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Tom Pachulka Tom Pachulka is offline
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Default Excel 2000 formula recalc problem

Hi everybody,

I have a problem making sure all the formulas in the spreadsheet
recalculate, when recalc is called from within a macro.

I have a complicated spreadsheet model that takes a second or two to
recalculate. I run a macro that:

1. Sets up parameters
2. Forces recalc
3. Grabs the output
4. Cycles back to step 1 with different parameters, etc.

My code looks something like this:

For j = pageFirst To pageLast Step pageStep

<set up parameters of the j-th scenario
Application.CalculateFull
<save the output, which is just a rectangular range in one of
the tabs

Next

The problem is, sometimes Excel seems to grab the output before a
complete recalc is done. So the formulas are only partially updated
when the output is saved.

This happens pretty randomly, but also frequently enough (once in a
1,000 loops or so).

Why is this happening?
Is there any way to make ABSOLUTELY sure ALL formulas have been
recalc'd before proceeding to the output?

Thanks a lot!
Tom