It works a treat, many thanks
jeff
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"Bob Phillips" wrote in message
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Ron,

I think the problem is arising from copying from the NG getting linefeeds
embedded. This

?"=IF((C2)="""",""1"",IF(AND((A2)=""enddate"",(E2) <""01/01/01"",(E2)<NOW()+
14),""2"",if(and((A2)=""startem"",date(0,month(e2) ,day(e2))date(0,month(now
()),day(now())),(e2)=""3""),""XXX""))"

has a CR after the + and the now on the second line. Ensure that you
remove
them so that the string is contiguous, it should work okay then.

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HTH

Bob Phillips

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"Ron Dean" wrote in message
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Yes, I entered it without the "Activecell" phrase. Even when I copy &
paste
the code you put in the Immediate window, I get "Compile Error. Expected:
Line number or label or statement or end of statement

Sorry to bother you again
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"Bob Phillips" wrote in message
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You shouldn't get a compile error as you are just printing a string.
You
did
only copy the parts between the first and last quotes, not the
Activecell
bit as well?

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"jocker" wrote in message
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That's what I did but on hitting the Enter key all I get is "compile
error"
and nothing in the Intermediate window changes

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"Bob Phillips" wrote in message
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Okay, I'll try.

Your original formula was

ActiveCell.Formula =


"=IF((C2)="""",""1"",IF(AND((A2)=""enddate"",(E2)< ""01/01/01"",(E2)<NOW()+1


4),""2"",if(and((A2)=""startem"",date(0,month(e2), day(e2))date(0,month(now(
)),day(now())),(e2)=""3""),""XXX""))"

I took this part and in the immediate window in the VBIDE (Ctrl-G) I
did



?"=IF((C2)="""",""1"",IF(AND((A2)=""enddate"",(E2) <""01/01/01"",(E2)<NOW()+


14),""2"",if(and((A2)=""startem"",date(0,month(e2) ,day(e2))date(0,month(now
()),day(now())),(e2)=""3""),""XXX""))"

the ? is print. This gave a result of



=IF((C2)="","1",IF(AND((A2)="enddate",(E2)<"01/01/01",(E2)<NOW()+14),"2",if


(and((A2)="startem",date(0,month(e2),day(e2))date (0,month(now()),day(now())
),(e2)="3"),"XXX"))


which I could copy, paste ina worksheet ecll, and see the problem
more
easily.

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"jocker" wrote in message
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Many thanks, Bob. Can u explain in more detail how you found the
fault.

Not sure about "print method"

jeff
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"Bob Phillips" wrote in message
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It fails because it is syntactically incorrect. You have brackets
in
the
wrong place.

This works, or at least doesn't throw an error

Dim sFormula As String

sFormula = _



"=IF(C2="""",""1"",IF(AND(A2=""enddate"",E2<" "01/01/01"",E2<NOW()+14),""2""



,if(and(A2=""startem"",Date(0,Month(E2),Day(E2))D ate(0,Month(Now()),Day(Now
()))),E2=""3"",""XXX"")))"
ActiveCell.Formula = sFormula

The way I checked it was to take the string you were trying to
use,
display
that in the immediate window using the print method (? in the
immediate
window), and then take the displayed value and stick it in a
cell.
Much
easier to see the problem then.

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Bob Phillips

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"jocker" wrote in message
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Sorry, Bob. I did see your reply as to how to do it, but not on
why
my
expanded code fails.Take pity on a pensioner trying to help his
daughter.


"Bob Phillips" wrote in
message
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I answered this in the other thread when you asked it
yesterday.

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"jocker" wrote in message
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I have spent hours trying to correct this Excel code and am
considering
resigning.
Can anyone help ?

ActiveCell.Formula =





"=IF((C2)="""",""1"",IF(AND((A2)=""enddate"",(E2)< ""01/01/01"",(E2)<NOW()+1




4),""2"",if(and((A2)=""startem"",date(0,month(e2), day(e2))date(0,month(now(
)),day(now())),(e2)=""3""),""XXX""))"