When a user clicks "go" to run my vba application, it is processing data for about 30 seconds, is there any way to have a box come up during that time that says like "processing" or something, and not allow the user to click anywhere until it is done/goes away?
Thanks in advance,
Joe
Have you tried displaying a message box, then disabling updating the screen and events until the process is over? The user would be able to close out the message box, but they would be unable to interact with the sheet while you are processing. It would like something like this:
MsgBox "Please wait until the process is complete. This may take some time."
Application.ScreenUpdating = False
Application.EnableEvents = False
'Your Code Here
Application.ScreenUpdating = True
Application.EnableEvents = True
Related
How can I keep a Userform in modeless on top and update the text while operation is running? I am trying to my UserForm on top while operation is running and update the text on the UserForm as module works through different sections. The form gets pushed to the background by the continuing routine and you can't read it until the routine is finished and I change the text to "Scan completed".
Ex:
With Notice
.caption = "Gain/Loss Tables"
.text = "Starting the scans"
.show vbmodeless
end with
At certain points I wish to update the text to indicate progress
with Notice
.text = "Starting scan for new members"
.show vbmodeless
end with
I would appreciate any suggestions
Sincerely,
Hobart Gay
I have attempted using Timevalue delays of 2-3 seconds to allow the update with no success.
I am automating testcases for my company's addin.
In one of the testcases, after saving my workbook on my local machine when I try closing the workbook, I am required to click on 'Yes'- saves edited data in our database, 'No'- discards the edits or 'cancel'- simply closes the message box.
I have tried using sendKeys but that didn't work for me.
Eg: For clicking 'No' through my VBA code, I tried to send tab and enter keys like this:
Application.Wait (Now() + TimeValue("00:00:10"))
Call SendKeys("{TAB}", True)
Call SendKeys("{ENTER}", True)
I have tried with various time values still didn't get any success. I would be glad if someone can help me with this.
Thanks in advance! :)
UPDATE: As of now, I have been doing this:
'Some tasks...
ActiveWorkbook.Save
Call Application.Run("workbook.xlsm!Discard")
Application.DisplayAlerts = False
ActiveWorkbook.Close SaveChanges:=False
Application.DisplayAlerts = True
But is there any way to get the window object reference for the message box? Or anyway to stick to the workflow: edit workbook -> save -> try closing -> opt to discard/commit changes to database?
NOTE: By discarding/committing changes to database, what I mean is a server where the data gets updated. Excel is just an interface for the user. I don't want just the excel to be saved but the operation of calling discard/save changes on server as well...
if you have already saved the workbook, you only need to close the workbook. Please try the below code
Activeworkbook.close false
This will close your workbook and you wont be promted for selecting any options.
All:
Thank you in advance, you all have been a tremendous resource!!!
I have a couple of spreadsheets where the sheet is protected, but users can still use filters. I'm processing most of the sheets automatically, but what I need to do, is present the user with the sheets that need to be filtered, then have them select a "Finish" type button or toolbar entry, which I already have.
What I need to be able to do, is to bring this sheet up, pause the macro, if possible, while they make their changes (could be up to 5 filters that they select before the sheet is ready.
Then, copy the visible cells only to a specific sheet and then resume the macro.
I don't think that Worksheet change event will do this.
I'm thinking more on the lines of maybe setting a flag on a spare sheet, firing up the next macro and then see if it can find the original macro and pick up where it is flagged?
I thought about a modeless userform that the user could click OK on and then call the next macro, but that does not work.
The calling code is:
UserForm3.Show
CopyToDisplay "AEP"
LastPos = LastPos + 1
Where AEP is the sheet name to copy the filtered rows from.
Userform displays, but clicking ok does nothing and of course, the macro keeps on going.
Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated!
Thanks,
Jeff
Jeff let's try this. Your current code:
UserForm3.Show
CopyToDisplay "AEP"
LastPos = LastPos + 1
When we display a UserForm, the default behavior is vbModal, which essentially freezes the application and the user cannot interact with anything but the UserForm, that is not what you want. What you need is a way to display the form, and then just wait for the user to signal that s/he is finished with the input.
So we need to modify a few things:
The UserForm needs to effectively "pause" while also allowing the user to interact with the worksheet. A vbModal form can't do this (it pauses, without interaction), and really neither can a vbModeless (it continues execution AND allows interaction).
Conundrum? No. we can simulate a pause with the vbModeless form, and preserve the user's ability to interact with the sheet. The best of both worlds!!
We will show the form with the optional vbModeless, this allows the user to interact with the rest of the Application /worksheets/etc. Since a modeless form continues code execution, we need to simulate a pause and we can do this with a Loop. The loop will run indefinitely, and only break once the UserForm is closed, at which point the rest of the code will continue to execute.
UserForm3.Show vbModeless
Do While UserForm3.Visible
DoEvents
Loop
LastPos = LastPos + 1
'You MAY need to reset some variables, if the Filter/Autofilter has affected these/etc.
Design-wise, give your form a single Label control and set its .Caption property (and the form's .Caption property) in some useful/instructive way. You could add a command button but that seems unnecessary, since all the button would do is invoke the Terminate event (which can always be done with the red "X")
For your issue with copying (apparent failure to paste), try changing this:
Sheets("AEP").Select
With ActiveSheet
.UsedRange.SpecialCells(xlCellTypeVisible).Copy _
Destination:=Sheets("Display").range("A" & LastPos)
.AutoFilterMode = False
Application.CutCopyMode = False
End With
To this:
With ActiveSheet
.UsedRange.SpecialCells(xlCellTypeVisible).Copy
Sheets("Display").range("A" & LastPos).PasteSpecial
.AutoFilterMode = False
Application.CutCopyMode = False
End With
I want to design VBA code that protects excel document with password.
I know its possible with excel tools and its more secure, but I want to try this and use it in other projects.
I wrote this code
vPass = InputBox("Password : ")
If StrComp(vPass, "predefinedPass") <> 0 Then Application.Quit
But when I put it in Workbook_Open, the content of the file is still showing while while waiting for user to give password.
I don't want the content of file to be shown.
Any ideas??
It is simple before firing the event set
Application.Screenupdating = False
once the condition is true set screenupdating back to true
I have a macro that takes roughly five seconds to execute and I'm using the code Application.ScreenUpdating = False so it looks like Word has locked up when it's running.
I use a message box at the end to tell them it's complete, but I'd like to display an image during its execution that tells the user the macro is running (primarily so they don't get worried, but also because it's nicer to look at).
There might be an easier way to go about this, but I decided to create an image, create a very basic user form, and simply set my image as its background. Then, I have that user form pop up as soon as the code starts to run.
The problem I'm having is that unless I close it, the rest of the code won't execute. It just hangs until I do something. Is there a way I can get the user form to be displayed without stopping the rest of the process? If not, is there another approach I can take to display an image while the macro is running?
You can show the userform as non-modal:
Userform1.Show False
'do more stuff (doesn't wait for form to close)
Userform1.Hide
I too have found that if you .show a userform at the beginning of the process, images contained within userform take a while to display and the result is less than smooth.
I have solved it by inserting a 1 second "wait" immediately after the userform.show instruction. In that split second, the image loads and displays successfully and the result is seamless.
Here the code. I have 2 macros: 1 to display and 1 to hide. I call the first macro at the beginning of the process just before freezing the screen and the second at the end of the process just before unfreezing the screen
Userform name is "myuserform"
Sub message_show()
userform.Show False
Application.Wait (Now + TimeValue("0:00:01"))
End Sub
Sub message_hide()
Application.Wait (Now + TimeValue("0:00:02"))
userform.Hide
End Sub