I am trying to design a very simple macro where by data can be copied and
pasted to another computer programme from excel. The problem I have is that
the other software programe uses the keystroke shiftF3 to clear a field and I
cannot replicate this keystroke in excel. How would I enter these keystrokes
into a cell so that when pasted they would perform the function in the other
programme rather than trying to data enter it?

Hi

not sure about the 'How would I enter these keystrokes into a cell so that
when pasted ..' bit of your question, but if you're looking at how to
incorporate a line in your code that mimics the user pressing Shift & F3
then check out "sendkeys statement" in VBA help (alt & f11 to get to the vbe
window and use the help from in there).

--
Cheers
JulieD
check out www.hcts.net.au/tipsandtricks.htm
....well i'm working on it anyway
"Stricky" wrote in message
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I am trying to design a very simple macro where by data can be copied and
pasted to another computer programme from excel. The problem I have is
that
the other software programe uses the keystroke shiftF3 to clear a field
and I
cannot replicate this keystroke in excel. How would I enter these
keystrokes
into a cell so that when pasted they would perform the function in the
other
programme rather than trying to data enter it?

Thanks Julie!

I'm not much of a technical person so I dont know anything about VBA?

I have read about the sendkeys statement but I dont know how to insert the
following statement into one or more cells...

Sub
SendKeys "+{F3}"
End Sub

I am hoping that the out come will be that when I copy the cell and then
paste it to the other software programme it will run the command rather than
trying to type it.

Cheers .

"JulieD" wrote:

Hi

not sure about the 'How would I enter these keystrokes into a cell so that
when pasted ..' bit of your question, but if you're looking at how to
incorporate a line in your code that mimics the user pressing Shift & F3
then check out "sendkeys statement" in VBA help (alt & f11 to get to the vbe
window and use the help from in there).

--
Cheers
JulieD
check out www.hcts.net.au/tipsandtricks.htm
....well i'm working on it anyway
"Stricky" wrote in message
...
I am trying to design a very simple macro where by data can be copied and
pasted to another computer programme from excel. The problem I have is
that
the other software programe uses the keystroke shiftF3 to clear a field
and I
cannot replicate this keystroke in excel. How would I enter these
keystrokes
into a cell so that when pasted they would perform the function in the
other
programme rather than trying to data enter it?

mmm, sorry, not sure that is actually possible ... i though you were trying
to send a command via vba to another program rather than having a stream of
data in cells, exported and imported into the other program ... not sure how
you would achieve that.

--
Cheers
JulieD
check out www.hcts.net.au/tipsandtricks.htm
....well i'm working on it anyway
"stricky" wrote in message
...
Thanks Julie!

I'm not much of a technical person so I dont know anything about VBA?

I have read about the sendkeys statement but I dont know how to insert the
following statement into one or more cells...

Sub
SendKeys "+{F3}"
End Sub

I am hoping that the out come will be that when I copy the cell and then
paste it to the other software programme it will run the command rather
than
trying to type it.

Cheers .

"JulieD" wrote:

Hi

not sure about the 'How would I enter these keystrokes into a cell so
that
when pasted ..' bit of your question, but if you're looking at how to
incorporate a line in your code that mimics the user pressing Shift & F3
then check out "sendkeys statement" in VBA help (alt & f11 to get to the
vbe
window and use the help from in there).

--
Cheers
JulieD
check out www.hcts.net.au/tipsandtricks.htm
....well i'm working on it anyway
"Stricky" wrote in message
...
I am trying to design a very simple macro where by data can be copied
and
pasted to another computer programme from excel. The problem I have is
that
the other software programe uses the keystroke shiftF3 to clear a field
and I
cannot replicate this keystroke in excel. How would I enter these
keystrokes
into a cell so that when pasted they would perform the function in the
other
programme rather than trying to data enter it?