Chuck, yer a prince. I hope your wekend went well. Best to you and your, larry

"CLR" wrote:

Ok Larry...........I checked it out a little more here at home..........the
only difference is that unless you want to have a different List on each
sheet, then you have to give the List a RangeName on one sheet.........I
used "MyList" so the code works with that but yu can change it if you want,
or use separate lists on each sheet, according to your
needs...........here's the code for both of the macros to work
together.........must be put in worksheet module of each sheet you want them
to work in.........

Private Sub Worksheet_SelectionChange(ByVal Target As Excel.Range)
'Macro will add Validation to a Dropdown list to any blank selected cell in
'column D
ActiveCell.Select
If ActiveCell.Column = 4 Then 'Limits macro action to column D
If ActiveCell.Value = "" Then 'Check to see if Target cell empty
ActiveCell.Select
With Selection.Validation
.Delete
.Add Type:=xlValidateList, AlertStyle:=xlValidAlertStop,
Operator:= _
xlBetween, Formula1:="=mylist" '$J$1:$J$5" 'J1:J5 is location of
the list
.IgnoreBlank = True
.InCellDropdown = True
.InputTitle = ""
.ErrorTitle = ""
.InputMessage = ""
.ErrorMessage = ""
.ShowInput = True
.ShowError = True
End With
Else
End If
Else
End If
'Automatically inserts today's date in cell in column C when selected
'if the cell was empty. Does not overwrite occupied cell.
If ActiveCell.Column = 3 Then 'Limits macro action to column C
If ActiveCell.Value = "" Then 'Check to see if Target cell empty
Selection.Value = Date 'Insert today's date in Target cell
End If
Else
End If
End Sub

hth
Vaya con Dios,
Chuck, CABGx3





"Larry" wrote in message
...
Oh. . . o.K. I can do that, now I want to have the same code in each
worksheet of the workbook,correct? i.e. I already have the date code you
provided in there and have tried eliminating the end sub between them,
seems
it does not want to work this way.

Private Sub Worksheet_SelectionChange(ByVal Target As Excel.Range)
'Macro will add Validation to a Dropdown list to any blank selected cell
in
Column E
ActiveCell.Select
If ActiveCell.Column = 4 Then 'Limits macro action to column D
If ActiveCell.Value = "" Then 'Check to see if Target cell empty
ActiveCell.Select
With Selection.Validation
.Delete
.Add Type:=xl ValidateList, AlertStyle:=xlValidAlertStop,
Operator:= xl Between , Formula1:="=$E$1:$E$50" 'E1:E50 is location of
the list
.IgnoreBlank = True
.InCellDropdown = True
.InputTitle = ""
.ErrorTitle = ""
.InputMessage = ""
.ErrorMessage = ""
.ShowInput = True
.ShowError = True
End With
Else
End If
Else
End If
End Sub

Sub Worksheet_SelectionChange(ByVal Target As Excel.Range)
'Automatically inserts today's date in cell in column C when selected
'if the cell was empty. Does not overwrite occupied cell.
If ActiveCell.Column = 3 Then 'Limits macro action to column C
If ActiveCell.Value = "" Then 'Check to see if Target cell empty
Selection.Value = Date 'Insert today's date in Target cell
End If
Else
End If
End Sub

I have been looking to learn more about this and have found some info
about
this and found some info in "CONTEXTURES" web sight dealing with dynamic
lists that will update whenever something is added. Ilike that feature and
am
also trying to figure this one out. I'll get eventually!

"CLR" wrote:

Hi Larry........
That's a Change-event macro that goes in a Worksheet module, not a
Regular
module like module2. Right click on the sheet tab, then choose
ViewCode,
then paste it in the window that appears..........

