I earlier implemented a feature in one macro to allow blinking text.
The code is as follows:

Sub StartBlink()
Range("A1").Font.ColorIndex = RandomNumber(2, 56)
'Pauses it by a second
RunWhen = Now + TimeSerial(0, 0, 1)

'Restarts the function
Application.OnTime RunWhen, "StartBlink", , True
End Sub

Sub StopBlink()
Range("A1").Font.ColorIndex = xlColorIndexAutomatic

'Breaks the StartBlink function from continuing to run
Application.OnTime RunWhen, "StartBlink", , False
End Sub

I have the following code that calls the functions upon workbook open
and close in the This Workbook sheet:

Private Sub Workbook_Open()
'Opens the StartBlink function when the file opens
StartBlink
End Sub

Private Sub Workbook_BeforeClose(Cancel As Boolean)
'Stops the Stopblink function to prevent error message upon exit

StopBlink

End Sub

This seemed to work great until I added a button to save and close and
prompt users if they wanted to exit excel entirely or just close the
workbook:

Private Sub CommandButton2_Click()
'Changes Caption back to "Stop Blink" for next time
CommandButton1.Caption = "Stop Blink"

'Saves Workbook
ActiveWorkbook.Save

'Prompts if you want to close Excel entirely or just close the
current window you are in
If MsgBox("Do you want to exit Excel?", vbYesNo, "Exit Microsoft
Excel") = vbYes Then
Application.Quit
Else
Workbooks("Wedding List.xls").Close
End If
End Sub

If they choose to not exit excel, it appears to close the workbook.
However, it just reopens the workbook a second later when it apparently
calls the StartBlink function again. Anyway to modify some of this
code to allow users to close the workbook for good without closing any
other excel windows? Thanks in advance!

"chris" wrote in message
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<SNIP some VBA code
However, it just reopens the workbook a second later when it apparently
calls the StartBlink function again. Anyway to modify some of this
code to allow users to close the workbook for good without closing any
other excel windows? Thanks in advance!

Do you happen to have the code in the workbook you close?

/Dann

Yeah. The actual functions are in the modules associated with the
workbook and the function that starts and stops it is in the This
Workbook sheet associated with this project. Why?


Dann Pedersen wrote:
"chris" wrote in message
ps.com...
<SNIP some VBA code
However, it just reopens the workbook a second later when it apparently
calls the StartBlink function again. Anyway to modify some of this
code to allow users to close the workbook for good without closing any
other excel windows? Thanks in advance!

Do you happen to have the code in the workbook you close?

/Dann

I fixed the problem by moving the stop and start function from Private
in this workbook to public in the module. Not sure why that fixes it,
but seems to work now.


chris wrote:
Yeah. The actual functions are in the modules associated with the
workbook and the function that starts and stops it is in the This
Workbook sheet associated with this project. Why?


Dann Pedersen wrote:
"chris" wrote in message
ps.com...
<SNIP some VBA code
However, it just reopens the workbook a second later when it apparently
calls the StartBlink function again. Anyway to modify some of this
code to allow users to close the workbook for good without closing any
other excel windows? Thanks in advance!

Do you happen to have the code in the workbook you close?

/Dann