You have already received the explanation vis-a-vis the If part. An
additional tidbit is that the If is totally unnecessary.

Cancel = ThisWorkbook.Sheets("Sheet1").Range("A1").Value < True

or

Cancel = Not ThisWorkbook.Sheets("Sheet1").Range("A1").Value

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In article <nEric.16454$VQ3.11320@lakeread06, says...
I thought there was this rule where if you use the "If" keyword
somewhere afterwards one had to follow-up with the "End If" phrase.
Obviously not. Maybe the rule only applies in a Standard module
and not a class module like below. Can someone clarify?
Thanks in advance..


Private Sub Workbook_BeforeClose(Cancel As Boolean)
If ThisWorkbook.Sheets("Sheet1").Range("A1").Value < True _
Then Cancel = True
End Sub