Private Sub Worksheet_SelectionChange(ByVal Target As Excel.Range)
'Macro will add Validation to a Dropdown list to any blank selected cell
in
'column D
ActiveCell.Select
If ActiveCell.Column = 4 Then 'Limits macro action to column D
If ActiveCell.Value = "" Then 'Check to see if Target cell empty
ActiveCell.Select
With Selection.Validation
.Delete
.Add Type:=xlValidateList, AlertStyle:=xlValidAlertStop,
Operator:= _
xlBetween, Formula1:="=$J$1:$J$5" 'J1:J5 is location of the
list
.IgnoreBlank = True
.InCellDropdown = True
.InputTitle = ""
.ErrorTitle = ""
.InputMessage = ""
.ErrorMessage = ""
.ShowInput = True
.ShowError = True
End With
Else
End If
Else
End If
End Sub

Vaya con Dios,
Chuck, CABGx3


"Larry" wrote:

Hi chuck,
I put the following in a new worksheet module( module 2):

Private Sub Worksheet_SelectionChange(ByVal Target As Excel.Range)
'Macro will add Validation to a Dropdown list to any blank selected
cell in
Column E
ActiveCell.Select
If ActiveCell.Column = 4 Then 'Limits macro action to column D
If ActiveCell.Value = "" Then 'Check to see if Target cell empty
ActiveCell.Select
With Selection.Validation
.Delete
.Add Type:=xl ValidateList, AlertStyle:=xlValidAlertStop,
Operator:= xl Between , Formula1:="=$E$1:$E$50" 'E1:E50 is
location of
the list
.IgnoreBlank = True
.InCellDropdown = True
.InputTitle = ""
.ErrorTitle = ""
.InputMessage = ""
.ErrorMessage = ""
.ShowInput = True
.ShowError = True
End With
Else
End If
Else
End If
End Sub
I am getting an error at:Operatorxl Between for := . I hae tried to
change
the syntax on this but it will not stop showing an error. Any ideas?
thanks

"CLR" wrote:

Happy to help Larry, and thank you kindly for the
feedback..........I enjoyed
your story too...........the best to you and yours as well.....

Vaya con Dios,
Chuck, CABGx3



"Larry" wrote:

chuck,
Thanks, my wife and I agree, we have the same philosophy and enjoy
it much.
Sometimes we will be out at a restaurant and see someone or a
couple and get
the waiter to just give us the bill, telling them only it is taken
care of,
it's great to see their smiles and amusement. 'course one time I
did this
when I spied a young man and his son, turns out they were having a
birthday
party upstairs with 15 people! what a joyous surprise; we were
blessed with a
good income then and thought little of it except to chuckle and
swear to be
more aware next time. May you and yours have a great Independence
day weekend

"CLR" wrote:

Oh, I don't drink or smoke since my Triple, but thanks anyway.
One night
long ago I was on my way home from work at 10pm on the freeway
as I lived all
the way across town, when my car quit running. I was poor, the
gas read "E"
so I figured I had run out and hitch-hiked a couple of miles to
a get-off at
a service station. The guy who picked me up waited for me and
turned around
and drove me back to my car and waited for me to get it started.
It wouldn't
start, so he said "I've been a Ford mechanic for 20 years, let
me look at
it". He did and immediately found the Distributor cap to be
broken in two
pieces. He said wait and went back to his car and returned with
a brand new
one, put it on and the car started fine. I offered a Steak
dinner, my 1st
born, anything in return for his kindness. He said only, "help
someone else
whenever you get a chance"........If you really want to thank
me, then you do
the same, "help someone else whenever you get a chance".

Vaya con Dios,
Chuck, CABGx3




"Larry" wrote:

Say Chuck, I know I'm gonna owe you a six pack or something by
the time I'm
done, do you happen to have a quick little bit of code that
will open a drop
down each time an empty cell is clicked? Something that allows
the user to
select from a list of pre-written entries? Just askin' Thanks
again; oh and
what kind of beer or wine drink?

"CLR" wrote:

Glad you got it working...........and thanks for the
feedback.

Vaya con Dios,
Chuck, CABGx3



"Larry" wrote:

Thanks chuck, You're great, I have it now. Your loyal
servant : ) , larry

"CLR" wrote:

You're doing fine, it's just that this particular macro
goes in the Worksheet
module, not the Workbook and not a regular
module..........rightclick on the
sheet tab, then Viewcode, then in the small window on
the left at the top of
the editor window, choose Worksheet, then paste the code
in the large editor
window..........and if you copy/paste the macro out of
your email, don't
forget to add the End Sub at the end.....post back if
you still have problems.


hth
Vaya con Dios,
Chuck, CABGx3