can someone please explain to me why this simple macro wont work unless i manually activate it? i want it to start the timer as soon a user opens the workbook
Sub OnTime() Application.OnTime Now + TimeValue("00:15:00"), "CloseMe" End Sub Sub CloseMe() ThisWorkbook.Save ThisWorkbook.Close End Sub
Last edited by Me00550; 07-22-2020 at 09:16 AM.
1. Not good practice to name your subs with a VBA keyword (.OnTime)
2. Did you put a call to your OnTime macro in the Workbook_Open event so that it will run when a user opens the workbook?
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how do you put a call in the Workbook_Open event?
There's lots of information about Excel events online
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