I'd try a combination of the Application.Wait and a loop to check to see if the download file is ready.
Depending on file size, I'd probably check the size of the download file. then wait for 5 seconds, and check again. If the file size changes, then wait again until the file size no longer changes, then break out of the loop. Like: Sub FileCheck() Dim Loopcnt Dim fName, fPath, fSource Dim fso, f, LastSize Dim FileFlag As Boolean fName = "C:\temp\VBA\TestFile.txt" LastSize = 0 FileFlag = False Set fso = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject") For Loopcnt = 1 To 1000 If (fso.fileexists(fName)) Then Set f = fso.getfile(fName) If (LastSize = f.Size) Then FileFlag = True Exit For Else LastSize = f.Size End If End If Application.Wait Now() + TimeValue("00:00:05") Next Loopcnt If (Not FileFlag) Then MsgBox "Loop Count exceeded without identifying File" Else MsgBox "File Size = " & Format(LastSize, "###,###,###,###") & " after " & Loopcnt & " iterations" End If End Sub Paul ----------------------------------------- “Do all the good you can, By all the means you can, In all the ways you can, In all the places you can, At all the times you can, To all the people you can, As long as ever you can.” - John Wesley ----------------------------------------- From: Sukanta Datta <datta.sukant...@gmail.com> >To: excel-macros@googlegroups.com >Sent: Tuesday, June 10, 2014 10:09 AM >Subject: $$Excel-Macros$$ How to pause the Excel VBA macro at certain point >and then start again > > > >I am trying to automate metrics collection. My macro is downloading data from >an Internet Application. Then I use that data to generate metrics. When I run >the macro in break mode (line by line execution) it works fine but when I take >out the break it does not work. I think the problem is that Internet >Application takes few minutes to generate the file and my macro runs beyond >that point so it does not Set the workbooks properly. I tried to slow it down >with Application.Wait command but then the Internet File generation wait until >my timeer is over. I tried to loop it until I find the file in in the Internet >download Teamporary director but the application hangup and I have to kill the >process to start over. Can somebody tell me how can I stop executing my macro >in a certain point but that will not stop generating the Internet Application >down load file. -- >Are you =EXP(E:RT) or =NOT(EXP(E:RT)) in Excel? And do you wanna be? It’s >=TIME(2,DO:IT,N:OW) ! Join official Facebook page of this forum @ >https://www.facebook.com/discussexcel > >FORUM RULES > >1) Use concise, accurate thread titles. Poor thread titles, like Please Help, >Urgent, Need Help, Formula Problem, Code Problem, and Need Advice will not get >quick attention or may not be answered. >2) Don't post a question in the thread of another member. >3) Don't post questions regarding breaking or bypassing any security measure. >4) Acknowledge the responses you receive, good or bad. >5) Jobs posting is not allowed. >6) Sharing copyrighted material and their links is not allowed. > >NOTE : Don't ever post confidential data in a workbook. Forum owners and >members are not responsible for any loss. >--- >You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MS >EXCEL AND VBA MACROS" group. >To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >email to excel-macros+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >To post to this group, send email to excel-macros@googlegroups.com. >Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/excel-macros. >For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > > > -- Are you =EXP(E:RT) or =NOT(EXP(E:RT)) in Excel? And do you wanna be? It’s =TIME(2,DO:IT,N:OW) ! Join official Facebook page of this forum @ https://www.facebook.com/discussexcel FORUM RULES 1) Use concise, accurate thread titles. Poor thread titles, like Please Help, Urgent, Need Help, Formula Problem, Code Problem, and Need Advice will not get quick attention or may not be answered. 2) Don't post a question in the thread of another member. 3) Don't post questions regarding breaking or bypassing any security measure. 4) Acknowledge the responses you receive, good or bad. 5) Jobs posting is not allowed. 6) Sharing copyrighted material and their links is not allowed. NOTE : Don't ever post confidential data in a workbook. Forum owners and members are not responsible for any loss. --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MS EXCEL AND VBA MACROS" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to excel-macros+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to excel-macros@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/excel-macros. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.