Excel.Application.ProtectedViewWindowBeforeClose.md

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Application.ProtectedViewWindowBeforeClose event (Excel)	vbaxl10.chm504110	vbaxl10.chm504110	Excel.Application.ProtectedViewWindowBeforeClose	5fa37062-61c7-3002-1ea0-c5bd396b6a9b	04/05/2019	medium

Application.ProtectedViewWindowBeforeClose event (Excel)

Occurs immediately before a Protected View window or a workbook in a Protected View window closes.

Syntax

expression.ProtectedViewWindowBeforeClose (Pvw, Reason, Cancel)

expression A variable that represents an Application object.

Parameters

Name	Required/Optional	Data type	Description
Pvw	Required	ProtectedViewWindow	An object that represents the Protected View window that is closed.
Reason	Required	XlProtectedViewCloseReason	A constant that specifies the reason the Protected View window is closed.
Cancel	Required	Boolean	False when the event occurs. If the event procedure sets this argument to True, the window does not close when the procedure is finished.

Return value

Nothing

Example

The following code example prompts the user for a yes or no response before closing the Protected View window. This code must be placed in a class module, and an instance of that class must be correctly initialized.

For more information about how to use event procedures with the Application object, see Using events with the Application object.

Private Sub App_ProtectedViewWindowBeforeClose(ByVal Pvw as ProtectedViewWindow, _ 
 Reason as XlProtectedViewCloseReason, Cancel as Boolean) 
 a = MsgBox("Do you really want to close the Protected View window?", _ 
 vbYesNo) 
 If a = vbNo Then Cancel = True 
End Sub

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