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  1. 06-22-2010, 10:03 PM #1
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    How to display system time and date continuously on cell while

    Hi ,

    With the matter above, i would like to get advise for displaying the system time and date continuously on a cell while another macro is running .

    I have a macro that will rerun every 30 seconds with the purpose to update the data on sheet. Meanwhile, i tend to display the system time conterminously where the seconds will tick always.

    I tried to work out for it and have my code written on the sheet (not module) but the cell doesn't show the system time. Would like to remind that my another macro is running.
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    Is there any way to correct my code or do the system time display continuously?
    Thank you very much!
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    Re: How to display system time and date continuously on cell while

    Why don't you just display the clock in Date & Time Properties?

    And please read the forum rules about CODE tags.
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    Re: How to display system time and date continuously on cell while

    hi, Thanks for reply and i will take notes on the code tag.

    May i noe what does Guru means by display clock in date and time properties?

    I have use the date and time properties to display the execution time of my current macro (not being showed here). And yet how can i display the system time continuously while my current macro is executing?

    says that cell "A1" display the time and date once my current macro is refreshed, cell "A2" display the system time with its changing seconds.

    My current macro will be executed once the workbook is opened and will auto refresh every 30 seconds.

    The "seconds" of the clock display will keep on updating no matter the regardless on my current macro activities.

    Kindly advise please it is possible?
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    Re: How to display system time and date continuously on cell while

    It is possible using windows timers, but it's not supported and I'm not sure I recommend it (if it goes wrong it will almost certainly crash your computer).
    With that in mind, here's a demo courtesy of the ingenious mind of Jaafar Tribak.
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    Re: How to display system time and date continuously on cell while

    Thank you for your reply very much. It does work find with my code but i encountered problem when i tried to change the format of time as below

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    I tend to display the Date and Time (in 12Format), but it fails to update the system time continuously. May i noe what is the problem? Is it something to do with the argument in SetTimer function?

    Other than that, what is the meaning by crash with my system? Might occur error due to lin 32?

    Please advise. Thank you very much.
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    Re: How to display system time and date continuously on cell while

    You need to have a formula in the cell, not a static value.
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    Re: How to display system time and date continuously on cell while

    Yes, I tried to set format as before 

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    But it stil doesn't work out... Where is my mistake?
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    Re: How to display system time and date continuously on cell while

    You have removed this line:
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    hence the TimerProc has no idea which cell to calculate.
    And when I say crash, I mean your system will freeze or reboot. Use at your own peril.
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    Re: How to display system time and date continuously on cell while

    i have removed all the unnecessary line and adapt it to my code. After editing, the code works finely. My own macro running well and system time able to run continuously but in 24 hour format and without date.

    But when i changed the format to 12 Hours and append date, the system time unable to work well.


    Thank you for your advise again.
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    Re: How to display system time and date continuously on cell while

    Since I don't know what you are using, I can't tell you. Why not just alter the format of the cell though?
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    Re: How to display system time and date continuously on cell while

    Hi, I have tried to modify the text format as below

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    and it works fine.

    Noticed that to display the time format in 12 hour, have to define the ampm as AM/PM ... not AMPM (thought it is accepted in other cases). On the other hand, i tried to fix the cell formula directly tru excel sheet, yet the format declaration in macro will overwrite my setting.

    Please share your option if u know what is the reason for above. :D

    Here by just for sharing how to display the date and time (12 format) always on a cell. and many thanks to Guru reference.
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