XL2002: Worksheet Change Causes Query Table to Be Refreshed Repeatedly (287103)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Excel 2002
This article was previously published under Q287103

SYMPTOMS

If you change any cell or refresh a query table in a Microsoft 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("A2").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

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To work around this issue, change your macro code so that query tables are not refreshed because of a change event. When you refresh a query table in earlier versions of Excel, this does not trigger Change events. The following code illustrates how the earlier sample macro should be changed to run correctly in all versions of Excel: 
Private Sub WorkSheet_Change(ByVal Target as Range)
   If Val(Application.Version) < 10 Then
   'Check the version of Excel.
      ThisWorkbook.Worksheets(1).Range("A2").QueryTable.Refresh BackgroundQuery:=False
   End If
End Sub

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article.

REFERENCES

For more information about worksheet change events, click Microsoft Visual Basic Help on the Help menu, type sheetchange event in the Office Assistant or the Answer Wizard, and then click Search to view the topic.
Modification Type:MinorLast Reviewed:10/11/2006
Keywords:kbbug kbpending KB287103
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