Hi, not really a programer but just write a few macros to speed things up. I
have a set of sharts that I update based on about 35 sets of data. Each set
is assigned a range name and the macro just pastes the updated range into
the chart, simple. Recently upgraded from Excel 2003 to 2007.
The macro work OK but it is now very slow (cf excewl 2003). What use to take
say 45 secs in 2003 now takess up to several minutes in 2007. PC is running
XP pro, Intel E6400 core 2 duo, 1 Gb ram
..
Code is essentially -

CURRENT_DATA = Item.Name
CHART_NUMBER = CURRENT_DATA & "_Chart_Number"
CHART_NAME = "Chart " & Range(CHART_NUMBER).Value
ActiveSheet.ChartObjects(CHART_NAME).Activate
ActiveChart.PlotArea.Select
ActiveChart.SetSourceData
Source:=Sheets(CURRENT_DATA).Range(CURRENT_DATA), PlotBy _
:=xlColumns
This is really all the macro does, no additional calcs or anything.

Any suggestions as to why it runs so slow in 2007 comapred to Excel 2003?

This is a widely reported issue in Excel 2007. I know of no workarounds.

- Jon
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Jon Peltier, Microsoft Excel MVP
Tutorials and Custom Solutions
http://PeltierTech.com
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"Rick" wrote in message
...
Hi, not really a programer but just write a few macros to speed things up.
I have a set of sharts that I update based on about 35 sets of data. Each
set is assigned a range name and the macro just pastes the updated range
into the chart, simple. Recently upgraded from Excel 2003 to 2007.
The macro work OK but it is now very slow (cf excewl 2003). What use to
take say 45 secs in 2003 now takess up to several minutes in 2007. PC is
running XP pro, Intel E6400 core 2 duo, 1 Gb ram
.
Code is essentially -

CURRENT_DATA = Item.Name
CHART_NUMBER = CURRENT_DATA & "_Chart_Number"
CHART_NAME = "Chart " & Range(CHART_NUMBER).Value
ActiveSheet.ChartObjects(CHART_NAME).Activate
ActiveChart.PlotArea.Select
ActiveChart.SetSourceData
Source:=Sheets(CURRENT_DATA).Range(CURRENT_DATA), PlotBy _
:=xlColumns
This is really all the macro does, no additional calcs or anything.

Any suggestions as to why it runs so slow in 2007 comapred to Excel 2003?

Thanks Jon. Strange as actual calculations seem to run fine, just updating
of graphs is slow. I hope they get a fix!
Rick

"Jon Peltier" wrote in message
...
This is a widely reported issue in Excel 2007. I know of no workarounds.

- Jon
-------
Jon Peltier, Microsoft Excel MVP
Tutorials and Custom Solutions
http://PeltierTech.com
_______


"Rick" wrote in message
...
Hi, not really a programer but just write a few macros to speed things
up. I have a set of sharts that I update based on about 35 sets of data.
Each set is assigned a range name and the macro just pastes the updated
range into the chart, simple. Recently upgraded from Excel 2003 to 2007.
The macro work OK but it is now very slow (cf excewl 2003). What use to
take say 45 secs in 2003 now takess up to several minutes in 2007. PC is
running XP pro, Intel E6400 core 2 duo, 1 Gb ram
.
Code is essentially -

CURRENT_DATA = Item.Name
CHART_NUMBER = CURRENT_DATA & "_Chart_Number"
CHART_NAME = "Chart " & Range(CHART_NUMBER).Value
ActiveSheet.ChartObjects(CHART_NAME).Activate
ActiveChart.PlotArea.Select
ActiveChart.SetSourceData
Source:=Sheets(CURRENT_DATA).Range(CURRENT_DATA), PlotBy _
:=xlColumns
This is really all the macro does, no additional calcs or anything.

Any suggestions as to why it runs so slow in 2007 comapred to Excel 2003?