Hi all,
I'm running separate instances of Excel 2003 to make better use of
processor power. Each of 3 instances of Excel runs a simulation. Every
now and then this process fails because of interfering copy paste
commands which are somehow get mixed up across the multiple instances
of excel.

I'm already using the range(a).value = range(b).value copy methode for
values.

Can anyone help me find a similar methode for 1) formulas and 2) all
formats, without using the troublesome pastespecial?

Ad 1) formulas:
I tried:
Range("C1:C10").Formula = Range("A1:A10").Formula
doesn't work, as it does not retain the dynamic nature of some of the
references in the formulas..
I also tried
Range("A1:C10").Formula = Range("A1:A10").Formula
which does work, but overwrites B1:B10, and I can't have that..


Regards,
Poniente

http://groups.google.nl/group/micros...79a1d63d284bb5
On 8 apr, 23:11, "Jon Peltier" wrote:
Without seeing any of your code, it's hard to tell where you might make
improvements. I can't see that cell by cell is more reliable than range by
range. Could you do range by range transfer of .value, instead ofcopy/paste? For example:

Worksheets(1).Range("A1:D10").Value = Worksheets(2).Range("F21:I30").value

No clipboard required.

- Jon
-------
Jon Peltier, MicrosoftExcelMVP
Tutorials and Custom Solutions
Peltier Technical Services, Inc. -http://PeltierTech.com
_______

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"snoopydoopy" wrote in message
I just realized that in the Macro, I am doing lot ofcopypaste. So
if there aremultipleinstancesorexcelrunning and each of them is
executing macros with lot ofcopyandpastecommands then the result
is going to be very screwed up. So I need to write code which would
do cell by cell explicitcopy.


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"snoopydoopy" wrote in message
Yeah, good point. I had taken care of part of it but need to remove
the selection portion for printing and stuff. I find it fascinating
that other people haven't felt the need to run things in parallel to
exploit the multiprocessor scenario. I knowexcel2007 does threading
behind the scenes to speed up calculations but still I think there is
a definite need to run lot of calculations in parallel.

I'm not sure whatt is troublesome with pastespecial. You can use just a
straight copy. Becuase you are using VALUE only the value gets copied and
not the formats or formulas.

range(b).copy destination:=range(a)



"Poniente" wrote:

Hi all,
I'm running separate instances of Excel 2003 to make better use of
processor power. Each of 3 instances of Excel runs a simulation. Every
now and then this process fails because of interfering copy paste
commands which are somehow get mixed up across the multiple instances
of excel.

I'm already using the range(a).value = range(b).value copy methode for
values.

Can anyone help me find a similar methode for 1) formulas and 2) all
formats, without using the troublesome pastespecial?

Ad 1) formulas:
I tried:
Range("C1:C10").Formula = Range("A1:A10").Formula
doesn't work, as it does not retain the dynamic nature of some of the
references in the formulas..
I also tried
Range("A1:C10").Formula = Range("A1:A10").Formula
which does work, but overwrites B1:B10, and I can't have that..


Regards,
Poniente

http://groups.google.nl/group/micros...79a1d63d284bb5
On 8 apr, 23:11, "Jon Peltier" wrote:
Without seeing any of your code, it's hard to tell where you might make
improvements. I can't see that cell by cell is more reliable than range by
range. Could you do range by range transfer of .value, instead ofcopy/paste? For example:

Worksheets(1).Range("A1:D10").Value = Worksheets(2).Range("F21:I30").value

No clipboard required.

- Jon
-------
Jon Peltier, MicrosoftExcelMVP
Tutorials and Custom Solutions
Peltier Technical Services, Inc. -http://PeltierTech.com
_______

....
"snoopydoopy" wrote in message
I just realized that in the Macro, I am doing lot ofcopypaste. So
if there aremultipleinstancesorexcelrunning and each of them is
executing macros with lot ofcopyandpastecommands then the result
is going to be very screwed up. So I need to write code which would
do cell by cell explicitcopy.


....
"snoopydoopy" wrote in message
Yeah, good point. I had taken care of part of it but need to remove
the selection portion for printing and stuff. I find it fascinating
that other people haven't felt the need to run things in parallel to
exploit the multiprocessor scenario. I knowexcel2007 does threading
behind the scenes to speed up calculations but still I think there is
a definite need to run lot of calculations in parallel.

