Save as CSV by macro - quiet mode - VBA 2010 - excel

I writing a macro to save the data in Excel sheet as CSV format - VBA 2010
I just have 2 issues at the end of the macro after everything is done.
1) In the command ActiveWorkbook.SaveAs I used the option ConflictResolution:=xlLocalSessionChanges to guarantee overwriting the file if exist in the same folder with the same name, this option should overwrite the existing file in quiet mode without asking the user if he wants to overwrite the existing file or not.
It was working in the below syntax
ActiveWorkbook.SaveAs Filename:="C:\File1.xlsx", FileFormat:= _
xlOpenXMLWorkbook, CreateBackup:=False, ConflictResolution:=xlLocalSessionChanges
And if a file with the same name was exist it was overwriting
But this option is not working although it was working for example when saving the file in normal Excel format but it is not working when saving as CSV.
But it is not working in the below syntax
ActiveWorkbook.SaveAs Filename:="C:\File1.csv", FileFormat:= _
xlCSV, CreateBackup:=False, ConflictResolution:=xlLocalSessionChanges
What I mean by 'It is not working' is that it is not overwriting the existing file and still displaying the message that there is a file with the same name exists and is asking the user if he wants to overwrite it or not.
As this is a macro so I don't want any interference from the user.
2) When I use the command ActiveWorkbook.Close to close the file after converting it to CSV, I have the message 'Do you want to save the changes (Yes/No).
I also want to save the file in quiet mode without having this message.

For the first part, add Application.DisplayAlerts = False right before you do the SaveAs and add Application.DisplayAlerts = True right afterward. That suppresses the overwrite message and automatically saves over the old file.

For the item 2, Try this:
ActiveWorkbook.Close False
It will close without the question.
Jair Batista

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