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Maybe this was written quite a bit later, but can you explain why the following would allow data to be returned in Excel 97? "If you move your mouse pointer co
by chris_wot 10y ago
Maybe this was written quite a bit later, but can you explain why the following would allow data to be returned in Excel 97?
"If you move your mouse pointer continuously while the data is being returned to Microsoft Excel, the query may not fail. Do not stop moving the mouse until all the data has been returned to Microsoft Excel."
https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/kb/168702 https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/kb/168702
I've always wanted to know why Method 2 works!
- pavlov 10y agoSome kind of weird event loop issue! Previous HN discussion on this topic goes fairly deep: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=7011228 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=7011228