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Format Cells
I'm trying to figure out a way (if there's one) to enter a number into a
blank cell and have it automatically multiply that cell by 25.4 (essentially converting a number from in. to mm.), keeping the new number in that same cell: enter 2 into A2 and it converts it to 50.8 and A2 now shows 50.8. Is this possible? Thanks. |
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Private Sub Worksheet_Change(ByVal Target As Range)
On Error GoTo ws_exit: Application.EnableEvents = False With Target If .Column = 1 Then .Value = .Value * 2.54 End If End With ws_exit: Application.EnableEvents = True End Sub 'This is worksheet event code, which means that it needs to be 'placed in the appropriate worksheet code module, not a standard 'code module. To do this, right-click on the sheet tab, select 'the View Code option from the menu, and paste the code in. -- HTH RP (remove nothere from the email address if mailing direct) "MAWII" wrote in message ... I'm trying to figure out a way (if there's one) to enter a number into a blank cell and have it automatically multiply that cell by 25.4 (essentially converting a number from in. to mm.), keeping the new number in that same cell: enter 2 into A2 and it converts it to 50.8 and A2 now shows 50.8. Is this possible? Thanks. |
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That's pretty cool. I've got it working for the range of cells I need it to
work for. Is there a way to keep the cell empty if there's nothing in it? If you accidentally type something into a cell and delete it, the cell returns a 0, and that will ultimately corrupt my future calculations. I just need empty cells to stay blank. Thanks! -Mark "Peo Sjoblom" wrote: Not by formatting, do you want this in any cell in the sheet or just one cell? Assume the latter and A2 It would take an event macro so if someone else is using it they have to enable the macro when they open the workbook, if not it won't work Riight click the sheet tab where you want this, select view code and paste in Private Sub Worksheet_Change(ByVal Target As Excel.Range) If Intersect(Range("A2"), Target) Is Nothing Then Exit Sub Application.EnableEvents = False Target.Value = Target.Value * 25.4 Application.EnableEvents = True End Sub press alt + Q to close the VB editor now type an inch value in A2 and press enter Regards, Peo Sjoblom "MAWII" wrote: I'm trying to figure out a way (if there's one) to enter a number into a blank cell and have it automatically multiply that cell by 25.4 (essentially converting a number from in. to mm.), keeping the new number in that same cell: enter 2 into A2 and it converts it to 50.8 and A2 now shows 50.8. Is this possible? Thanks. |
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Hi Mark,
Slight amendment then Private Sub Worksheet_Change(ByVal Target As Range) On Error GoTo ws_exit: Application.EnableEvents = False With Target If .Column = 1 Then If Not .Value = "" Then .Value = .Value * 2.54 End If End If End With ws_exit: Application.EnableEvents = True End Sub -- HTH RP (remove nothere from the email address if mailing direct) "MAWII" wrote in message ... That's pretty cool. I've got it working for the range of cells I need it to work for. Is there a way to keep the cell empty if there's nothing in it? If you accidentally type something into a cell and delete it, the cell returns a 0, and that will ultimately corrupt my future calculations. I just need empty cells to stay blank. Thanks! -Mark "Peo Sjoblom" wrote: Not by formatting, do you want this in any cell in the sheet or just one cell? Assume the latter and A2 It would take an event macro so if someone else is using it they have to enable the macro when they open the workbook, if not it won't work Riight click the sheet tab where you want this, select view code and paste in Private Sub Worksheet_Change(ByVal Target As Excel.Range) If Intersect(Range("A2"), Target) Is Nothing Then Exit Sub Application.EnableEvents = False Target.Value = Target.Value * 25.4 Application.EnableEvents = True End Sub press alt + Q to close the VB editor now type an inch value in A2 and press enter Regards, Peo Sjoblom "MAWII" wrote: I'm trying to figure out a way (if there's one) to enter a number into a blank cell and have it automatically multiply that cell by 25.4 (essentially converting a number from in. to mm.), keeping the new number in that same cell: enter 2 into A2 and it converts it to 50.8 and A2 now shows 50.8. Is this possible? Thanks. |
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How does this code fit in with Peo's code? Again, I really don't understand
much VBA at all, so I definitely need the help. Thanks so much! -Mark "Bob Phillips" wrote: Hi Mark, Slight amendment then Private Sub Worksheet_Change(ByVal Target As Range) On Error GoTo ws_exit: Application.EnableEvents = False With Target If .Column = 1 Then If Not .Value = "" Then .Value = .Value * 2.54 End If End If End With ws_exit: Application.EnableEvents = True End Sub -- HTH RP (remove nothere from the email address if mailing direct) "MAWII" wrote in message ... That's pretty cool. I've got it working for the range of cells I need it to work for. Is there a way to keep the cell empty if there's nothing in it? If you accidentally type something into a cell and delete it, the cell returns a 0, and that will ultimately corrupt my future calculations. I just need empty cells to stay blank. Thanks! -Mark "Peo Sjoblom" wrote: Not by formatting, do you want this in any cell in the sheet or just one cell? Assume the latter and A2 It would take an event macro so if someone else is using it they have to enable the macro when they open the workbook, if not it won't work Riight click the sheet tab where you want this, select view code and paste in Private Sub Worksheet_Change(ByVal Target As Excel.Range) If Intersect(Range("A2"), Target) Is Nothing Then Exit Sub Application.EnableEvents = False Target.Value = Target.Value * 25.4 Application.EnableEvents = True End Sub press alt + Q to close the VB editor now type an inch value in A2 and press enter Regards, Peo Sjoblom "MAWII" wrote: I'm trying to figure out a way (if there's one) to enter a number into a blank cell and have it automatically multiply that cell by 25.4 (essentially converting a number from in. to mm.), keeping the new number in that same cell: enter 2 into A2 and it converts it to 50.8 and A2 now shows 50.8. Is this possible? Thanks. |
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Not by formatting, do you want this in any cell in the sheet or just one cell?
