
Application.ScreenUpdating = True
Application.EnableEvents = True
End If
How about just using Application.Dialogs(xlDialogPrinterSetup).Show so that you can select the options you want and then print. Would that work?
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For learning and work purposes I needed to create mesage box that pop-ups first only first time opening workbook. For that task I found elegant solution in one of the old treads (old thread).
Working principle of sugested code is more or less clear to me exept part where named created with Application.Names.Add go? I checked under Forlulas -> name manager and did not find created name, I gues it went somwhere else?
Used Code:
Sub RunOnce()
Dim Flag As Boolean: Flag = False
For Each Item In Application.Names
If Item.Name = "FunctionHasRun" Then Flag = True
Next
If Flag = False Then
Call Application.Names.Add("FunctionHasRun", True, False)
Application.DisplayAlerts = False
ActiveWorkbook.Save
Application.DisplayAlerts = True
Call RunOnceFunction
End If
End Sub
Formulas -> Names only shows you the ThisWorkbook.Names and Worksheet.Names (depending on the scope of your Name).
If you insert a breakpoint and look at View > Locals Window you can find the Application.Names in Me > Application > Names.
My preferred method of adding an "opened" flag is to add to the CustomDocumentProperties. I've never seen anyone use Application.Names for this.
If what you want is for a messagebox to pop up when the workbook is opened then the following code will do that for you, simply place it under ThisWorkbook.
Also I'm pretty sure the syntax in your code is incorrect, if you wanted to add a Named Range you would do it as follows: Sheet1.Range("A1:Z10").Name = "MyNamedRange" there would be no need for the Call before it, as it isn't calling another subroutine/function:
Private Sub Workbook_Open()
MsgBox "This will pop up when the Workbook is opened!", vbInformation, "My MessageBox Title"
End Sub
UPDATE:
If you only want it to run the very first time the workbook is opened and then never again, the following will achieve that for you:
Sub RunOnce()
Dim Flag As Boolean: Flag = False
For Each Item In Application.Names
If Item.Name = "FunctionHasRun" Then Flag = True
Next
If Flag = False Then
Sheet1.Range("$A$1:$A$1").Name = "FunctionHasRun"
Application.DisplayAlerts = False
ActiveWorkbook.Save
Application.DisplayAlerts = True
Call RunOnceFunction
End If
End Sub
You cannot see it in the Name Manager because your third argument, Visible:=False, is set False.
Visible - True specifies that the name is defined as visible. False specifies that the name is defined as hidden. A hidden name does not appear in the Define Name, Paste Name, or Goto dialog box. The default value is True .
See Names.Add Method for more information.
Hi I am trying to get the print out of a userform. While printing its always prompting to save the userform (a prompt box is being displayed). I don't want it.
I want to get the printout directly after choosing the printer without saving it.
Code below:
Private Sub CommandButton2_Click()
CommandButton2.Visible = False
CommandButton1.Visible = False
Application.Dialogs(xlDialogPrinterSetup).Show
Me.PrintForm
CommandButton2.Visible = True
CommandButton1.Visible = True
End Sub
You may not like this answer, because it involves more workt, but you probably want the userform to add the data into a formatted worksheet and then use the printout method of the worksheet.
https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/vba/excel-vba/articles/sheets-printout-method-excel
Worksheets.("yourWorksheet").printout _
activeprinter:= yourPDFprinter, _
PrintTofFile:= True, _
PrToFileName:= filePathAndName
If you want to do it through the UserForm, you're probably going to end up making a bunch of Windows API calls.
At the end of your code you can force a workbook to close without saving any changes, type the following code in a Visual Basic module of that workbook:
Sub Auto_Close()
ThisWorkbook.Saved = True
End Sub
Because the Saved property is set to True, Excel responds as though the workbook has already been saved and no changes have occurred since that last save.
EDIT:
Now I know what you're after I am going to presume you've created a button press for your form, so I think something like https://www.mrexcel.com/forum/excel-questions/544657-specifying-printer-printing-userform-using-vba.html . This will help you with what you want, as it will show you how to change the default print method, form PDF.
I need to disable a control (list box in this case), so user cannot get data from other departments. I do have a macro that can enable/disable it, and ask for password.
What I need is to prevent semidecent user to write a macro for enabling this list box in another workbook and unlocking it this way. It is possible in some way prevent VBA code from other modules to work with this control? So only code written in that one sheet can enable or disable it.
Thank you
What you can do is lock your VBA project and change your "subs" into "function", this way, a more advanced user have no access to the macro you've written without unlocking the project.
