End a BackgroundQuery of a ListObjects SQL Query?

[Dan DeHaven]

I'm using Excel 2010 to pull data via a Worksheets ListObjects with an ODBC connection to a SQL Server. I haven't had problems with this till I ran into an empty record set. In the case of no records Excel continues to Refresh the external query and displays this in the bottom left corner of the app, indefinitely. While it can be ended by closing the UserForm I'd rather add code that does this if the record set is empty.<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-comfficeffice" /><o></o>
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[Dan DeHaven]

I believe I've found a solution to the issue.<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-comfficeffice" /><o></o>
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The "BackgroundQuery" property of the ODBCConnection needs to be set to "False". Once this has been done, either by code or manually in the QueryTable Connections dialog, the problem of the endlessly refreshing query goes away.<o></o>
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I originally tried to do this mid-code in an If statement when the record set contained no records, but this approach didn't work.<o></o>
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Rather, by setting the property before the refresh has begun seems to be the only way to control the behavior.