Hide the Excel Application before Showing Userform - excel

I have got this code below to hide my workbook in Excel VBA, but it doesn't work as expected because it still shows the application as a window there.....
Private Sub Workbook_Open()
Worksheets("Main Page").Activate
'ActiveWindow("GESTAO DE EXPEDIENTES.XLSM").Visible = False
Windows("GESTAO DE EXPEDIENTES.XLSM").Visible = False
LoginDAFForm.Show
End Sub

You need to use the Application's Visible property.
Private Sub Workbook_Open()
Application.Visible = False
LoginDAFForm.Show
End Sub
I personally would recommend that you show the application upon the userform's termination event. If you agree, then add this code to your userform's code module as well:
Private Sub UserForm_Terminate()
Application.Visible = True
End Sub

You should use Application.Visible property to hide application. The code you used hide only the window you mentioned. See the code below
Private Sub Workbook_Open()
Application.Visible = False
LoginDAFForm.Show
End Sub
It is highly recommend to set Application.Visible property to True when you close the userform. Otherwise you will not be able to see any other excel file which are being open. You can use K.Dᴀᴠɪs code for this and I'm just pasting it here
Private Sub UserForm_Terminate()
Application.Visible = True
End Sub

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Excel userform not opening in unchecked form

I need a userform to load the the checkbox values in their unchecked form. They open with the boxes unchecked but they don't seem to be initializing that way. Here is the checkbox code and the open button code I have.
Private Sub cbxAdditional_Click()
If Me.cbxAdditional.Value Then
Me.Width = 524
Me.Height = 238.5
lstDatabase.Width = 480
txbxName.Visible = True
txbxComments.Visible = True
Else
Me.Width = 279
Me.Height = 238.5
lstDatabase.Width = 240
txbxName.Visible = False
txbxComments.Visible = False
End If
End Sub
--open code
Sub openform()
Test.Show
cbxAdditional = False
End Sub
I clearly am writing this wrong, when I opne the user form it starts in the IF form, how do I get it to open in the unchecked form?
Here's a very simple userform:
When you enter a userform, the UserForm_Initialize sub is executed. This sub is NOT automatically created in the code with the userform, but you can create it yourself. Any initialization or set up code should be performed here.
In my example below, I'm showing that the resetting of the checkboxes is a separate sub. I do this as a habit, just in case I have to add a reset button or something.
Option Explicit
Private Sub ClearCheckboxes()
Me.CheckBox1.Value = False
End Sub
Private Sub ResetButton_Click()
ClearCheckboxes
End Sub
Private Sub UserForm_Initialize()
ClearCheckboxes
End Sub

