Article ID: 182583
Article Last Modified on 6/17/2005
APPLIES TO
- Microsoft Word 98 for Macintosh
This article was previously published under Q182583
SUMMARY
Word does not have a built-in method of delaying execution of a macro. You can, however, use one of the methods described in this article to achieve this effect.
MORE INFORMATION
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. You can use one of the following methods to delay execution of a macro using Visual Basic for Applications.
Method 1: Use an Empty For...Next Loop
A disadvantage to this method is that there is no direct way to determine the exact amount of time the program will take to execute the loop. The amount of time will be dependent on the speed of the computer. The following code will execute a loop that does nothing but take up some time.
For iCount = 1 to 1000
Next iCount
Method 2: Use the OnTime Method
Use the OnTime method to set an amount of time to pause.
The OnTime method uses the following syntax:
expression.OnTime(When, Name, Tolerance)
Because the Name argument requires the name of a macro to run, you must create two macros. The first macro to contain the OnTime Method call commands and other commands relevant to your macro. The second macro to run when the allotted time has passed. The second macro can be a 'dummy' macro that does nothing.
This example runs the macro named "DummyMacro" fifteen seconds from the time the example is run.
Sub MyMainMacro()
' Pause for 15 seconds.
Application.OnTime When:=Now + TimeValue("00:00:15"), _
Name:="DummyMacro"
End Sub
Public Sub DummyMacro()
' This macro does nothing.
End Sub
For more information about the OnTime method, click the Office Assistant while in the Visual Basic Editor, type OnTime method, click Search, and then click to view "OnTime Method."
NOTE: If the Assistant is hidden, click the Office Assistant button on the Standard toolbar. If the Assistant is not able to answer your query, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
176476 OFF: Office Assistant Not Answering Visual Basic Questions
For additional information, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
181058 OFF98: How to Run Sample Code from Knowledge Base Articles
REFERENCES
For more information about getting help with Visual Basic for Applications, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
163435 VBA: Programming Resources for Visual Basic for Applications
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