VBA code to save the Active Workbook example code will help us to save the active excel workbook. We can use Save method of Workbook to save the file. In this example we will see how to save the Active Excel file using VBA. And this code should work for all the version of Microsoft Excel 2003, Excel 2007, Excel 2010, and Excel 2013.
VBA code to save Active Workbook
Here is the Example VBA syntax and Example VBA code to save Active Workbook. This will help you to how to save Active Excel workbook using VBA.
VBA save Active Workbook: Syntax
Following is the VBA Syntax and sample VBA code to Save Active Workbook using VBA. We are using the Save method of the Excel Workbook object.
ACTIVEWORKBOOK.SAVE
Here workbook can be ActiveWorkbook, ThisWorkbook or a workbook assigned to an object.
ActiveWorkbook.Save will save the currently active Excel Workbook. And ThisWorkbook.Save will save the workbook which we have written our VBA code. And we can set the workbook to any object and we can save it using WorkbookObject.Save method as shown below:
Dim aWb as Workbook
Set aWb=ActiveWorkbook
aWb.Save
Here is explained VBA code:
‘Declaring the wb object as Workbook, in the next statement we will assign the active workbook to this object.
Dim awb As Workbook
‘Assigning Thisworkbook to workbook object i.e.; awb.
Set awb = ActiveWorkbook
We are saving the workbook using workbook object which we have created above and Save method of the workbook.
awb.Save
Like this we can assign any workbook to an object. And then we can save the Excel Workbook using Object in VBA.
Save Active Workbook using VBA: Examples
The following VBA code is to Save the Excel File. This code will save the Active Workbook which we have currently activated.
Sub sbVBS_To_SAVE_ActiveWorkbook() ActiveWorkbook.Save End Sub
Instructions to run the VBA code to save Active Excel Workbook
Please follow the below steps to execute the VBA code to save the excel file.
Step 1: Open any existing Excel workbook
Step 2: Press Alt+F11 – This will open the VBA Editor
Step 3: Insert a code module from then insert menu
Step 4: Copy the above code and paste in the code module which have inserted in the above step
Step 5: Activate any workbook
Step 6: Now press F5 to execute the code
Now you can observe that your Active Excel workbook is saved with the changes.
Explained VBA Code to Save the Active Workbook :
‘STARTING PROCEDURE TO WRITE VBA CODE TO SAVE ACTIVE EXCEL FILE USING VBA
Sub sbVBS_To_Save ActiveWorkbook _C()
‘To save ActiveWorkbook, i.e the workbook which we currently activated (this may or may not contain the the code module and this procedure). We are using Save method of the workbook to save the excel file.
ActiveWorkbook.Save
‘Ending sub procedure
End Sub
Here ActiveWorkbook object represent the workbook which we currently activated. And Save is the Workbook method to Save the Excel File. You can find the example code to save the Workbook in different situations in other topics.