Pause code execution but let Excel work -


i making macro want following things:

  1. open file.

  2. wait till file fills data (this file uses cell formulae download data external database, download takes approx 15 seconds)

  3. after 20 seconds check if downloaded, if no, wait further 10 seconds (up minute total waiting).
  4. if downloaded, archive , close file.

the problem have stopping code execution time while letting formulae update in meantime - tried application.wait after reading @ msdn that:

the wait method suspends microsoft excel activity , may prevent performing other operations on computer while wait in effect. however, background processes such printing , recalculation continue."

but didn't work - wait stopped both code , data download. there way stop code while let other excel activity continue? i'd macro able run unattended possible have ran in middle of night.

edit: tried siddarth's answer , doesn't work me. code tried:

sub processfile()      dim bbgwb workbook     dim filepath string      filepath = "c:\test\0900cet.xls"     set bbgwb = workbooks.open(filepath)      wait 60      filepath = "c:\test\archive\"     if len(dir(filepath)) = 0         mkdir filepath     else         'do nothing.     end if      filepath = "c:\test\archive\0900.xls"      bbgwb.worksheets(1).range("a1:az200").copy     bbgwb.worksheets(1).range("a1:az200").pastespecial xlpastevaluesandnumberformats     bbgwb.worksheets(1).range("c142").value =      bbgwb.saveas filename:=filepath, fileformat:=56     bbgwb.close     thisworkbook.close  end sub  private sub wait(byval nsec long)     nsec = nsec + timer     while nsec > timer         doevents     wend end sub

0900cet.xls has formulae which, after opening it, autoupdate data (which want store , archive, that's why add whole copy/paste special part @ end). tested opening 0900cet.xls manually (all formulae updated after 17.3 seconds) , via code above (not single cell updated before file got archived.

i use sub created self

sub sample()     '     '~~>     '     wait 5 '<~~ wait 5 seconds. change applicable     '     '~~>     ' end sub  private sub wait(byval nsec long)     nsec = nsec + timer     while nsec > timer         doevents     wend end sub

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