I have an Excel workbook with a sheet that hold data that I want to update
from an MS SQL database. Normally the sheet is hidden, and I want unhide it
and place the recordset onto the sheet.

I have the logic to copy the downloaded recordsheet, but what I want to do
is open the workbook and retrieve a small dataset from the server without the
user seeing the new sheet.

My Excel help is rather limited on the company's PC, so if someone could
assist with providing a little code chunk I would greatly appreciate it.

In old (very old) versions of Lotus, a macro could run a WindowsOff Command
to shut of the Windows updating while the macro was running. Is there
something similar in VBA?

TIA.

Mark

Not sure if this is what you are looking for, but you can switch off
Screen updating:

Application.ScreenUpdating = False

Hope that helps.

Remy Blaettler
www.collaboral.com

You must remember to set this back to TRUE once the macro has done its
work. Your error handler should also turn it back to TRUE.

Pete

Thanks guys. It worked well.

"Pete" wrote:

You must remember to set this back to TRUE once the macro has done its
work. Your error handler should also turn it back to TRUE.

Pete