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How to repeat or loop a Macro every X minutes in Excel?

Author: Siluvia Last Modified: 2020-07-09

While working with Microsoft Excel, you may need to create Macros to achieve some operations. For example, you want to create a Macro to automatically copy a range of data to a new place. As the data will be changed frequently, you need this Macro to automatically run every 5 minutes without manually triggering it in order to synchronize these two ranges of data. How to achieve it? Method in this article can help you.

Repeat or loop a Macro every X minutes in Excel

Repeat or loop a Macro every X minutes in Excel

The following VBA code can help you to repeat a Macro every X minutes in Excel. Please do as follows.

1. Press Alt + F11 keys at the same time to open the Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications window.

2. In the Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications window, please click Insert > Module. Then copy and paste the below VBA code into the Code window. See screenshot:

VBA code: Repeat or loop a Macro every X minutes in Excel

Sub ReRunMacro()
Dim xMin As String

'Insert your code here
    xMin = GetSetting(AppName:="Kutools", Section:="Macro", Key:="min", Default:="")
    If xMin = "Exit" Then
    SaveSetting "Kutools", "Macro", "min", "False"
    Exit Sub
    End If
    If (xMin = "") Or (xMin = "False") Then
      xMin = Application.InputBox(prompt:="Please input the interval time you need to repeat the Macro", Title:="Kutools for Excel", Type:=2)
      SaveSetting "Kutools", "Macro", "min", xMin
    End If
    If (xMin <> "") And (xMin <> "False") Then
      Application.OnTime Now() + TimeValue("0:" + xMin + ":0"), "ReRunMacro"
    Else
      Exit Sub
    End If
End Sub

Note: In the code, please replace this line ‘Insert your code here with the code you will run every X minutes.

3. Press the F5 key to run the code. In the popping up Kutools for Excel dialog box, please enter the interval time you will repeat the macro based on, and then click the OK button. See screenshot:

From now on, the certain Macro will run repeatedly every 5 minutes in your workbook.

Note: If you need to stop the execution of the macro and change the interval of the cycle, please copy the below VBA code into the same Module window and press the F5 key to run the code. Then the Macro will be stopped, please rerun the above code to specify a new interval.

VBA code: Stop the execution of the macro

Sub ExitReRunMacro()
SaveSetting "Kutools", "Macro", "min", "Exit"
End Sub

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Rizal
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klo mengulang Makro sebanyak 3 kali, atau seberapa kali yang kita mau, itu gi mana yahh ? trima kasih sebelumny...
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Hi Rizal,

The following VBA code can help. Please give it a try. Thank you.
Notes: In the code, you need to configure the following lines to meet your needs:
1) In this line: If Val(xNum) = 3 Then
Here the number 3 represents the number of times you want to repeat the macro. After three times looping, the macro will stop. Please change it to the number of times you need.
2) In this line: Application.OnTime Now() + TimeValue("0:" + "0" + ":10"), "ReRunMacro"
The number 10 here means that the macro will repeat every 10 seconds. You can specify the hours, minutes and seconds as you need.
Sub ReRunMacro()
'Updated by Extendoffice 20230203
Dim xMin As String
Dim xNum As String
'Insert your code here

Dim xRg As Range
    Dim xCell As Range
    Dim I As Long
    Dim J As Long
    Dim K As Long
    I = Worksheets("Sheet1").UsedRange.Rows.Count
    J = Worksheets("Sheet2").UsedRange.Rows.Count
    If J = 1 Then
    If Application.WorksheetFunction.CountA(Worksheets("Sheet2").UsedRange) = 0 Then J = 0
    End If
    Set xRg = Worksheets("Sheet1").Range("C1:C" & I)
    On Error Resume Next
    Application.ScreenUpdating = False
    For K = 1 To xRg.Count
        If CStr(xRg(K).Value) = "Done" Then
            xRg(K).EntireRow.Copy Destination:=Worksheets("Sheet2").Range("A" & J + 1)
            J = J + 1
        End If
    Next
    Application.ScreenUpdating = True

    xMin = GetSetting(AppName:="Kutools", Section:="Macro", Key:="min", Default:="")
    xNum = GetSetting(AppName:="Kutools", Section:="Macro", Key:="Num", Default:="")
    If xMin = "Exit" Then
    SaveSetting "Kutools", "Macro", "min", "False"
    Exit Sub
    End If
    
    If xNum = "" Then xNum = "1"
    If Val(xNum) = 3 Then 'Here the number 3 represents the number of times you want to repeat the macro. After three times looping, the macro will stop
        xNum = 1
        SaveSetting "Kutools", "Macro", "Num", "1"
        Application.OnTime EarliestTime:=TimeValue("17:00:00"), Procedure:="ReRunMacro", Schedule:=False
        Exit Sub
    End If
    xNum = Str(Val(xNum) + 1)
    SaveSetting "Kutools", "Macro", "Num", xNum

    If (xMin = "") Or (xMin = "False") Then
      xMin = Application.InputBox(prompt:="Please input the interval time you need to repeat the Macro", Title:="Kutools for Excel", Type:=2)
      SaveSetting "Kutools", "Macro", "min", xMin
    End If
    
    If (xMin <> "") And (xMin <> "False") Then
      Application.OnTime Now() + TimeValue("0:" + "0" + ":10"), "ReRunMacro" 'The number 10 here means that the macro will repeat every 10 seconds. You can specify the hours, minutes and seconds as you need.
    Else
      Exit Sub
    End If
End Sub
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please make repetitions for the following commands, thanks..

