Time Dependent Macro

[kanos]

I have a spreadsheet that contains 25 hyperlinks to other spreadsheets on my network. I have created a macro that prints all these files once a week. Does anyone know if its possible to get this macro to run at at certain time every week? Essentially all I would have to do is leave the pc logged on with the spreadsheet open and it would just start off under its own steam.

I am running Excel 97 and NT

Many thanks in advance.

 

[SydneyGeek]

You need to use the OnTime event. See this link

http://www.mrexcel.com/board2/viewtopic.php?t=66133&highlight=

Denis

 

[Davers]

And just in case you need an idea or 2...look at this link:

http://www.mrexcel.com/board2/viewtopic.php?t=60730&highlight=

Dave M.

 

[kanos]

Thanks for the help guys, unfortunately putting OnTime into the help files on VBE does not come up with anything.

Thanks again.

 

[dk]

Here's OnTime explained in the help. Please post back if you can't get something to work




OnTime Method
See Also Applies To Example Specifics
Schedules a procedure to be run at a specified time in the future (either at a specific time of day or after a specific amount of time has passed).

expression.OnTime(EarliestTime, Procedure, LatestTime, Schedule)

expression Required. An expression that returns an Application object.

EarliestTime Required Variant. The time when you want this procedure to be run.

Procedure Required String. The name of the procedure to be run.

LatestTime Optional Variant. The latest time at which the procedure can be run. For example, if LatestTime is set to EarliestTime + 30 and Microsoft Excel is not in Ready, Copy, Cut, or Find mode at EarliestTime because another procedure is running, Microsoft Excel will wait 30 seconds for the first procedure to complete. If Microsoft Excel is not in Ready mode within 30 seconds, the procedure won’t be run. If this argument is omitted, Microsoft Excel will wait until the procedure can be run.

Schedule Optional Variant. True to schedule a new OnTime procedure. False to clear a previously set procedure. The default value is True.

Remarks
Use Now + TimeValue(time) to schedule something to be run when a specific amount of time (counting from now) has elapsed. Use TimeValue(time) to schedule something to be run a specific time.

Example
This example runs my_Procedure 15 seconds from now.

Application.OnTime Now + TimeValue("00:00:15"), "my_Procedure"
This example runs my_Procedure at 5 P.M.

Application.OnTime TimeValue("17:00:00"), "my_Procedure"
This example cancels the OnTime setting from the previous example.

Application.OnTime EarliestTime:=TimeValue("17:00:00"), _
Procedure:="my_Procedure", Schedule:=False

 

[kanos]

Ok guys got it, thanks for your help.