For whomever may be interested, the code below seems to work, although
I agree its not a beauty..


Sub PasteFormulas(CopyOriginal As Range, PasteOriginal As Range)

Dim CopyR As Range
Dim PasteR As Range
Dim PasteTemp As Range

Dim Counter As Long
Dim CopyRCells As Long
Dim PasteRCells As Long
Dim CopyRRows As Long
Dim CopyRCols As Long
Dim PasteRRows As Long
Dim PasteRCols As Long

Dim SSh As Worksheet
Dim TSh As Worksheet


Set CopyR = CopyOriginal
Set PasteR = PasteOriginal
CopyRCells = CopyOriginal.Cells.Count
PasteRCells = PasteOriginal.Cells.Count
CopyRRows = CopyOriginal.Rows.Count
CopyRCols = CopyOriginal.Columns.Count
PasteRRows = PasteOriginal.Rows.Count
PasteRCols = PasteOriginal.Columns.Count


' check if or cols or rows are 1
If CopyRRows 1 And CopyRCols 1 Then
MsgBox "For PasteFormulas vba, Copy range should either be 1
column or 1 row"
Exit Sub
End If

Dim WbOrg As String
Dim WbCP As String


Select Case CopyRRows

Case 1
' horizontal source
If PasteRCols < CopyRCols Then
MsgBox "Pasted cols < to Copied cols"
Exit Sub
End If
If CopyR.Cells(1).Column <= PasteR.Cells(1).Column Then
' copy left of paste

If CopyR.Cells(1).Row <= PasteR.Cells(PasteRCells).Row Then
' copy above paste
WbOrg = ActiveWorkbook.Name
Workbooks.Add
WbCP = ActiveWorkbook.Name
Set CopyR = Range("'[" & WbCP & "]Sheet1'!" &
CopyOriginal.Address)
Set PasteR = Range("'[" & WbCP & "]Sheet1'!" &
PasteOriginal.Address)
CopyR.Formula = CopyOriginal.Formula
Counter = 1
Do While Counter <= CopyRCols
Set PasteTemp = Range(CopyR.Cells(CopyRCells - Counter
+ 1).Address, _
PasteR.Cells(PasteRCells - Counter + 1).Address)

PasteTemp.Formula = CopyR.Cells(CopyRCells - Counter +
1).Formula
Counter = Counter + 1
Loop
PasteOriginal.Formula = PasteR.Formula
Windows(WbCP).Close savechanges:=False
End If

Set CopyR = CopyOriginal
Set PasteR = PasteOriginal
CopyRCells = CopyOriginal.Cells.Count
PasteRCells = PasteOriginal.Cells.Count
CopyRRows = CopyOriginal.Rows.Count
CopyRCols = CopyOriginal.Columns.Count
PasteRRows = PasteOriginal.Rows.Count
PasteRCols = PasteOriginal.Columns.Count

If CopyR.Cells(1).Row PasteR.Cells(1).Row Then
' copy below paste
WbOrg = ActiveWorkbook.Name
Workbooks.Add
WbCP = ActiveWorkbook.Name
Set CopyR = Range("'[" & WbCP & "]Sheet1'!" &
CopyOriginal.Address)
Set PasteR = Range("'[" & WbCP & "]Sheet1'!" &
PasteOriginal.Address)
CopyR.Formula = CopyOriginal.Formula
Counter = 1
Do While Counter <= CopyRCols
Set PasteTemp = Range(CopyR.Cells(CopyRCells - Counter
+ 1).Address, _
PasteR.Cells(PasteRCols - Counter + 1).Address)

PasteTemp.Formula = CopyR.Cells(CopyRCells - Counter +
1).Formula
Counter = Counter + 1
Loop
PasteOriginal.Resize(Application.WorksheetFunction .Min
(PasteRRows, CopyR.Cells(1).Row - PasteR.Cells(1).Row),
PasteRCols).Formula = PasteR.Formula
Windows(WbCP).Close savechanges:=False
End If
End If
Set CopyR = CopyOriginal
Set PasteR = PasteOriginal
CopyRCells = CopyOriginal.Cells.Count
PasteRCells = PasteOriginal.Cells.Count
CopyRRows = CopyOriginal.Rows.Count
CopyRCols = CopyOriginal.Columns.Count
PasteRRows = PasteOriginal.Rows.Count
PasteRCols = PasteOriginal.Columns.Count
If CopyR.Cells(1).Column PasteR.Cells(1).Column Then
' copy right of paste

