Automatically Run Excel Macros Upon Opening Excel

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Auto Run Excel Macros Upon Open.

Excel has the ability to automatically run/execute any Excel macro code of our choosing when opening an Excel Workbook. This of course is providing that the user has chosen to enable macros! In the past (pre Excel 97) one would name a macro Auto_Open and Excel would automatically run/execute any code within this procedure. This method, by the way, is still workable in Excel versions since 97 for backward compatibility.

Workbook_Open Event

In Excel 97 Microsoft introduced what are called Events , one of these is the Workbook_Open Event. However, unlike the old Auto_Open macro, the Workbook_Open event is a procedure of the Workbook Object and as such, the Workbook_Open procedure MUST reside in the private module of the Workbook Object (ThisWorkbook). The Auto_Open macro on the other hand, must reside in a standard public module.

Accessing the Private Module of the Workbook Object (ThisWorkbook)

There are at least 2 ways to gain access to the private module of the Workbook Object (ThisWorkbook)

1) While in Excel proper, right click on the Excel icon, top left next to File and choose View Code.

2) While in the VBE double click the Module called ThisWorkbook, seen in the Project Explorer (View>Project Explorer (Ctrl+R))

Once here, you can select "Workbook" from the Object drop down list, located in the top left of the module pane. After you have selected "Workbook" Excel will default to;

Private Sub Workbook_Open()

Note, in Excel 97 accessing ThisWorkbook would automatically add the Workbook_Open event.

How to use the Workbook_Open Event

There are basically 2 ways we can have Excel VBA macro code run/execute via this Workbook_Open event. See the 2 simple examples below;

Private Sub Workbook_Open()
MsgBox "Hi, thanks for opening me", vbInformation, "Ozgrid.com"
End Sub

Private Sub Workbook_Open()
Run "MyMacro"
End Sub

In the second case, "MyMacro" must be the name of the procedure in any standard public module (Insert>Module).

If you wish to run/execute code that also resides in the same private module you cannot use the Run statement, only the procedure name. E.g.

Private Sub Workbook_Open()
MyMacro
End Sub

Private Sub MyMacro()
MsgBox "Hi, thanks for opening me", vbInformation, "Ozgrid.com"
End Sub

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