Activate first workbook after closing second one?

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Published on 2012-11-16T16:57:59Z Indexed on 2012/11/16 16:59 UTC
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Open workbook A.

Code in A opens workbook B.

B is now the active WB.

Code in B ends with ThisWorkBook.Close

B closes, so A appears.

Problem is, I can't get ANY Activate events in WB A to fire automatically after WB B closes.

But if I close WB B manually, using mouse to 'x' out the WB, or via the menus, then WB A triggers Activate events.

Somehow using VBA to close WB B prevents WB A Activate events from triggering.

Same results in Excel 97 and 2003

Am I missing something, or is there a workaround??

Thanks! John

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