If CopyR.Cells(1).Row <= PasteR.Cells(PasteRCells).Row Then
' copy above paste
Counter = 1
WbOrg = ActiveWorkbook.Name
Workbooks.Add
WbCP = ActiveWorkbook.Name
Set CopyR = Range("'[" & WbCP & "]Sheet1'!" &
CopyOriginal.Address)
Set PasteR = Range("'[" & WbCP & "]Sheet1'!" &
PasteOriginal.Address)
CopyR.Formula = CopyOriginal.Formula
Do While Counter <= CopyRCols
Set PasteTemp = Range(CopyR.Cells(Counter).Address, _
PasteR.Cells(PasteRCells - PasteRCols +
Counter).Address)

PasteTemp.Formula = CopyR.Cells(Counter).Formula
Counter = Counter + 1
Loop
' PasteOriginal.Resize(Application.WorksheetFunction .Min
(PasteRRows, CopyR.Cells(1).Row - PasteR.Cells(1).Row),
PasteRCols).Formula = PasteR.Formula
PasteOriginal.Formula = PasteR.Formula
Windows(WbCP).Close savechanges:=False
End If


Set CopyR = CopyOriginal
Set PasteR = PasteOriginal
CopyRCells = CopyOriginal.Cells.Count
PasteRCells = PasteOriginal.Cells.Count
CopyRRows = CopyOriginal.Rows.Count
CopyRCols = CopyOriginal.Columns.Count
PasteRRows = PasteOriginal.Rows.Count
PasteRCols = PasteOriginal.Columns.Count

If CopyR.Cells(1).Row PasteR.Cells(1).Row Then
' copy below paste
Counter = 1
WbOrg = ActiveWorkbook.Name
Workbooks.Add
WbCP = ActiveWorkbook.Name
Set CopyR = Range("'[" & WbCP & "]Sheet1'!" &
CopyOriginal.Address)
Set PasteR = Range("'[" & WbCP & "]Sheet1'!" &
PasteOriginal.Address)
CopyR.Formula = CopyOriginal.Formula
Do While Counter <= CopyRCols
Set PasteTemp = Range(CopyR.Cells(Counter).Address, _
PasteR.Cells(Counter).Address)

PasteTemp.Formula = CopyR.Cells(Counter).Formula
Counter = Counter + 1
Loop
Dim TestInt As Long
PasteOriginal.Resize(Application.WorksheetFunction .Min
(PasteRRows, CopyR.Cells(1).Row - PasteR.Cells(1).Row),
PasteRCols).Formula = PasteR.Formula
Windows(WbCP).Close savechanges:=False
End If

End If

Case Else
' vertical source
If PasteRRows < CopyRRows Then
MsgBox "Pasted rows < to Copied rows"
Exit Sub
End If

If CopyR.Cells(1).Row <= PasteR.Cells(1).Row Then
' copy above paste
If CopyR.Cells(1).Column <= PasteR.Cells(PasteRCells).Column
Then
' copy is left of or at paste


Counter = 1
WbOrg = ActiveWorkbook.Name
Workbooks.Add
WbCP = ActiveWorkbook.Name
Set CopyR = Range("'[" & WbCP & "]Sheet1'!" &
CopyOriginal.Address)
Set PasteR = Range("'[" & WbCP & "]Sheet1'!" &
PasteOriginal.Address)
CopyR.Formula = CopyOriginal.Formula
Do While Counter <= CopyRCells
Set PasteTemp = Range(CopyR.Cells(CopyRCells - Counter
+ 1).Address, _
PasteR.Cells(PasteRCells - (Counter - 1) *
PasteRCols).Address)

PasteTemp.Formula = CopyR.Cells(CopyRCells - Counter +
1).Formula
Counter = Counter + 1
Loop
PasteOriginal.Formula = PasteR.Formula
Windows(WbCP).Close savechanges:=False
End If


