Nice one Hutch, it is useful to have the blank at the top of the list
and although I have headers on the source lists this can be modified to
accomodate this. Glad you managed to replicate the problem, I was
beginning to doubt my sanity. Thanks to all.


Graham

Tom Hutchins wrote:
I tried both the original formula and Biff's variation and the DV dropdown
stopped displaying the extra blank row if the list included more than 148
items. I don't know how this will work with the design of your spreadsheet,
but I was able to have a blank row in the drop down and display all the data
(I tested with 1000 rows) if I put the blank row at the TOP of the named
range. This is more convenient for your users who accidentally click the
dropdown and want to leave it blank. I used this formula to craete the named
range:

=OFFSET(Data!$J$1,0,0,COUNTA(Data!$J:$J)+1,1)

Hope this helps,

Hutch

"Biff" wrote:


Hi!

A DV drop down list can hold up to 32,767 items.

If you're not getting a "blank selection" at the end of the list you
probably need to change the formula for the dynamic range.

Maybe to this:

=OFFSET(Data!$J$2,0,0,COUNTA(Data!$J:$J)+1)

Biff

"Graham Haughs" wrote in message
...

I have a named dynamic range with the source
=OFFSET(Data!$J$2,0,0,COUNTA(Data!$J:$J),1)
Thia is set up as the data validation list in a cell with a drop down list
It is set so that once the drop down is activated there is the option of
selecting a blank from the bottom of the list so that if you activate the
cell in error you don't have to delete any entry you are forced to make,
you can select the blank and leave the cell blank. This works fine until
the list gets quite long at which time there is no option of a blank.I
don't know the number in the list where this starts but certainly a list
over 100 has this problem. On shorter lists the blank is selectable. The
selection is correct as when you check the named list it shows the correct
range. I would welcome any views on solving this if it can be resolved.

Kind regards
Graham Haughs
Turriff
Scotland