Hi Mike;

I am doing that with the code now. As long as the user keeps the
application focus on Excel the updating works but if they say, go check email
and then come back when Excel regains focus the status bar does not update
even thought the routine is successfully running in the back ground.

Thanks,

"Mike H" wrote:

As long as you pick up the value of XXXX in a variable as your code loops
then try

Application.StatusBar = xxxx



Mike

"DownThePaint" wrote:

I have a VBA routine that keeps the user updated on progress by changing the
status bar (Processing xxx Row of yyyy). When the user multi tasks and goes
to do something else and then comes back to Excel the status bar updating is
frozen. I have the Application.ScreenUpdating set to TRUE.

Any Ideas?