Do...Loop statement

Syntax

The Do...Loop statement can has several different syntax's. The following loops run when the condition is True and stop when the condition is False

Syntax 1:
Do While condition
    Statement
Loop

---Or---

Syntax 2:
Do
    statement
Loop Whilecondition

The following code displays a message box saying "Do you want to process more data?".  When the user presses no the loop stops. This code uses both the above syntax's.

Syntax 1:
Dim Ans As Integer
Do While Ans = vbYes
    ProcessData ' Procedure call to process data
    Ans = Msgbox ("Do you want to process more data?", vbYesNo)
Loop

---Or---

Syntax 2:
Dim Ans As Integer
Do
    ProcessData ' Procedure call to process data
    Ans = Msgbox ("Do you want to process more data?", vbYesNo)
Loop While Ans = vbYes

The Following loops run when the condition is False, and then stops when the condition becomes True.

Do Until condition
    Statement
Loop

---Or---

Do
    statement
Loop Until condition

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