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Default Automatically populating cells down a row

Sorry about that...........kinda just lost track.

I will have another look today. Yes I am a bit stumped by the added
conditions

1. If jobnum in Ax is unique, copy Ax:Dx over to Sheet2 after Sheet1
Ax:Dx are filled in.

2. If jobnum in Sheet1 Ax is a duplicate then search for that
duplicate jobnum on Sheet2 and copy just Bx:Dx and overwrite Sheet2
Bx:Dx.

So we first have to have jobnum entered in Sheet1 then B:D filled in.

When next time a jobnum is entered we have to check to see if it a
duplicate of an exisring jobnum. Then we have to check and see if any
data in B:D has been changed.
Then we have to search for that jobnum on Sheet2.
How am I doing so far?

How often could you be entering a duplicate jobnum.

Why the overwrite?

Couldn't you just keep everything on one sheet and simply filter.

Gord



On Thu, 31 May 2012 23:16:50 +0000, erstaples
wrote:


Gord,

Is it safe to say that you're a bit stumped on this one? Just wondering
if I should keep checking back for an answer or not... I am continuing
to research VBA and will post if I come up with a solution on my own.
Just reaching out to see if it's possible...

Thanks,

Eric

erstaples;1602234 Wrote:
Hi Gord,

Thanks for the reply. I've been giving it some thought, and since I'm
going to be passing this workbook along to users with little knowledge
in excel I want to make it as simple as possible.

I researched macro buttons and I think that would be the best way to go
about putting this into action. Anytime the macro button is pushed in
Sheet1 it will update everything into a new row in Sheet2.

My only worry is that the macro button will be pushed too often, posting
to sheet2 haphazardly, or submitting duplicate entries. Here is a
simplified version of the information I want submitted:

Column 1: Job Number 2: Client 3: Description
4: Time to completion

Anytime the button is pushed with a new job number, i want data from
Sheet1 to be entered on a new row. If the button is pushed with the same
job number I want Sheet2 to simply update that information.

For instance, if this is on Sheet2

Column 1: Job# 44123 2:Microsoft 3:Business Cards 4: 8
hours

And the button is pressed with this information:

Column 1: Job#44123 2: Microsoft 3:Business Cards 4: 2
hours

I want to simply update the information on the existing row.

If it's an entirely new job number I want the information the next open
row.

I hope this makes sense.

I'm new to VBA, but I think that what I'm looking for, in part, is an IF
code. Something like

IF it's an existing job number in column 1, then update adjacent columns
2,3,4,
Else enter data to new row...

I hope this makes sense.

Eric