something like this?

Case Is 50
.Interior.ColorIndex = Range("A30").Value

then when a30 is change the colorindex changes
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Gary


"Jimbola" wrote in message
...
sorry nope, its the actual criteria 50 that i want in cell A30, so it can
be
changed on the sheet rather than the code.

thanks

"Gary Keramidas" wrote:

not sure if this is what you want, and i don't have your range, but it
will
set cell A3 to the color depending on the value in A30

Option Explicit
Dim cell As Range

Sub test()
Set cell = Range("A3")
With cell
Select Case Range("a30").Value

Case Is 50
.Interior.ColorIndex = Range("Condition").Offset(1, 2)
Case 2
.Interior.ColorIndex = 2
Case 3
.Interior.ColorIndex = 3
Case 4
.Interior.ColorIndex = 4
Case 5
.Interior.ColorIndex = 5
Case 6
.Interior.ColorIndex = 6
Case 7
.Interior.ColorIndex = 7
Case 8
.Interior.ColorIndex = 8
Case 9
.Interior.ColorIndex = 9
Case 10
.Interior.ColorIndex = 10
Case Else
.Interior.ColorIndex = 0
End Select
End With
End Sub

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Gary


"Jimbola" wrote in message
...
Sorry Bob I don't get this, it doesn't work. Thanks anyway
Let me re-explain the problem i am having, my original code works fine,
but
for the first test rather than put the criteria in the code i would
like
it
in A30 as it can change.

"Bob Phillips" wrote:

Private Sub Worksheet_Change(ByVal Target As Range)
' This macro is activated everytime a change is made to
' this worksheet (TestArea)
Dim r As Range
Dim cell As Range

'Set the range for the formatting
Set r = Intersect(Range("shtRange"), Target)

' If the change in the worksheet is not in the
' tested range, exit the macro.
If r Is Nothing Then Exit Sub

'Change to formatting of the cell that changed.
Select Case Target.Value
Case Is 50
.Interior.ColorIndex = Range("Condition").Offset(1, 2)
Case 2
.Interior.ColorIndex = 2
Case 3
.Interior.ColorIndex = 3
Case 4
.Interior.ColorIndex = 4
Case 5
.Interior.ColorIndex = 5
Case 6
.Interior.ColorIndex = 6
Case 7
.Interior.ColorIndex = 7
Case 8
.Interior.ColorIndex = 8
Case 9
.Interior.ColorIndex = 9
Case 10
.Interior.ColorIndex = 10
Case Else
.Interior.ColorIndex = 0
End Select

End Sub



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HTH

Bob Phillips

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"Jimbola" wrote in message
...
Hello,

I've written this code to get round the conditional format limit.
The first case tests if the cell 50, but instead of changing
the
code
i want the cell A30 to hold the criteria as it can change. But using
Case
range("A30") doesn't work. Can someone please point me in the
write
direction


Private Sub Worksheet_Change(ByVal Target As Range)
' This macro is activated everytime a change is made to
' this worksheet (TestArea)
Dim r As Range
Dim cell As Range

'Set the range for the formatting
Set r = Intersect(Range("shtRange"), Target)

' If the change in the worksheet is not in the
' tested range, exit the macro.
If r Is Nothing Then Exit Sub

'Change to formatting of the cell that changed.
For Each cell In Range("BoxRange")
With cell
Select Case cell
Case Is 50 <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<
.Interior.ColorIndex = Range("Condition").Offset(1,
2)
Case 2
.Interior.ColorIndex = 2
Case 3
.Interior.ColorIndex = 3
Case 4
.Interior.ColorIndex = 4
Case 5
.Interior.ColorIndex = 5
Case 6
.Interior.ColorIndex = 6
Case 7
.Interior.ColorIndex = 7
Case 8
.Interior.ColorIndex = 8
Case 9
.Interior.ColorIndex = 9
Case 10
.Interior.ColorIndex = 10
Case Else
.Interior.ColorIndex = 0

End Select

End With
Next

End Sub


Many thanks
J