The reason the cells still contained information was, as you've no doubt
figured out, because macros were disabled, so the code couldn't run to clear
the cells.

You don't want people to have to deal with macro warnings, well, it's hard
to get around that little thing. You could tell your users to set Macro
Security to LOW which is pretty much "off" and very unsafe for them to use.
They can set it to MEDIUM which will give a warning, offering them the
opportunity to use macros or not - the lowest setting that I recommend - but
always requires an extra click to get a workbook containing macros to open.
If you had (and they had) Excel 2007, you could declare a trusted location on
their system/network where any workbooks stored would open without any
warnings.

Should I get a certificate: probably not unless you have pretty deep
pockets. They're expensive. You can 'self certify' and ask your users to
add you to their trusted publishers. This may be the easy way.

Your application cannot control their macro security.

As for the Private Sub Workbook_BeforeClose(Cancel As Boolean) code, yes,
all of the parenthesis and quotation marks are absolutely required for it to
run as it is now written.

As for the _SelectionChange() routine, and you deleting it - that was just
fine. No harm done at all. That's the default routine 'stub' that is
created when you start a worksheet event code section.

BTW: your Workbook_BeforeClose() code should be in the ThisWorkbook code
area, not in one of the worksheet's code areas.

I'm with Gary - there simply is no non-VBA/Macro way of clearing a cell when
you close a workbook. Kind of would be cool if there was something like
conditional formatting that is dependent upon the worksheet/workbook events
for this kind of thing... Excel 2020 perhaps?


"Gary" wrote:

Here's my last dialogue. I'm still unable to clear a cell upon Close

Thanks FSt1 !
I'm a novice and need further clarification.

The subroutine did not run as I received the Macro Disabled message. I
clicked OK, and next time I opened the workbook, I didn't get the Macro
Warning, but the subroutine apparently didn't run as the chosen cells were
not blank.

I don't want people who use my workbook to have to deal with macro warnings.
Is this something that must be set on each user's computer, or can I set it
in my workbook so the subroutine automatically runs on everyone's computer?

Do I need to get a Certificate?

Here's my code. Are the () and the " " necessary?
I'm working in Sheet 8 and
want Cells A124 and A125 to clear upon Close.

Private Sub Workbook_BeforeClose(Cancel As Boolean)
Sheets("Sheet8").Range("A124").ClearContents
Sheets("Sheet8").Range("A125").ClearContents
End Sub

Here's the subroutine I deleted. Is this OK to delete? What does it do?

Private Sub Worksheet_SelectionChange(ByVal Target As Range)

End Sub

Thanks!
Gary

"FSt1" wrote:

hi
AFAIK there isn't a non macro way to do it.
try this.
Private Sub Workbook_BeforeClose(Cancel As Boolean)
Sheets("Sheet1").Range("A4").ClearContents
Sheets("Sheet1").Range("A6").ClearContents
End Sub

this is workbook code. press Alt+F11 to bring up the VB editor. in the
project window(far left), expand your project(file). double click
ThisWorkbook. in the code window,(far right) click the left dropdown at the
top and click this workbook.

Private Sub Workbook_Open() should default in. delete it and paste the above
in in it place.

if you don't like the before close event, you can try the before save event
but this would clear the cells out each time you save the file.

adjust the ranges and sheet name to suit.

Regards
FSt1


"Gary" wrote:

Is there a non-macro way to clear a cell's contents automatically when the
spreadsheet is saved?

This is one of several un-locked cells in my spreadsheet and I want to
clear 1 or 2 specific cells each time a document is closed. I have hidden
notes (a price list) that are only visible via Conditional formatting color
change from white to black if a password is entered in the cell I want to
clear upon Saving or exiting a document to prevent the next user, possibly a
customer, from seeing the notes (price list) if not authorized.

If I need a macro, what would you suggest?

Also, if I send my spread to other users, will the macro work? Must they
choose "Enable Macros?" each time the document is opened?