Microsoft KB Archive/287103

= Excel may repeatedly update any query tables when you change any cell or refresh a query table =

Article ID: 287103

Article Last Modified on 2/13/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Office Excel 2007
 * Microsoft Office Excel 2003
 * Microsoft Excel 2002 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q287103





SYMPTOMS
If you change any cell or refresh a query table in a Microsoft Office Excel workbook, Excel may repeatedly refresh any query tables in the workbook without stopping.



CAUSE
This behavior can occur if you have a Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications (VBA) macro that refreshes query tables when a Change event occurs. Refreshing the query table triggers another Change event, which causes the macro to start again. The following sample macro causes this behavior to occur. Private Sub WorkSheet_Change(ByVal Target as Range) ThisWorkbook.Worksheets(1).Range(&quot;A2&quot;).QueryTable.Refresh BackgroundQuery:=False End Sub This sample macro refreshes the query table that intersects cell A2 on Sheet1 when a change is made to the worksheet.



RESOLUTION
To stop the repeated refreshing of the query table, press the ESC key.



WORKAROUND
Microsoft provides programming examples for illustration only, without warranty either expressed or implied. This includes, but is not limited to, the implied warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose. This article assumes that you are familiar with the programming language that is being demonstrated and with the tools that are used to create and to debug procedures. Microsoft support engineers can help explain the functionality of a particular procedure, but they will not modify these examples to provide added functionality or construct procedures to meet your specific requirements.

To work around this issue, change your macro code so that the QueryTable does not trigger a change event by disabling events before refreshing the QueryTable. Private Sub WorkSheet_Change(ByVal Target as Range) Application.EnableEvents = False ThisWorkbook.Worksheets(1).Range(&quot;A2&quot;).QueryTable.Refresh BackgroundQuery:=False Application.EnableEvents = True End Sub



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed in the &quot;Applies to&quot; section.

Additional query words: XL2002 XL2003 XL2007

Keywords: kbexpertisebeginner kbprb kbtshoot kbbug kbpending KB287103

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