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How do I include a date input box in a macro?
I want to record a macro which will show a input box into which I can enter
any date and then continue. I can't find the information in help how to do this. |
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How do I include a date input box in a macro?
Look at Inputbox in help. You will need to validate that the input really is
a date. -- HTH Bob (there's no email, no snail mail, but somewhere should be gmail in my addy) "Project Mgr" <Project wrote in message ... I want to record a macro which will show a input box into which I can enter any date and then continue. I can't find the information in help how to do this. |
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How do I include a date input box in a macro?
put a sample date in an unused cell of your spreadsheet. record your
macro.... after recording the macro, insert the following lines near the beginning of your macro dim usr_date as string 'you can call this whatever you want usr_date = inputbox("Please enter a date: ") find where you referenced the unused cell from above (for example cell B1) and modify the code so that you now reference the usr_date variable instead On Jun 19, 9:08 am, Project Mgr <Project wrote: I want to record a macro which will show a input box into which I can enter any date and then continue. I can't find the information in help how to do this. |
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How do I include a date input box in a macro?
Taking Tim879's response a little further try this:
Dim usr_Date As Date Dim tempResponse As Variant ShowDateBox: tempResponse = InputBox("Please enter date.", "Date Required", Format(Now(), "dd-mmm-yyyy")) If tempResponse = "" Then Exit Sub If IsDate(tempResponse) = False Then GoTo ShowDateBox usr_Date = tempResponse usr_Date is a validated response that can be used elsewhere. tempResponse is a variant to allow for any entry and holds the answer to the input box, which is then tested for blank or valid date. A 'Cancel', blank or Null entry stops execution. If anything other than a date is entered the user is forced back to the input box. The above input box also has a default entry of today's date, if you don't need that remove the 'format' bit to leave 'tempResponse = InputBox("Please enter date.", "Date Required") HTH Giz "Tim879" wrote: put a sample date in an unused cell of your spreadsheet. record your macro.... after recording the macro, insert the following lines near the beginning of your macro dim usr_date as string 'you can call this whatever you want usr_date = inputbox("Please enter a date: ") find where you referenced the unused cell from above (for example cell B1) and modify the code so that you now reference the usr_date variable instead On Jun 19, 9:08 am, Project Mgr <Project wrote: I want to record a macro which will show a input box into which I can enter any date and then continue. I can't find the information in help how to do this. |
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How do I include a date input box in a macro?
Here's one I prepared earlier ... (as they say):
Dim check_date As Integer Dim my_date As String 'some other code Do Until check_date = vbYes my_date = "" Do Until IsDate(my_date) my_date = InputBox("Please Input date for this download") Loop download_date = DateValue(my_date) check_date = MsgBox("Download Date = " & download_date _ & " - Are you sure?", vbYesNo) Loop 'rest of code This gives two levels of validation, as it then used the date to date- stamp files, so it was important to get the right one. Hope this helps. Pete On Jun 19, 2:08*pm, Project Mgr <Project wrote: I want to record a macro which will show a input box into which I can enter any date and then continue. I can't find the information in help how to do this. |
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How do I include a date input box in a macro?
THANK YOU, TIM 879. IT SEEMS THAT IT SHOULD WORK, BUT THE DATE DOES NOT SHOW
UP IN THE CELL. HERE IS THE CODE FOR MY ENTIRE MACRO. WHERE IS THE PROBLEM? Sub DateNeeded() ' ' DateNeeded Macro ' Macro recorded 6/19/2008 by dewey ' ' Keyboard Shortcut: Ctrl+d ' Selection.NumberFormat = "ddd, mmm d" Dim usr_date As String 'date usr_date = InputBox("Please enter date:") With Selection.Interior .ColorIndex = 6 .Pattern = xlSolid End With End Sub "Tim879" wrote: put a sample date in an unused cell of your spreadsheet. record your macro.... after recording the macro, insert the following lines near the beginning of your macro dim usr_date as string 'you can call this whatever you want usr_date = inputbox("Please enter a date: ") find where you referenced the unused cell from above (for example cell B1) and modify the code so that you now reference the usr_date variable instead On Jun 19, 9:08 am, Project Mgr <Project wrote: I want to record a macro which will show a input box into which I can enter any date and then continue. I can't find the information in help how to do this. |
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How do I include a date input box in a macro?
Give this a whirl...
Sub DateNeeded() ' ' DateNeeded Macro ' Macro recorded 6/19/2008 by dewey ' ' Keyboard Shortcut: Ctrl+d ' with Selection .value = getdate .NumberFormat = "ddd, mmm d" .Interior.ColorIndex = 6 End With End Sub Public Function GetDate() As Date Dim strDate As String Dim blnValidDate As Boolean Dim dte As Date Dim strMsg As String strMsg = "Please enter a date." blnValidDate = False Do While blnValidDate = False strDate = InputBox(strMsg) On Error Resume Next GetDate = CDate(strDate) On Error GoTo 0 If GetDate < 0 Then blnValidDate = True strMsg = "Invalid date. Please try again." Loop End Function -- HTH... Jim Thomlinson "Project Mgr" wrote: THANK YOU, TIM 879. IT SEEMS THAT IT SHOULD WORK, BUT THE DATE DOES NOT SHOW UP IN THE CELL. HERE IS THE CODE FOR MY ENTIRE MACRO. WHERE IS THE PROBLEM? Sub DateNeeded() ' ' DateNeeded Macro ' Macro recorded 6/19/2008 by dewey ' ' Keyboard Shortcut: Ctrl+d ' Selection.NumberFormat = "ddd, mmm d" Dim usr_date As String 'date usr_date = InputBox("Please enter date:") With Selection.Interior .ColorIndex = 6 .Pattern = xlSolid End With End Sub "Tim879" wrote: put a sample date in an unused cell of your spreadsheet. record your macro.... after recording the macro, insert the following lines near the beginning of your macro dim usr_date as string 'you can call this whatever you want usr_date = inputbox("Please enter a date: ") find where you referenced the unused cell from above (for example cell B1) and modify the code so that you now reference the usr_date variable instead On Jun 19, 9:08 am, Project Mgr <Project wrote: I want to record a macro which will show a input box into which I can enter any date and then continue. I can't find the information in help how to do this. |
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