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Set active Excel Worksheet activity bug

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Posted on by JuanPuelloUSGBC

Hello,

I found a bug for the "Activate Excel Worksheet" activity, which happens when the sheet that you are going to activate has underlying VBA code when it is actiavated and that code fails (VBA Error message box is displayed). When this occurs, the activity keeps going indefinitely because currently, there is no way to set a timeout for this activity.

I don't know where to report this bug or where to suggest to add a timeout property to these kind of excel activities.

Thanks!

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WillSG 352 Moderator on at

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Hi @JuanPuelloUSGBC I hope you are doing well.

Yes, there is a bug but in the macro code, not PAD, PAD is waiting for the macro to complete, but due to the unknown Macro error, PAD cannot continue.

Follow this to overcome this issue:

Sub YourMacroName()

Application.ScreenUpdating = False
Application.EnableEvents = False
Application.DisplayAlerts = False

[YOUR MACRO CODE GOES HERE]

Application.ScreenUpdating = True
Application.EnableEvents = True
Application.DisplayAlerts = True

End Sub

By disabling the Application.EnableEvents and the Application.DisplayAlerts the macro will continue, the bug into the Macro will continue, but if you don’t get the desired output is because of that, so will have to check the Macro code.

Please let me know if it works, happy automation!,

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Will SG
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@WillSG Thanks for the answer.

Unfortunately, I can not modify the Macro because the excel file is an external file for the automation. I think that the best approach for these scenarios where we can not control if the Macros inside a file are good or not is to add a timeout property.

On the other hand, I came up with a workaround which is to activate the sheet using UI activities instead of the Excel one. This way I can control if the VBA error message appears (I attached an example)

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Hi @JuanPuelloUSGBC I hope you are doing well.

Great Job, of course if you can not access the Macro itself, that would be a problem.

Nice workaround, my recommendation after the If action is to notify you or the user before closing the VBA Bug window, in that way you will now that there was an error in the macro.

Happy automation!,

If I have addressed your inquiry successfully, kindly consider marking my response as the preferred solution. If you found my assistance helpful, a 'Thumbs Up' would be greatly appreciated.

Additionally, I offer specialized consultancy and development services leveraging PAD. If you're interested in exploring these services further, feel free to DM me, and we can initiate a discussion.

Kind regards,

Will SG
Managing Director & Automation Lead
RAMS CR (Recruitment & Automation)
LinkedIn Profile