XL97: How to Simulate a Paused Visual Basic ProcedureLast reviewed: March 13, 1998Article ID: Q161535 |
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SUMMARYThere is no built-in method for pausing a macro in Microsoft Excel. This article contains one method for stopping a macro for user input and then continuing when the user clicks a button.
MORE INFORMATIONMicrosoft provides programming examples for illustration only, without warranty either expressed or implied, including, but not limited to, the implied warranties of merchantability and/or fitness for a particular purpose. This article assumes that you are familiar with the programming language being demonstrated and the tools used to create and debug procedures. Microsoft support engineers can help explain the functionality of a particular procedure, but they will not modify these examples to provide added functionality or construct procedures to meet your specific needs. If you have limited programming experience, you may want to contact the Microsoft fee-based consulting line at (800) 936-5200. For more information about the support options available from Microsoft, please see the following page on the World Wide Web:
http://www.microsoft.com/supportnet/refguide/To use this method, follow these steps:
NOTE: In this example, macro execution actually ends at the end of the PartOne procedure. As a result, all procedure-level variables that have been declared in the PartOne procedure lose their values before the PartTwo procedure is executed.
REFERENCESFor additional information about the lifetime of variables, please see the following article here in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
ARTICLE-ID: Q141693 TITLE : XL: Scope of Variables in Visual Basic for ApplicationsFor additional information about Creating a Pause Toolbar in earlier versions of Microsoft Excel, please see the following article here in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
ARTICLE-ID: Q131847 TITLE : Creating a PAUSE Button in visual Basic for ApplicationsFor more information about cmmand bars, click the Office Assistant while in the Visual Basic Editor, type "commandbars," click Search, and then click to view "Using command bars."
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