XL97: Background Queries Suspended While Macro Executes

WORKAROUND

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Method 1

Modify the macro such that the query does not update in the background. To do this, set the BackgroundQuery argument for the Refresh method to False.

NOTE: In the following example, the BackgroundQuery argument for the Refresh method is set to False. When this argument is set to False, control is returned to the next line in the procedure only after the update is completed.

   Dim qTbl As QueryTable

   Sub CreateQueryTable()

      'Create a new query table.
      Set qTbl = ActiveSheet.QueryTables.Add("ODBC;dsn=Northwind", _
      ActiveSheet.Range("A1"), Sql:="Select * from Customers")

      'Refresh the query table.
      qTbl.Refresh BackgroundQuery:=False

     'Display the number of rows returned to the query table.
     MsgBox qTbl.ResultRange.Rows.Count & " Rows Returned"

   End Sub
				

Method 2

Use the OnTime method to check the Refreshing property of the query table at specific intervals of time. The OnTime method schedules a procedure to run at a specified time. While it waits to execute the scheduled procedure, Microsoft Excel continues to update the query in the background.

NOTE: In the following example, the OnTime method checks the Refreshing property of the background query.

   Dim qTbl As QueryTable

   Sub CreateQueryTable()

      'Create a new query table.
      Set qTbl = ActiveSheet.QueryTables.Add("ODBC;dsn=Northwind", _
         ActiveSheet.Range("A1"), Sql:="Select * from Customers")

      'Refresh the query table in the background.
      qTbl.Refresh BackgroundQuery:=True

      'Run the procedure to loop until the query is refreshed.
      CheckQueryRefreshState

   End Sub

   Sub CheckQueryRefreshState()

      If qTbl.Refreshing Then
         'If the query is still refreshing, call the
         'CheckQueryRefreshState again in one second.
         Application.OnTime Now() + TimeValue("00:00:01"), _
         "CheckQueryRefreshState"
      Else
         'Display the number of rows returned to the query table
         'after the query table is refreshed.
         MsgBox qTbl.ResultRange.Rows.Count & " Rows Returned"
      End If

   End Sub
				

Dim qTbl As QueryTable

Sub CreateQueryTable()

    'Create a new query table.
    Set qTbl = ActiveSheet.QueryTables.Add("ODBC;dsn=Northwind", _
         ActiveSheet.Range("A1"), Sql:="Select * from Customers")

    'Refresh the query table in the background.
    qTbl.Refresh BackgroundQuery:=True

    'Loop and wait until the query is refreshed.
    Do While qTbl.Refreshing
        DoEvents
    Loop

    'Display the number of rows returned to the query table.
    MsgBox qTbl.ResultRange.Rows.Count & " Rows Returned"

End Sub