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"ordnance1" <ordnance1(a)comcast.net> wrote in message
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> An additional question
>
> In your post you said I should remember to cancel the second OnTime before
> I quite Excel. So I added the line below to my BeforeClose routine, but I
> get an error Method 'OnTime' of object'_Application failed.
>
>
> Application.OnTime RunWhenSplash, "ShowMySplash", , False
>
>
> "ordnance1" <ordnance1(a)comcast.net> wrote in message
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>> I will give that a try tomorrow. Thanks a lot.
>>
>>
>> "EricG" <EricG(a)discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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>>> You can simply add a second OnTime function. Define the CONSTANT
>>> SPLASH_MINUTES to be 7, and then add this code:
>>>
>>> RunWhenSplash = Now + TimeSerial(0, SPLASH_MINUTES, 0)
>>> Application.OnTime RunWhenSplash, "ShowMySplash", , True
>>>
>>> Public Sub ShowMySplash
>>> ClosingSplashScreen.Show ' Modal or Not?
>>> ' Do something based on user response?
>>> End Sub
>>>
>>> Don't forget to cancel the second OnTime before you quit Excel:
>>>
>>> Application.OnTime RunWhenSplash, "ShowMySplash", , False
>>>
>>> HTH,
>>>
>>> Eric
>>>
>>> "ordnance1" wrote:
>>>
>>>> I have this timer code I got courtesy of Chip Pearson
>>>> (http://www.cpearson.com/excel/TimedClose.htm) and am wondering if it
>>>> can be
>>>> altered in such a way that when I get down to 3 minutes (NUM_MINUTES is
>>>> set
>>>> to 10 minutes) ClosingSplashScreen.Show will run?
>>>>
>>>> Private Sub Workbook_Open()
>>>>
>>>> On Error Resume Next
>>>> Application.OnTime RunWhen, "SaveAndClose", , False
>>>> On Error GoTo 0
>>>> RunWhen = Now + TimeSerial(0, NUM_MINUTES, 0)
>>>> Application.OnTime RunWhen, "SaveAndClose", , True
>>>>
>>>> End Sub
>>>>