can you share the macro with us On Thu, Aug 4, 2011 at 11:58 AM, Stuart Redmann <dertop...@web.de> wrote:
> On 3 Aug., Rruffpaw wrote: > > I have a very large Excel spreadsheet (13 MB) with several macros. One > > of them runs a loop with multiple commands. > > > > The macro runs fine, as long as I sit back and just watch it run. If I > > click on another window however, it invariably freezes and I have to > > terminate Excel. > > > > Any ideas on how I can remedy this? > > > > I'm running Excel 2003 on Windows XP, but have noticed the same > > problem with the same spreadsheet on a machine running Excel 2007, > > also on Windows XP. > > Most probably this is caused by improper programming: Many macros > (especially those that have been recorded with the macro recorder) > will only work properly if the user does not interfere with its > execution. The reason for this is that many macros do not refer to > some selection directly but use two steps: first activate the desired > cells, then work on the current selection. This is fine as long as no > one messes around with the current selection (IOW, you ;-) A macro > that is programmed properly will of course never use this technique > (the macro recorder can not do it any other way than the current > selection, that's just the way it is designed), so that the user would > be free to go through the workbook without messing up the macro > execution (note that the code would also have to call DoEvents from > time to time or else the UI stays frozen). > > If you want to find out what has happened when Excel appears to have > frozen, simply press Escape (you may have to hold it for 2 or 3 > seconds). This will pause the execution of the macro so that you can > see what it is doing in the debugger. > > Regards, > Stuart > > -- > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > Some important links for excel users: > 1. Follow us on TWITTER for tips tricks and links : > http://twitter.com/exceldailytip > 2. Join our LinkedIN group @ http://www.linkedin.com/groups?gid=1871310 > 3. Excel tutorials at http://www.excel-macros.blogspot.com > 4. Learn VBA Macros at http://www.quickvba.blogspot.com > 5. Excel Tips and Tricks at http://exceldailytip.blogspot.com > > To post to this group, send email to excel-macros@googlegroups.com > > <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><> > Like our page on facebook , Just follow below link > http://www.facebook.com/discussexcel > -- *Regards* * * *Ashish Koul* *akoul*.*blogspot*.com <http://akoul.blogspot.com/> http://akoul.posterous.com/ *akoul*.wordpress.com <http://akoul.wordpress.com/> My Linkedin Profile <http://in.linkedin.com/pub/ashish-koul/10/400/830> P Before printing, think about the environment. -- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Some important links for excel users: 1. Follow us on TWITTER for tips tricks and links : http://twitter.com/exceldailytip 2. Join our LinkedIN group @ http://www.linkedin.com/groups?gid=1871310 3. Excel tutorials at http://www.excel-macros.blogspot.com 4. Learn VBA Macros at http://www.quickvba.blogspot.com 5. Excel Tips and Tricks at http://exceldailytip.blogspot.com To post to this group, send email to excel-macros@googlegroups.com <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><> Like our page on facebook , Just follow below link http://www.facebook.com/discussexcel
