I remember there are Event firing issues on Data Validation dropdowns with
Excel 97.
Excel 2000 onward I think has the issue resolved.


"RGA" wrote in message
om...
I have a Data Validation dropdown in the cell. The Worksheet_Change
event fires when the value is changed via the dropdown. But the code
below does not work. If I type in a valid value the code works!!! Is
there another event to run the dropdown change?

TIA

R.

(RGA) wrote in message
. com...
Hi again. Update: It works on other sheets in the workbook but not the
one I need it in. Other subs that are called from the Worksheet_Change
event are working and some of them are selecting other cells. One of
then if calling an Oracle database, bringing data into a range and
naming it then creating Data Validation dropdowns.

Very confused.

"Kevin Beckham" wrote in message
...
You need to avoid changing your selection whilst
processing a cell Change

Sub RetailZonesFormat()
Dim varRtlZne As Range
Dim varRtlVal As Variant

varRtlVal = Sheets("Dropdown
Lists").Range("ZONE_GROUP_ID_DETAIL").Find
(ActiveCell.Value, , _
xlValues, xlWhole).Offset(0, 1).Value

Range("R15:U15,BJ15:BS15").Interior.ColorIndex = xlNone

If varRtlVal < 6 Then
Set varRtlZne = Range("Q15").Resize(1, varRtlVal)
Else
Set varRtlZne = Application.Intersect(Range
("Q15:U15"), Range("BJ15").Resize(1, varRtlVal - 5))
End If

With varRtlZne.Interior
.ColorIndex = 39
.Pattern = xlSolid
End With
set varRtlZne = Nothing

End sub



-----Original Message-----
Hello,

I'm having a problem with the code below. When I make a
change to the
worksheet it is calling 'RetailZonesFormat' and returning
values from
the variables but it won't select the cells or colour the
interior.

Thanks for any help you can provide.

-Ron

Private Sub Worksheet_Change(ByVal Target As Excel.Range)

Dim varRtl As Variant

If Target.Column = 16 And Target.Row 15 Then
On Error GoTo NoRtl
varRtl = Sheets("Dropdown
Lists").Range("ZONE_GROUP_ID").Find(Target, , xlValues,
xlWhole).Offset(0, -1).Value

Call RetailZonesFormat

Range("P14").Select
On Error Resume Next
Target.ClearComments
On Error GoTo 0
Target.AddComment.Text varRtl
Call EnEv
Application.CalculateFull
Exit Sub
NoRtl:
Call DisEv
Target = ""
On Error Resume Next
Target.ClearComments
On Error GoTo 0
Call EnEv
Application.CalculateFull
End
End If
End Sub

Sub RetailZonesFormat()

Dim varRtlZne As Variant
Dim varRtlVal As Variant
Dim dblRow As Double

dblRow = ActiveCell.Row
varRtlZne = Cells(dblRow, 16)
varRtlVal = Sheets("Dropdown
Lists").Range("ZONE_GROUP_ID_DETAIL").Find(varRtl Zne, , _
xlValues, xlWhole).Offset(0, 1).Value
Range
("R15,S15,T15,U15,BJ15,BK15,BL15,BM15,BN15,BO15,BP 15,BQ15,B
R15,BS15").
_
Interior.ColorIndex = xlNone
Select Case varRtlVal
Case 1
Range("Q15").Select
Case 2
Range("Q15,R15").Select
Case 3
Range("Q15,R15,S15").Select
Case 4
Range("Q15,R15,S15,T15").Select
Case 5
Range("Q15,R15,S15,T15,U15").Select
Case 6
Range("Q15,R15,S15,T15,U15,BJ15").Select
Case 7
Range("Q15,R15,S15,T15,U15,BJ15,BK15").Select
Case 8
Range
("Q15,R15,S15,T15,U15,BJ15,BK15,BL15").Select
Case 9
Range
("Q15,R15,S15,T15,U15,BJ15,BK15,BL15,BM15").Sel ect
Case 10
Range
("Q15,R15,S15,T15,U15,BJ15,BK15,BL15,BM15,BN15").S elect
Case 11
Range
("Q15,R15,S15,T15,U15,BJ15,BK15,BL15,BM15,BN15,BO1 5").Selec
t
Case 12
Range
("Q15,R15,S15,T15,U15,BJ15,BK15,BL15,BM15,BN15,BO1 5,BP15").
Select
Case 13
Range
("Q15,R15,S15,T15,U15,BJ15,BK15,BL15,BM15,BN15,BO1 5,BP15,BQ
15").Select
Case 14
Range
("Q15,R15,S15,T15,U15,BJ15,BK15,BL15,BM15,BN15,BO1 5,BP15,BQ
15,BR15").Select
Case 15
Range
("Q15,R15,S15,T15,U15,BJ15,BK15,BL15,BM15,BN15,BO1 5,BP15,BQ
15,BR15,BS15").Select
End Select

With Selection.Interior
.ColorIndex = 39
.Pattern = xlSolid
End With

Cells(dblRow, 16).Select

End Sub
.