StopMacro macro action

Applies to: Access 2013, Office 2013

You can use the StopMacro action to stop the currently running macro.

Setting

The StopMacro action doesn't have any arguments.

Remarks

You typically use this action when a condition makes it necessary to stop the macro. You can use a conditional expression in the macro's action row that contains this action. When the expression evaluates to True (–1), Microsoft Access stops the macro.

For example, you might create a macro that opens a form showing the daily order totals for the date entered in a custom dialog box. You could use a conditional expression to be sure that the Order Date control on the dialog box contains a valid date. If it doesn't, the MessageBox action can display an error message and the StopMacro action can stop the macro.

If the macro has used the Echo or SetWarnings actions to turn echo or the display of system messages off, the StopMacro action automatically turns them back on.

This action isn't available in a Visual Basic for Applications (VBA) module.

Example

The following macro demonstrates the use of the OnError action. In this example, the OnError action specifies that Access run a custom error handling macro named ErrorHandler when an error occurs. When an error occurs, the CatchErrors submacro is called. If the error number is 2102, a specific message is displayed and macro execution is halted. Otherwise, a message describing the error is displayed and the macro is paused so that you can perform additional troubleshooting. The ErrorHandler macro displays a message box that refers to the MacroError object to display information about the error.

Sample code provided by the Microsoft Access 2010 Programmer’s Reference.

    /* MACRO: mcrThrowErrors                                  */
    /* PURPOSE: Error handling using macros in Access 2010    */
    
    OnError
        Go to Macro Name
        Macro Name CatchErrors
    
    OpenForm 
        Form Name frmSamples
        View Form
        Filter Name
        Where Condition
        Data Mode
        Window Mode Normal
    
    MessageBox 
        Message This message appears after the OpenForm action
        Beep Yes
        Type None
        Title
    
    
    /* SUBMACRO: CatchErrors                                   */
    
    SubMacro: CatchErrors
        If [MacroError].[Number]=2101 Then
            MessageBox
                Message Cannot find the specified form!
                Beep Yes
                Type Critical
                Title
            StopMacro
    
        Else
            MessageBox
                Message =[MacroErro].[Description]
                Beep Yes
                Type None
                Title Unhandled Error
    
            SingleStep
        End If
    
    End SubMacro