Set CopyR = CopyOriginal
Set PasteR = PasteOriginal
CopyRCells = CopyOriginal.Cells.Count
PasteRCells = PasteOriginal.Cells.Count
CopyRRows = CopyOriginal.Rows.Count
CopyRCols = CopyOriginal.Columns.Count
PasteRRows = PasteOriginal.Rows.Count
PasteRCols = PasteOriginal.Columns.Count

If CopyR.Cells(1).Column PasteR.Cells(1).Column Then
' copy is right of paste
' only changes set PasteTemp

Counter = 1
WbOrg = ActiveWorkbook.Name
Workbooks.Add
WbCP = ActiveWorkbook.Name
Set CopyR = Range("'[" & WbCP & "]Sheet1'!" &
CopyOriginal.Address)
Set PasteR = Range("'[" & WbCP & "]Sheet1'!" &
PasteOriginal.Address)
CopyR.Formula = CopyOriginal.Formula
Do While Counter <= CopyRCells
Set PasteTemp = Range(CopyR.Cells(CopyRCells - Counter
+ 1).Address, _
PasteR.Cells(PasteRCells - (Counter - 1) * PasteRCols
- PasteRCols + 1).Address)

PasteTemp.Formula = CopyR.Cells(CopyRCells - Counter +
1).Formula
Counter = Counter + 1
Loop
PasteOriginal.Resize(PasteRRows,
Application.WorksheetFunction.Min(PasteRCols, CopyR.Cells(1).Column -
PasteR.Cells(1).Column)).Formula = PasteR.Formula
Windows(WbCP).Close savechanges:=False
End If
Else
' copy below paste
' copy is left of or at paste
If CopyR.Cells(1).Column <= PasteR.Cells(PasteRCells).Column
Then
Counter = CopyRCells
WbOrg = ActiveWorkbook.Name
Workbooks.Add
WbCP = ActiveWorkbook.Name
Set CopyR = Range("'[" & WbCP & "]Sheet1'!" &
CopyOriginal.Address)
Set PasteR = Range("'[" & WbCP & "]Sheet1'!" &
PasteOriginal.Address)
CopyR.Formula = CopyOriginal.Formula
Do While Counter = 1
Set PasteTemp = Range(CopyR.Cells(CopyRCells - Counter
+ 1).Address, _
PasteR.Cells(PasteRCells - (Counter - 1) *
PasteRCols).Address)

PasteTemp.Formula = CopyR.Cells(CopyRCells - Counter +
1).Formula
Counter = Counter - 1
Loop
PasteOriginal.Formula = PasteR.Formula
Windows(WbCP).Close savechanges:=False
End If
' copy is right of paste
' only changes set PasteTemp


Set CopyR = CopyOriginal
Set PasteR = PasteOriginal
CopyRCells = CopyOriginal.Cells.Count
PasteRCells = PasteOriginal.Cells.Count
CopyRRows = CopyOriginal.Rows.Count
CopyRCols = CopyOriginal.Columns.Count
PasteRRows = PasteOriginal.Rows.Count
PasteRCols = PasteOriginal.Columns.Count

If CopyR.Cells(1).Column PasteR.Cells(1).Column Then
Counter = CopyRCells
WbOrg = ActiveWorkbook.Name
Workbooks.Add
WbCP = ActiveWorkbook.Name
Set CopyR = Range("'[" & WbCP & "]Sheet1'!" &
CopyOriginal.Address)
Set PasteR = Range("'[" & WbCP & "]Sheet1'!" &
PasteOriginal.Address)
CopyR.Formula = CopyOriginal.Formula
Do While Counter = 1
Set PasteTemp = Range(CopyR.Cells(CopyRCells - Counter
+ 1).Address, _
PasteR.Cells(PasteRCells - (Counter - 1) * PasteRCols
- PasteRCols + 1).Address)

PasteTemp.Formula = CopyR.Cells(CopyRCells - Counter +
1).Formula
Counter = Counter - 1
Loop
PasteOriginal.Resize(PasteRRows,
Application.WorksheetFunction.Min(PasteRCols, CopyR.Cells(1).Column -
PasteR.Cells(1).Column)).Formula = PasteR.Formula
Windows(WbCP).Close savechanges:=False

End If
End If

End Select


End Sub