VBA/Excel - clipboard empty after workbook SaveAs

Question

After 10 years, I find myself making my first post. I've search endlessly for a solution to no avail. I want to:

• copy a range of cells
• save and close the workbook
• user can paste to another application

I haven't even closed the workbook in the code below, yet there's nothing on the clipboard after the SaveAs.

Sub Test()
     Application.CutCopyMode = True
     ActiveWorkbook.Sheets(1).Range("A1:C5").Copy
     ActiveWorkbook.SaveAs Filename:="F:\Test.xlsx"
End Sub

Setting CutCopyMode to False yields the same results. I can paste no problem if I exclude the SaveAs line.

Answer 1

Since there are no changes to the workbook after you save, you can simply switch the lines and get your desired end result.

Sub Test()
     Application.CutCopyMode = True
     ActiveWorkbook.SaveAs Filename:="F:\Test.xlsx"
     ActiveWorkbook.Sheets(1).Range("A1:C5").Copy
End Sub