(Functions are not visible from the "assign a macro" button in the developer ribbon where Subs are)
I tried UserInterFaceOnly - and I'm not sure at this moment what it is supposed to do but it is not doing what I wanted
To be more clear, I have 2 list boxes and several comboboxes on Sheet1. When I'm sending file to users, I want to lock ListBoxes, or rather .enabled = False
What I'm trying to do is to prevent other user to write in some other workbook
Workbooks("opexRequest").Sheets("Report").ListBoxes("lstDepartment").Enabled = True
this line woudl enable the list box, and user can change values, and macro will genarate new SQL string for Departments user is not supposed to have access to. I need to have comboboxes enabled, so user can view different dates, and versions of plan for his department.
By accident I found a way I guess.
Within Sheet1 I have this code
Sub lstDepartment_change()
'checks first if lock checkbox is true/false, clears selection and disables listbox, _
if checkbox is locked and yet listbox is enabled and allows change
If Me.chkLock = True Then
Me.ListBoxes("lstDepartment").Enabled = False
Me.ListBoxes("lstdirector").Enabled = False
Call clearlistbox
End
ElseIf Me.chkLock = False Then
Call ControlsM.directorpopulation
End If
End Sub
Sub lstDirector_change()
'checks first if lock checkbox is true/false, clears selection and disables listbox, _
if checkbox is locked and yet listbox is enabled and allows change
If Me.chkLock = True Then
Me.ListBoxes("lstDepartment").Enabled = False
Me.ListBoxes("lstdirector").Enabled = False
Call clearlistbox
End
ElseIf Me.chkLock = False Then
End If
End Sub
Private Sub chkLock_Click()
'locking/unlocking with password inbox call
If Me.chkLock.Value = True Then
Me.ListBoxes("lstDepartment").Enabled = False
Me.ListBoxes("lstDirector").Enabled = False
ElseIf Me.chkLock.Value = False Then
If PasswordInputBoxM.InputBoxPassword("Enter password", "Password Required") = "****" Then
Me.ListBoxes("lstDepartment").Enabled = True
Me.ListBoxes("lstDirector").Enabled = True
Else
Me.chkLock.Value = True
MsgBox "Wrong Password"
Exit Sub
End If
End If
End Sub
If someone tries to unlock just listbox, and tries to change value, it will check the checkbox value, and clears the selected list and locks the listbox
If someone tries to unlock listbox and uncheck lock checkbox, it will automatically ask for password
Problem is, that someone can change selected value from other workbook. I do not know how to handle that
Workbooks("opexRequest").Sheets("Report").ListBoxes("lstDepartment").Enabled = True 'handled
Workbooks("opexRequest").Sheets("Report").chkLock.value = False 'handled
Workbooks("opexRequest").Sheets("Report").ListBoxes("lstDepartment").Selected(1) = True 'do not know how to prevent this
I tried creating a while loop to make sure it was set in case the user was typing but it seems like the macro magically stops when it tries to assign a value and the user is already typing something.
Basically how do you stop a macro from ending from this unexpected situation and how can I detect if the user is blocking?
from your comments you have a misconception of how VBA works.
first, a macro run from a module is taking control of the workbook, you can't detect user input in a while or for loop like that, what you want is to use an event listener like in this tutorial: a good site for vba basics
basiclly use the "Private Sub Worksheet_Change" option for a sheet/workbook.
also, if you're monitoring just one cell, check out this how to use worksheet change
Function IsEditing() As Boolean
If Application.Interactive = False Then
IsEditing = False
Exit Function
End If
On Error GoTo err:
Application.Interactive = False
Application.Interactive = True
IsEditing = False
Exit Function
err:
IsEditing = True
Exit Function
End Function
I have to set up a page in Excel VBA ... the problem is that the page must be borderless. So not just the usual way of the option left,right, top etc. , I also have to manipulate the printer to ensure that no border will be seen... well, I can do that manually, but even if I record the macro... after I finsihed I found out that nothing had been recorded at all for this issue .... don't need help with any macro recording I did it wright... the macro is there... with sub ..... but no VB Code at all... I also could code it manualy.. but how... there isn't any printer object.... any solution ?
I think the following code should help you.
Public Sub PrintButton1_Click()
Dim CurrRange As Range, CurrRange2 As Range
Set CurrRange = ThisWorkbook.Worksheets("Sheet1").Range("A1:--")
Set CurrRange2 = ThisWorkbook.Worksheets("rough").Range("A1:--")
CurrRange2.ClearContents
CurrRange.Copy
CurrRange2.PasteSpecial xlPasteAllExceptBorders
above statement should paste the content in the format you want to take printout.
Then setup the page using the following code and print
With PageSetup
.Zoom = False
.FitToPagesTall = 1
.FitToPagesWide = 1
End With
CurrRange2.PrintOut 1, 1, 1
End Sub