Excel VBA application.visible immediately set back to True

I have set up a new, empty, modeless userform, to fix my problem with the least amount of code involved.
For when the workbook is opened, the following code is executed to hide Excel and show the userform. It's the only code for the workbook.
Private Sub Workbook_Open()
UserForm1.Show
If Application.Windows.Count <> 1 Then
Application.Windows("test.xlsm").Visible = False
Else
Application.Visible = False
End If
End Sub
I have an empty userform with one single button. The only code for this userform is:
Private Sub CommandButton1_Click()
Application.Windows("test.xlsm").Visible = True
Application.Visible = True
Unload Me
End Sub
The last thing is a button on the first worksheet, to start the same process as when the workbook is opened. Its code:
Sub Button1_Click()
UserForm1.Show
If Application.Windows.Count <> 1 Then
Application.Windows("test.xlsm").Visible = False
Else
Application.Visible = False
End If
End Sub
Now my problem:
When I open the workbook, the userform shows up, but excel and the active window stay visible as well. However, if I click the button on the worksheet, Excel, or the window, are hidden as they should. Also, Excel, not the userform, has focus after loading everything.
The first time I ran this, it worked fine. I suspect changing the ShowModal setting in the editor screwed it up somehow, but that's just me guessing. Anyway, it doesn't work anymore as intended, no matter the modal setting now.
If I just run
Application.Visible = False
instead of the "if"-clause, Excel still stays visible and of course so does the active window.
This is driving me nuts.
What am I missing?
Edit: Link to my test file: Test File on my Dropbox
Might have to start it twice, because when the macros are blocked at startup and only activated after excel has completely loaded, the code works as intended.
Edit: I was able to test this on an excel 2010 pc and there the problem doesn't exist. So it might have something to do with the way newer Office Apps handle stuff.
I found myself having the exact same problem - modeless form opened with Workbook_Open() event that's also supposed to hide excel app (working on Excel 2016, 32bit).
The reason why it's working with UserForm property ShowModal set to True is because: the execution is suspended - it's waiting for user to interact with the UserForm that was shown.
If we change ShowModal to False (or call UserForm.Show vbModeless) then the execution is never suspended and once we reach End Sub of our Workbook_Open(), Excel appears to set Application.Visible = True on its own.
Only solution I've found thus far is this one - basically you suspend the execution by adding an infinite loop so Excel only gets to end of this event once you get rid of (Unload/Hide) the form that was shown previously.
My version looks like this:
Private Sub Workbook_Open()
Dim App As Object
Set App = startMenu
App.Show vbModeless
While App.Visible
DoEvents
Wend
End Sub
Then just to make sure that Excel is closed once that modeless UserForm is closed I've added this:
Private Sub UserForm_Terminate()
CloseApp
End Sub
Public Sub CloseApp()
ThisWorkbook.Saved = True
If Not OtherWorkbooksOpen Then
Application.Quit
Else
ThisWorkbook.Close
End If
End Sub
Public Function OtherWorkbooksOpen()
If Application.Workbooks.Count > 1 Then
OtherWorkbooksOpen = True
Else
OtherWorkbooksOpen = False
End If
End Function
EDIT:
Solution without infinite loop - schedule hiding of Excel:
Private Sub Workbook_Open()
Dim App As Object
Set App = startMenu
App.Show
If Not OtherWorkbooksOpen Then
Application.OnTime Now + TimeValue("00:00:01"), "HideExcel"
End If
End Sub
I think the userform1.show needs to be called after the execution of if statement.
Private Sub Workbook_Open()
If Application.Windows.Count <> 1 Then
Application.Windows("test.xlsm").Visible = False
Else
Application.Visible = False
End If
UserForm1.Show
End Sub
Not an answer, but I can't post this as a comment. This works for me - the user form appears, the application is hidden. I used "<>2" as I have a personal workbook. Can you confirm what happens for you?
Private Sub Workbook_Open()
If Application.Windows.Count <> 2 Then
Application.Windows("test.xlsm").Visible = False
Else
Application.Visible = False
End If
UserForm1.Show False
End Sub
I had the same issue, but I notice the form loads before the excel file. So I put a redundancy calling the application.visible = false, in the form.
Basically after clicking anything in the form, it will call the application.visible = false and the excel window will hide.

VBA - Application.Visible = False on Workbook_Open() does not stay False if another workbook opens

The code below works fine for hiding the workbook and showing the UserForm on workbook open. But when I open another workbook alongside it the workbook then appears, as if the application.visible is changed to true in the background. Is there a way to prevent this?
Private Sub Workbook_Open()
ThisWorkbook.Application.Visible = False
UserForm1temp.Show
End Sub
Thank you for the help in advance, I will mark correct answers accordingly and accept the final.
Make the window that that the workbook is in invisible as well as the application
Private Sub Workbook_Open()
Application.Visible = False
ThisWorkbook.Windows(1).Visible = False
UserForm1.Show
End Sub
A safer approach is to use the WindowState property than using Application.Visible property, if the intent is that user only sees the form. Not a robust solution but get the job done.
Private Sub Workbook_Open()
Application.WindowState = xlMinimized
AutomatedEmailSender.Show
End Sub
And then, moving the closing workbook code to the UserForm_Terminate event.
Private Sub UserForm_Terminate()
ThisWorkbook.Close , False
End Sub
Application.workbooks.application.visible=false

