#MS EXCEL DEBUG MODE MAC#

Name, be sure to change all of the references to the macro accordingly.Desktop debugging for the Mac is not available but can be achieved using the browser tools and command line to debug Excel on the web).

This way, if anything goes wrong, you haven't destroyed valuable information.Īfter making the changes to the macro, save it again. TIP: If the macro operates on important data, make a temporary copy of the data to work with during the The Undoīutton is available on the Quick Access toolbar to reverse the recent changes, as well. You can also use the standard cut, copy, and paste operations to edit a macro. The macro design and choose a command from the shortcut menu to add or delete actions. Use the Insert Rows and Delete Rows commands in the Rows group, or right-click in In the Property Sheet and choosing Macro Builder. Report in Design or Layout view and open the Macro window by clicking the Build button If the macro is embedded, open the form or To open a standalone macro for modification, right-click the macro name in the Modifying a MacroĪfter you see how a macro runs, you might decide to make some changes to it, such asĪdding another action, changing the order of the actions, adding a condition to the action,Īdding a Where Condition argument to limit the records, or creating additional macros to You can tell it's a different macro by the name thatĪppears in the Macro Name box. If other macros run as a result of the macro that you're testing, their steps are alsoĭisplayed in the Macro Single Step dialog box. Might open a form that has other macros assigned to the OnOpen, OnLoad, or other event For example, an OpenForm action in a macro NOTE: Your macro might cause other macros to run. If another error occurs, the macro stops and an Action Failed dialog box appears. Continue Stops Single Step mode and runs the rest of the macro without stopping.Step (default) Moves to the next action.Your options in this dialog box are as follows: NOTE: The Single Step mode remains in effect until you turn it off by clicking the Single StepĬommand again, or choosing Run and clearing the Single Step command. To start stepping through the macro, click the Single StepĬommand in the Tools group, and then click the Run command to carry out the first action.Ī Macro Single Step dialog box opens showing the details of the first step in your macro. Method to move through the macro, one action at a time. If you create a macro with many actions and it contains an error, you can use the Single Step It to create a macro or procedure that can respond to that particular type of error. NOTE The error number shown in the Action Failed dialog box is new to Access 2007. Then, it's up to you to switch to the Macro Other data about where the fault occurred. Before closing the dialog box, note the action name, error number, and Your only option in this dialog box is to click Stop All Macros It also shows anyĬonditions that were in effect. You can tell by the two commas with no argument between them. The followingĪrguments box shows that the second argument is missing from the GoToRecord action. This tells you whichĪction in the macro failed and the arguments being used at the time. Message, and then click OK to open the Action Failed dialog box. In this case, we left out the required Object Name argument. If an error occurs during the operation, Access displays an error message explaining the Macro window from the form or report event property and run it by clicking the Run command. If your macro is embedded in a particular form or report, open the form or report inįorm or Report view and perform the task that activates the macro. Right-click the macro name and choose Run from the shortcut menu.Navigation Pane by one of the following methods: After you name and save a standalone macro, you can run it from the While still in the Macro window, on the Design tab's Tools group, click the

Starting the MacroĪfter you finish adding the actions and setting the arguments, you can run a macro in Step method of running the macro to see what went wrong. If an error occurs in the macro or you don't get the results you expect, use the Single You have aĬhoice of running the complete macro at once or stepping through the macro one action atĪ time. After you complete the macro, you can run it to see if it behaves as planned.

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