The code below is supposed to create a simple animation
of an area filling up over time. It works when I 'single-
step' through it, but under normal execution, nothing is
displayed no matter how long the delay is set for until
the code execution is complete.

Can anyone help?

'== Box Fill ==
Const cFillBarX As Single = 50
Const cFillBarY As Single = 50
Const cGrad_Lines As Single = 20
Const OS1 As Single = 5
Const OS2 As Single = 20
'''
Dim Grad_Lines(1 To cGrad_Lines) As Shape
Dim LGrad_Lines(1 To cGrad_Lines) As LineFormat

Dim A, B, W, C, D, H, I, J As Single
'''

Sub Vert_FillBar_Animate()

Dim CurrentSheet As Worksheet
Dim WS As Worksheet
Set WS = ActiveSheet

' Gradiant Lines - Horizontal

For I = 1 To OS2 - 1

ActiveSheet.Cells(11, 2) = I

A = cFillBarX: B = cFillBarY - I
C = A + OS1: D = B
Set Grad_Lines(I) = WS.Shapes.AddLine(beginx:=A, _
beginy:=B, endx:=C, endy:=D)
Set LGrad_Lines(I) = Grad_Lines(I).Line
Grad_Lines(I).Name = "Grads" & I
LGrad_Lines(I).ForeColor.RGB = RGB(0, 0, 255)
LGrad_Lines(I).Weight = 2
Short_Del
Next I

ActiveSheet.Cells(11, 2) = ""
End Sub


Sub Clear_Lines()

Dim CurrentSheet As Worksheet
Dim WS As Worksheet
Set WS = ActiveSheet

On Error Resume Next
For J = 1 To cGrad_Lines
With WS.Shapes
.Item("Grads" & J).Delete
End With
Next J
On Error GoTo 0
End Sub


Sub Short_Del()

Dim CT As Double

CT = Timer + 0.5 'Del
Do While Timer < CT
Loop

End Sub

put in
DoEvents

immediately after the update.

make sure you don't have screenupdating turned off.

--
Regards,
Tom Ogilvy

"Johnb3" wrote in message
...
The code below is supposed to create a simple animation
of an area filling up over time. It works when I 'single-
step' through it, but under normal execution, nothing is
displayed no matter how long the delay is set for until
the code execution is complete.

Can anyone help?

'== Box Fill ==
Const cFillBarX As Single = 50
Const cFillBarY As Single = 50
Const cGrad_Lines As Single = 20
Const OS1 As Single = 5
Const OS2 As Single = 20
'''
Dim Grad_Lines(1 To cGrad_Lines) As Shape
Dim LGrad_Lines(1 To cGrad_Lines) As LineFormat

Dim A, B, W, C, D, H, I, J As Single
'''

Sub Vert_FillBar_Animate()

Dim CurrentSheet As Worksheet
Dim WS As Worksheet
Set WS = ActiveSheet

' Gradiant Lines - Horizontal

For I = 1 To OS2 - 1

ActiveSheet.Cells(11, 2) = I

A = cFillBarX: B = cFillBarY - I
C = A + OS1: D = B
Set Grad_Lines(I) = WS.Shapes.AddLine(beginx:=A, _
beginy:=B, endx:=C, endy:=D)
Set LGrad_Lines(I) = Grad_Lines(I).Line
Grad_Lines(I).Name = "Grads" & I
LGrad_Lines(I).ForeColor.RGB = RGB(0, 0, 255)
LGrad_Lines(I).Weight = 2
Short_Del
Next I

ActiveSheet.Cells(11, 2) = ""
End Sub


Sub Clear_Lines()

Dim CurrentSheet As Worksheet
Dim WS As Worksheet
Set WS = ActiveSheet

On Error Resume Next
For J = 1 To cGrad_Lines
With WS.Shapes
.Item("Grads" & J).Delete
End With
Next J
On Error GoTo 0
End Sub


Sub Short_Del()

Dim CT As Double

CT = Timer + 0.5 'Del
Do While Timer < CT
Loop

End Sub