I can send you the file if it will be easier...

Ok, I'm at:

xl can help at comcast period net

Remove "can" and and change the obvious.

Biff

"Steve E" wrote in message
...
Hi Biff,

Finally able to get back to solving this problem.

The exact formula that I entered in the data validation formula bar is:
=CHOOSE(MATCH(AC18,$AC$11:$AC$13,0),BracketList_A, BracketList_B,BracketList_C)

My list of range names is AC11=BracketList_A, AC12=BracketListB,
AC13=BracketLIst_C

The named ranges are on a seperate worksheet in the same workbook

Regardless of what AC18 (see orig opst for that formula) evaluates to I
only
get BracketList_B range in the drop down list...

I can send you the file if it will be easier...

THanks,

Steve



"Biff" wrote:

wouldn't it be nice if you could cut and paste into the formula bar
in the data validation box?

You can! I often write the formula on the worksheet then copy/paste it
into
the box. Those little boxes are a real PITA!

CTRL C to copy
CTRL V to paste

Thanks for the help. Unfortunately, I seem to only get listB to
populate
the drop down... even though cell AC18 evaluates to listA...

Did you make a list of the range names? Or, did you already have them
listed
as column headers?

What are the EXACT cells adresses of those names?

Post the EXACT formula you tried.

If all else fails you can send the file to me and I'll set it up for you.
Or, I can put together a sample file that demonstrates this.

Biff

"Steve E" wrote in message
...
Hi BIff,

Thanks for the help. Unfortunately, I seem to only get listB to
populate
the drop down... even though cell AC18 evaluates to listA...

Any ideas?

And... wouldn't it be nice if you could cut and paste into the formula
bar
in the data validation box?

Appreciate your help.

Steve

"Biff" wrote:

Hi!

Using Indirect and dynamic ranges won't work. The reason the drop down
doesn't work is because =INDIRECT(AC18) evaluates to a #REF! error.

Try this as the drop down source:

List the named ranges somewhere,say, G1:I1.

G1 = listA
H1 = listB
I1 = listC

Or, you may already have the names listed somewhere as the column
headers
for the named ranges. If so just refer to those cells:

=CHOOSE(MATCH(AC18,G1:I1,0),listA,listB,listC)

You can have up to 29 named ranges and use CHOOSE.

When your formula returns "Get Quote" that'll cause the source formula
to
error and the drop down won't work.

Biff

"Steve E" wrote in message
...
I am trying to limit data entry options into a worksheet based on
other
information already 'correctly' entered. Based on a number of
criteria
I
return a Named Range as a result of the formula:

I am using =INDIRECT(AC18) as the data validation formula

Cell AC18:
=IF(ISNA(IF(TubeRequired=VLOOKUP(SystemSelected,'I nput
Lists'!$A$3:$E$40,2,FALSE),VLOOKUP(SystemSelected, 'Input
Lists'!$A$3:$E$40,3,FALSE),IF(TubeRequired=VLOOKUP (SystemSelected,'Input
Lists'!$A$3:$E$40,4,FALSE),VLOOKUP(SystemSelected, 'Input
Lists'!$A$3:$E$40,5,FALSE),"Get
Quote"))),"",(IF(TubeRequired=VLOOKUP(SystemSelect ed,'Input
Lists'!$A$3:$E$40,2,FALSE),VLOOKUP(SystemSelected, 'Input
Lists'!$A$3:$E$40,3,FALSE),IF(TubeRequired=VLOOKUP (SystemSelected,'Input
Lists'!$A$3:$E$40,4,FALSE),VLOOKUP(SystemSelected, 'Input
Lists'!$A$3:$E$40,5,FALSE),"Get Quote"))))

The resulting named ranges in the 'InputLists'!$A$3:$E$40 are
BracketList_A,
BracketList_B and BracketList_C where these named ranges containg
the
brackets that are appropriate for selection by the user. These
named
ranges
are Dynamic Ranges allowing us to update the data table as needed.

Based on what I'd read in Debra Dalgleish's site and in the help
files
I
thought that this would work... I don't get any errors but the drop
down
list in the data validation is empty.

Too much info?