Excel: Using HALT to Stop an Auto_Close Macro in 3.00

ID: Q67473

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Excel for the Macintosh, versions 3.0, 4.0

SUMMARY

If it is necessary to stop an Auto_Close macro (while debugging a macro or after a question dialog box), using the function HALT(TRUE) will stop the macro and prevent the macro sheet from closing.

NOTE: Halting an Auto_Close macro requires Excel 3.00 or later. Using Auto_Close in earlier versions of Excel can cause unpredictable results or loss of data.

MORE INFORMATION

The structure for the HALT function is as follows:


   HALT(cancel_close)

"Cancel_close" is a logical value that specifies whether the macro sheet, when encountering the HALT function in an Auto_Close macro, is closed.

If "cancel_close" is TRUE, Excel halts the macro and prevents the document from closing. If "cancel_close" is FALSE or omitted, Excel halts the macro and closes the document.

REFERENCES

For more information on the HALT function, see page 217 of the "Microsoft Excel Function Reference" version 4.0 manual or page 120 of the "Microsoft Excel Function Reference" version 3.0 manual.

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Last Reviewed: March 21, 1999