How to make sure Macro workbook don't close while closing other workbooks

Scenario
I have a userform whereby excel workbook will be hidden while opening using the following method of Application.Visible = False. These are the codes
My userform
show excel button is Commandbutton1
hide excel button is Commandbutton2
This workbook
Codes
Private Sub Workbook_Open()
Call hideExcel
UserForm1.Show
End Sub
Userform1
Codes
Private Sub CommandButton1_Click()
If Workbooks.Count > 1 Then
Windows(ThisWorkbook.Name).Visible = True
Else
Application.Visible = True
End If
End Sub
Private Sub CommandButton2_Click()
Call hideExcel
End Sub
Sub UserForm_Initialize()
Call hideExcel
End Sub
Private Sub UserForm_Terminate()
If Workbooks.Count > 1 Then
Windows(ThisWorkbook.Name).Visible = True
Else
Application.Visible = True
End If
End Sub
Sub userform_click()
Call hideExcel
End Sub
Module
Codes
Sub hideExcel()
If Workbooks.Count > 1 Then
Windows(ThisWorkbook.Name).Visible = False
Else
Application.Visible = False
End If
End Sub
Problem
The problem I am facing is
Open my macro and userform activated. Lets call this file A
Then open another workbook. Lets call this file B
Tried to close file B while workbook A is hidden. But there is a prompt to close file A also and eventually all excel will be closing including my macro file which is A.
Does anyone know what is the problem here?
I don't understand where the problem is? If you are closing last visible (not hidden) workbook, Excel also tries to close all other open workbooks (even if they're hidden). And I think it's normal Excel behavior. You can only avoid to see a prompt, e.g. by setting up Workbook.Saved property to True or by setting up Application.DisplayAlerts property to False or just by saving workbook before closing.
If you don't want to close hidden workbook you just have to make it visible before closing the second workbook.

Error on Userform.Hide inside Workbook_Deactivate event

As the title say I've been having one particular problem with my userform. When I close it (with a command button) an error pops on Userform.Hide inside the Workbook_Deactivate event.
This is the code on the Userform_initialize event:
All variables in here are global
VBA:
Private Sub Userform_Initialize()
subRemoveCloseButton Me
Set pagina = ThisWorkbook.Worksheets("Ruta")
Set libro = Workbooks.Open(pagina.Range("B4").Value, False, True)
Set pagina2 = libro.Worksheets("GLOBAL")
pasadas = 0
If pagina2.AutoFilterMode Then
If pagina2.FilterMode Then
pagina2.ShowAllData
End If
ElseIf pagina2.FilterMode Then
pagina2.ShowAllData
End If
pagina2.Columns("A:IV").EntireColumn.Hidden = False
lastRow = pagina2.Cells(pagina2.Rows.Count, "B").End(xlUp).Row
Call RemoveDuplicates
With Me.ImagenDatos
.ScrollBars = fmScrollBarsBoth
'Change 8.5 to suit your needs
.ScrollHeight = .InsideHeight * 5
.ScrollWidth = .InsideWidth * 3
End With
End Sub
Then in the CommandButton_Click event I have this:
VBA:
Private Sub BotonCerrar_Click()
Unload Consultas
libro.Saved = True
libro.Close
ThisWorkbook.Close
End Sub
The error, as already commented, comes from this:
VBA:
Private Sub Workbook_Deactivate()
Consultas.Hide
End Sub
If I comment that single line the Userform closes with no problem but I need it so the userform (Consultas) hides when the user switches between workbooks.
The error message says: Object variable or With block variable not set (Error 91)
Anyone have a clue on what's going wrong?
This is my first post and if something else is needed just let me know.
I would appreciate any help on this.
EDIT: I have more code but I think this is pretty much the essential as all I do is open the excel workbook, then the userform shows and then I click the button that closes the userform
So this is how I solved this:
Before trying to hide the userform Consultas on the Workbook_Deactivate event I first checked if the userform was visible with the link provided by #Ralph.
That solved part of the problem but then the error moved to the part where I close libro :
Private Sub BotonCerrar_Click()
Unload Consultas
libro.Saved = True
libro.Close
ThisWorkbook.Close
End Sub
The error persisted even before unloading the userform as suggested by #A.S.H but I fixed it calling Application.Workbooks(libro.Name).Close False instead of libro.close False (If someone could explain this to me I would really appreciated it)
The final code is the following:
Private Sub BotonCerrar_Click()
Dim wb As Workbook
Dim otrolibro As Boolean
otrolibro = False
Application.Workbooks(libro.Name).Close False
Unload Consultas
For Each wb In Workbooks
If wb.Name <> ThisWorkbook.Name Then
otrolibro = True
Exit For
End If
Next wb
If otrolibro = True Then
ThisWorkbook.Close False
Else
ThisWorkbook.Saved = True
Application.Quit
End If
End Sub
The For cicle is to quit the excel application if there is not another Workbook open because if I just close all Workbooks, an Excel window remains open with nothing on it.

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