Application screenupdating in access vba

I always assumed it was just used so that it didn't scare end users into thinking their PC was about to crash.

When I started reading more into improving the efficiency of your code I understood what it was for but how much of an effect does Turning off screen updating will only make a difference to execution time if the code interacts with Excel in a way that causes changes to the screen content.

This site uses cookies to deliver our services and to show you relevant ads and job listings.Keep that on mind if you will execute anything which would take less time.And after all don’t turn screen updating on/off many times in some loop. And one more note (which you probably don’t want to hear) if you want it quick use C .Screen Updating = False 'swap between sheets 1/2 (need both sheets or this will crash) For i = 1 To numb Switches Sheets(1 (i Mod 2)). Screen Updating = True 'get results for part two results = results & vb Cr Lf & "Screen Updating IS disabled: " & Format(Time - start Time, "hh:mm:ss") & " seconds" 'show results Msg Box results End Sub Firstly I've been using the script written by Richie (UK) Post #7 Here It simply iterates through a loop changing the value of i in one cell.I have changed it slightly so it loops 10,000 times and I execute it 10 times for sample size.

Group='" & selectedgroup & "');" 'On Error Go To Error Handler With Active Sheet. Add(Connection:=s Conn Params, Destination:=Range("J1")) .