Hello,
I am trying to get a running countdown in excel - is there
combination of formulas I could use or would this require a macro an
if so, what would the code be?
Example: Using the current date and time, how many hours unti
midnight, 07/31/2004?
Thanks

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from vba help for ontime

OnTime Method
See Also Applies To Example Specifics
Schedules a procedure to be run at a specified time in the future (either at
a specific time of day or after a specific amount of time has passed).

expression.OnTime(EarliestTime, Procedure, LatestTime, Schedule)

expression Required. An expression that returns an Application object.

EarliestTime Required Variant. The time when you want this procedure to be
run.

Procedure Required String. The name of the procedure to be run.

LatestTime Optional Variant. The latest time at which the procedure can be
run. For example, if LatestTime is set to EarliestTime + 30 and Microsoft
Excel is not in Ready, Copy, Cut, or Find mode at EarliestTime because
another procedure is running, Microsoft Excel will wait 30 seconds for the
first procedure to complete. If Microsoft Excel is not in Ready mode within
30 seconds, the procedure won't be run. If this argument is omitted,
Microsoft Excel will wait until the procedure can be run.

Schedule Optional Variant. True to schedule a new OnTime procedure. False
to clear a previously set procedure. The default value is True.

Remarks
Use Now + TimeValue(time) to schedule something to be run when a specific
amount of time (counting from now) has elapsed. Use TimeValue(time) to
schedule something to be run a specific time.

Example
This example runs my_Procedure 15 seconds from now.

Application.OnTime Now + TimeValue("00:00:15"), "my_Procedure"This example
runs my_Procedure at 5 P.M.

Application.OnTime TimeValue("17:00:00"), "my_Procedure"This example cancels
the OnTime setting from the previous example.

Application.OnTime EarliestTime:=TimeValue("17:00:00"), _
Procedu="my_Procedure", Schedule:=False
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Don Guillett
SalesAid Software

"sixfivebeastman " wrote in
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Hello,
I am trying to get a running countdown in excel - is there a
combination of formulas I could use or would this require a macro and
if so, what would the code be?
Example: Using the current date and time, how many hours until
midnight, 07/31/2004?
Thanks!


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