Break Key doesn't work

E

ExcelMan

I have an Excel 97 application with a lot of VBA code that runs fine on my
machine with Windows 2000 Pro. I just bought a new laptop with Windows XP
Home and I installed Office 97 with Excel 97 (yes, I will be upgrading to
2003 -- the software is ordered but has not yet arrived).

Anyway, the app runs fine except for one thing -- I can't stop it. The
break key doesn't seem to to stop the code. The key itself seems to work
because when I use in combination with the Windows key to pop up the System
Status it does that just fine.

The laptop is an HP dv1156cl (dv1000). Anybody got any idea what is going
on?

Thanks.
 
E

ExcelMan

Ctrl-Break, fn-Break, Alt-Break, Shift-Break, just the Pause(Break) key.
I've tried virtually every two, and sometimes 3 key combination I can thing
of. Oh, and yes, the computer is plugged in and on.
 
T

Tom Ogilvy

Try Ctrl+C

You might want to consult the manual. Keys aren't always straightforward on
a laptop.
 
C

Charles Williams

I have also met situations where if you have a very tight loop the break key
does not always work (seems like it cant get Excel/VBA's attention because
its too busy). Adding DoEvents into the loop can sometimes help if this is
the problem.


regards
Charles
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