Question : Blocking the Escape key.

Is it possible to block the Escape key from working (during certain processes - such as queries) and then switch it back on when they are finished?

Answer : Blocking the Escape key.

you can do this, if you are running the queries from a form..

using the key down event of the form

set the form's KeyPreview property to True

Private Sub Form_KeyDown(KeyCode As Integer, Shift As Integer)
    If KeyCode = vbKeyEscape Then
        KeyCode = 0
    End If
End Sub