XL97: SendKeys Slower When Compared to MS Excel 7.0

Last reviewed: March 13, 1998
Article ID: Q157096

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Excel 97 for Windows

SYMPTOMS

When you run a Visual Basic for Applications macro that uses the SendKeys statement in Microsoft Excel 97, the macro may be slower compared to earlier versions of Microsoft Excel.

WORKAROUND

To work around this problem, use the SendKeys method for the Application object instead of the SendKeys statement. In Microsoft Excel 97, the SendKeys method for the Application object executes more quickly than the Visual Basic SendKeys statement.

For example, if you use the following SendKeys command:

   SendKeys "^X"

replace it with the following command:

   Application.SendKeys "^X"

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products listed at the beginning of this article. We are researching this problem and will post new information here in the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available.

Additional query words: XL97 send keys key
Keywords : kbcode kbprg xlvbainfo
Version : WINDOWS:97
Platform : WINDOWS

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Last reviewed: March 13, 1998
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