Application.OnTIme

[Mike]

hi,

I created a copy macro within Excel that I need done at a
certain time each day. The copy macro (called copy3) is
under the Modules portion in Visual basic.

I put the following in the Sheet2 page in Visual basic:

Private Sub Timer()

Application.OnTime TimeValue("13:00:00"), "copy3"

End Sub


And it does not run the macro at 13:00.

What have I done wrong?


thanks,
Mike

 

[JE McGimpsey]

Did you run Timer?

 

[cmart02]

Mike,

You need to call the procedure before it will do anything. Ideally, it
should be a in a module so that it can be called from different locations.

All in all, if you do not run the routine you posted, it will not work.


Robert

 

[Guest]

Stupid question:

How do you run the timer?


Ideally I would like this to run automatically. That is
I would use Scheduled Tasks to bring the worksheet up
then later in the day have the copy macro run so I don't
want to have to run the timer unless this can be done
automatically when the spreadsheet comes up.


thanks

 

[cmart02]

You can do that too. But you need to add a call on the Workbook_Open event in
order to call the procedure. Then you can use another onTime to close the
workbook after a few seconds.

Have a look at ExcelTip for the code on how to unload the workbook after the
time has elapsed.

Robert

 

[Gord Dibben]

You could place the code in the ThisWorkbook module as a Workbook_Open Sub
which would run when the workbook is opened.

This would start the Timer, which would run copy3 at 13:00:00

If you are going to use Task Scheduler to open the workbook at a certain
time(13:00:00) each day, you wouldn't need the Application.OnTime code.

Just have the copy3 code in the Workbook_Open code. TS would open the
workbook, copy3 would run, more code would save and close the workbook if
desired.

Gord Dibben Excel MVP

 

[mike]

Gord,

Thank you very much. I can now automate everything.

Mike

 

[Gord Dibben]

Thanks for the feedback Mike.

Gord

Gord,

Thank you very much. I can now automate everything.

Mike

 

[timothyp]

I am having a similar problem. I'm attempting to get an excel file t
open up and auto open a macro. I am using Windows 2000 server wit
Scheduled Tasks. I set up a task with a batch file that looks lik
this:

c:\progra~1\micros~3\Office\Excel.exe D:\macro\test.xls

When I tell the task to run, it shows a status of running, howeve
never does anything. I don't see Excel open anywhere in the activ
processes. In fact, the process never stops running and I have t
manually tell it to end task.

I've tested this particular line in the Run prompt and the macro open
up and runs perfectly.

Any ideas why this isn't working