Changing the code doesn't count. I did a Copy/Paste to put the code here so
that I'd know it was precisely what was in the VBA. I also allowed VBE to
insert the code itself from a menu once rather than me typing it in. I got the
same code and the same problem. Not an error statement of any kind -- it just
doesn't execute.

I'm sort of presuming (hoping?) that somewhere is a security feature of Excel
that allows you to turn off the automatic Workbook_Open event, and which I've
inadvertently set or some such.

Incidentally, can you tell me what version of Excel you tested it with?

Thanks...

Bill
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Norman Jones wrote:
Hi Bill,

You code worked for me 'as is'.

If, however, I introduced a minor spelling error, I could replicate your
experience, e.g.:

Private Sub Workbbook_Open()
MsgBox "Workbook_Open Called"
Call AddButtons
End Sub

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Regards,
Norman



"Bill Martin" wrote in message
...

I'm using Excel97 and have trouble with Workbook_Open().

Within the module "ThisWorkbook" I have the following three event handler
calls:

Option Explicit

Private Sub Workbook_Activate()
Call AddButtons
End Sub

Private Sub Workbook_Deactivate()
Call DeleteButtons
End Sub

Private Sub Workbook_Open()
MsgBox "Workbook_Open Called"
Call AddButtons
End Sub

The Activate and Deactivate events work properly. If I have multiple
workbooks open, whenever this particular workbook is selected from the
Window menu, the code is called and executes as one would expect.

The Workbook_Open event never seems to get called. I open Excel, and then
from the File menu open this workbook, but the code never gets called.
Originally it did not have the MsgBox statement, but I added that for
debug and it never gets called either.

Am I doing something wrong? Is this a known bug in Excel97? It seems
like I've reduced the problem to such a simple example that it *must*
work, but it doesn't.

Thanks...

Bill