I am running Excel2000 under WindowsXP. Is there any way
to "control" VBA so that it does not take 100% of
resources should it get stuck in a loop? When this
happens I end up manually shutting off power because I can
not get WIndow's "attention". I can get to the Window's
Security window (Cntl-Alt-Del), but the buttons do not do
anything. Shutting off power is not just hitting the
switch because I am running on a laptop pulled into a
docking station. Hitting the power switch (even pulling
the plug) just switches over to battery power. I have to
manually remove the laptop from the dock and pull out the
batery to get it to stop. Great fun.

Any help would be appreciated.

Thanks

There is no way to "throttle" VBA's CPU usage. You can put a
DoEvents statement at the bottom of the loop, but the better way
is, of course, to write your loops such that you don't get
"stuck" in a loop.


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Cordially,
Chip Pearson
Microsoft MVP - Excel
Pearson Software Consulting, LLC
www.cpearson.com


"MWE" wrote in message
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I am running Excel2000 under WindowsXP. Is there any way
to "control" VBA so that it does not take 100% of
resources should it get stuck in a loop? When this
happens I end up manually shutting off power because I can
not get WIndow's "attention". I can get to the Window's
Security window (Cntl-Alt-Del), but the buttons do not do
anything. Shutting off power is not just hitting the
switch because I am running on a laptop pulled into a
docking station. Hitting the power switch (even pulling
the plug) just switches over to battery power. I have to
manually remove the laptop from the dock and pull out the
batery to get it to stop. Great fun.

Any help would be appreciated.

Thanks

Usually pressing CTRL C or CTRL Break will allow you to stop the loop.

HTH

KenM