Jim,
I figured out why it wasn't working. I had a blank line in the named
range I was using for a list. I just selected an entire column for the list
because the data that is being copied into that sheet could vary in length.
This was a poor man's attempt to allow for a dynamic range.
I need to set up a real dynamic named range. I know how to do that. I
defined a name with the follow formula under source:
"=OFFSET($A$1,0,0,COUNTA($A:$A),1). This was set up for the range on Sheet 3
of the Workbook. I then added the Data Validation to Sheet 1 of the workbook
and called out the named range in the Data Validation dialog box. When I hit
return, it crashes the program. I assumed you would call out the named range
just as you would call out the named range for a static named range. Is
there something different I need to do? I didn't wnat to have to add another
column of data into Sheet 1 to copy the data over from Sheet 3.
--
Mike D


"Jim Rech" wrote:

No. Can you send me an example (slimmed down if possible)?

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Jim
"Mike D" wrote in message
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| Jim,
| Thanks for responding. I did check and I do have the alert box
checked.
| It still isn't flagging the error. Any other ideas?
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| Mike D
|
|
| "Jim Rech" wrote:
|
| I'd make sure that "Show error alert..." on the Error Alert tab of the
Data
| Validation dialog is checked. I have used the technique you described
many
| times and it has always worked.
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| Jim
| "Mike D" wrote in message
| ...
| | I'm trying to validate data that is being entered into a cell based
on
| a
| | list that is on another worksheet in the same workbook. I have the
range
| | with the list set up on Sheet 3 and the cell I'm trying to validate
| against
| | this list is in Sheet 1. I've set up a Defined Name for the Range on
| Sheet
| | 3. When I set this up in the data validation screen, I pick list and
I
| set
| | the Source equal to the name of the range. I also ensured that on an
| error
| | the program should stop. I can see the list in the pull down menu,
but
| when
| | I enter data that is not in the list, the error is never trapped. If
I
| put a
| | list on the same worksheet, the error will trap. Is there something
I'm
| | missing? I'm working with Excel 2003.
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| | Mike D
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