VBA- Application.Wait?

[Mel]

Does PowerPoint not have "Application.Wait" like Excel? Is there
another way to pause code for a few seconds in PPT 2003/2007 while a
small bat file runs?

-Mel

[David Marcovitz]

Post by Mel
Does PowerPoint not have "Application.Wait" like Excel? Is there
another way to pause code for a few seconds in PPT 2003/2007 while a
small bat file runs?
-Mel

From Example 8.4 on my Web site (http://www.PowerfulPowerPoint.com/):

Sub Wait()
waitTime = 5
Start = Timer
While Timer < Start + waitTime
DoEvents
Wend
End Sub

This will wait for 5 seconds.

--David

[Steve Rindsberg]

In article <312255c7-711b-46a2-977e-

Post by Mel
Does PowerPoint not have "Application.Wait" like Excel? Is there
another way to pause code for a few seconds in PPT 2003/2007 while a
small bat file runs?

Put your macro to Sleep
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00466.htm

There are more sophisticated ways of doing it, like launching the bat
file and monitoring its window, not proceeding until it closes. But if
you know that your bat file will complete in a short time and don't
mind waiting a few milliseconds extra here and there ... Sleep's the
simplest, most reliable way to get the job done.

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