Sheets("Sisa").Select
Range("D2:D12000").Copy
Range("E2").Select
Selection.PasteSpecial Paste:=xlPasteValues, Operation:=xlNone, SkipBlanks _
:=False, Transpose:=False
Sheets("Input").Select
Range("A3").End(xlDown).Offset(1, 0).FormulaR1C1 = "=R[-1]C+1"
Range("A3").End(xlDown).Offset(0, 21).Select
ActiveCell.FormulaR1C1 = _
"=IFERROR(IF(RC[-17]="""",VLOOKUP(RC[-18]&VLOOKUP(RC[-15],Kayu!C[-20]:C[-19],2,)&RC[-13]+RANDBETWEEN(1,3)&""Belum LHP"",Sisa!C[-21]:C[-14],8,),RC[-17]),"""")"
Selection.Copy
Selection.PasteSpecial Paste:=xlPasteValues, Operation:=xlNone, SkipBlanks _
:=False, Transpose:=False
Range("A3").End(xlDown).Offset(0, 22).Select
ActiveCell.FormulaR1C1 = _
"=IF(RC[-1]="""",IFERROR(VLOOKUP(RC[-19]&VLOOKUP(RC[-16],Kayu!C[-21]:C[-20],2,)&RC[-14]+1&""Belum LHP"",Sisa!C[-22]:C[-15],8,),""""),RC[-1])"
Range("A3").End(xlDown).Offset(0, 23).Select
ActiveCell.FormulaR1C1 = _
"=IF(RC[-1]="""",IFERROR(VLOOKUP(RC[-20]&VLOOKUP(RC[-17],Kayu!C[-22]:C[-21],2,)&RC[-15]+2&""Belum LHP"",Sisa!C[-23]:C[-16],8,),""""),RC[-1])"
Range("A3").End(xlDown).Offset(0, 24).Select
ActiveCell.FormulaR1C1 = _
"=IF(RC[-1]="""",IFERROR(VLOOKUP(RC[-21]&VLOOKUP(RC[-18],Kayu!C[-23]:C[-22],2,)&RC[-16]+3&""Belum LHP"",Sisa!C[-24]:C[-17],8,),""""),RC[-1])"
Range("A3").End(xlDown).Offset(0, 25).Select
ActiveCell.FormulaR1C1 = _
"=IF(RC[-1]="""",IFERROR(VLOOKUP(RC[-22]&VLOOKUP(RC[-19],Kayu!C[-24]:C[-23],2,)&RC[-17]+4&""Belum LHP"",Sisa!C[-25]:C[-18],8,),""""),RC[-1])"
Range("A3").End(xlDown).Offset(0, 26).Select
ActiveCell.FormulaR1C1 = _
"=IF(RC[-1]="""",IFERROR(VLOOKUP(RC[-23]&VLOOKUP(RC[-20],Kayu!C[-25]:C[-24],2,)&RC[-18]+5&""Belum LHP"",Sisa!C[-26]:C[-19],8,),""""),RC[-1])"
Range("A3").End(xlDown).Offset(0, 4).Select
ActiveCell.FormulaR1C1 = _
"=IF(RC[22]="""",IFERROR(VLOOKUP(RC[-1]&VLOOKUP(RC[2],Kayu!C[-3]:C[-2],2,)&RC[4]+0&""Belum LHP"",Sisa!C[-4]:C[3],8,),""""),RC[22])"
Selection.Copy
Selection.PasteSpecial Paste:=xlPasteValues, Operation:=xlNone, SkipBlanks _
:=False, Transpose:=False
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Compile error:

Expected End Sub

Mam przekopiowane dokładnie jak jest napisane wyzej i nie moge odnaleźć problemu
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crystal     Pawid
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Hi Pawid,
Can you provide a screenshot of the error and the highlighted row in the vba code? The problem could not be reproduced in my case. Sorry for the inconvinience.
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In Excel 365 I'm getting a Run-time error '13' Type mismatch on the following line: Application.OnTime Now() + TimeValue("0:" + "0:" + xMin), "ReRunMacro"
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crystal     Ron Franklin
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Hi Ron Franklin,I tried  it in Excel 365, but this problem could not be reproduced. 
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có cách nào dừng macro khi tắt file và macro tự khởi động lại khi mở lại file không add
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I am pasting the code below in which I have replaced the line to enter the code with my code. The error I am getting is- Compile error: Expected End Sub. Kindly help.

Sub ReRunMacro()
Dim xMin As String
Sub Refresh()
'
' Refresh Macro
'

'
Sheets("Sheet1").Select
ActiveWorkbook.RefreshAll
Sheets("Pivot-Dash").Select
End Sub


xMin = GetSetting(AppName:="Kutools", Section:="Macro", Key:="min", Default:="")
If xMin = "Exit" Then
SaveSetting "Kutools", "Macro", "min", "False"
Exit Sub
End If
If (xMin = "") Or (xMin = "False") Then
xMin = Application.InputBox(prompt:="Please input the interval time you need to repeat the Macro", Title:="Kutools for Excel", Type:=2)
SaveSetting "Kutools", "Macro", "min", xMin
End If
If (xMin <> "") And (xMin <> "False") Then
Application.OnTime Now() + TimeValue("0:" + xMin + ":0"), "ReRunMacro"
Else
Exit Sub
End If
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crystal     creativeperson97
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Good day,You need to remove the Sub line and the End Sub line from your code.<div data-tag="code">Sub Refresh()
'
' Refresh Macro
'

'
Sheets("Sheet1").Select
ActiveWorkbook.RefreshAll
Sheets("Pivot-Dash").Select
End SubChange to:<div data-tag="code">'
' Refresh Macro
'

'
Sheets("Sheet1").Select
ActiveWorkbook.RefreshAll
Sheets("Pivot-Dash").Select
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