Assume the latter and A2 It would take an event macro so if someone else is using it they have to enable the macro when they open the workbook, if not it won't work Riight click the sheet tab where you want this, select view code and paste in Private Sub Worksheet_Change(ByVal Target As Excel.Range) If Intersect(Range("A2"), Target) Is Nothing Then Exit Sub Application.EnableEvents = False Target.Value = Target.Value * 25.4 Application.EnableEvents = True End Sub press alt + Q to close the VB editor now type an inch value in A2 and press enter Regards, Peo Sjoblom "MAWII" wrote: I'm trying to figure out a way (if there's one) to enter a number into a blank cell and have it automatically multiply that cell by 25.4 (essentially converting a number from in. to mm.), keeping the new number in that same cell: enter 2 into A2 and it converts it to 50.8 and A2 now shows 50.8. Is this possible? Thanks. |
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It doesn't. They are similar, choose one or the other and implement it.
-- HTH RP (remove nothere from the email address if mailing direct) "MAWII" wrote in message ... How does this code fit in with Peo's code? Again, I really don't understand much VBA at all, so I definitely need the help. Thanks so much! -Mark "Bob Phillips" wrote: Hi Mark, Slight amendment then Private Sub Worksheet_Change(ByVal Target As Range) On Error GoTo ws_exit: Application.EnableEvents = False With Target If .Column = 1 Then If Not .Value = "" Then .Value = .Value * 2.54 End If End If End With ws_exit: Application.EnableEvents = True End Sub -- HTH RP (remove nothere from the email address if mailing direct) "MAWII" wrote in message ... That's pretty cool. I've got it working for the range of cells I need it to work for. Is there a way to keep the cell empty if there's nothing in it? If you accidentally type something into a cell and delete it, the cell returns a 0, and that will ultimately corrupt my future calculations. I just need empty cells to stay blank. Thanks! -Mark "Peo Sjoblom" wrote: Not by formatting, do you want this in any cell in the sheet or just one cell? Assume the latter and A2 It would take an event macro so if someone else is using it they have to enable the macro when they open the workbook, if not it won't work Riight click the sheet tab where you want this, select view code and paste in Private Sub Worksheet_Change(ByVal Target As Excel.Range) If Intersect(Range("A2"), Target) Is Nothing Then Exit Sub Application.EnableEvents = False Target.Value = Target.Value * 25.4 Application.EnableEvents = True End Sub press alt + Q to close the VB editor now type an inch value in A2 and press enter Regards, Peo Sjoblom "MAWII" wrote: I'm trying to figure out a way (if there's one) to enter a number into a blank cell and have it automatically multiply that cell by 25.4 (essentially converting a number from in. to mm.), keeping the new number in that same cell: enter 2 into A2 and it converts it to 50.8 and A2 now shows 50.8. Is this possible? Thanks. |
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I can't seem to get this one to work at all. I've got it pasted into the
correct sheet's module, but it's just not working. Is there anyway to edit the code from Peo (which is working) to have it return a blank cell if what's there is deleted? Thanks for your time and effort with this! "Bob Phillips" wrote: Hi Mark, Slight amendment then Private Sub Worksheet_Change(ByVal Target As Range) On Error GoTo ws_exit: Application.EnableEvents = False With Target If .Column = 1 Then If Not .Value = "" Then .Value = .Value * 2.54 End If End If End With ws_exit: Application.EnableEvents = True End Sub -- HTH RP (remove nothere from the email address if mailing direct) "MAWII" wrote in message ... That's pretty cool. I've got it working for the range of cells I need it to work for. Is there a way to keep the cell empty if there's nothing in it? If you accidentally type something into a cell and delete it, the cell returns a 0, and that will ultimately corrupt my future calculations. I just need empty cells to stay blank. Thanks! -Mark "Peo Sjoblom" wrote: Not by formatting, do you want this in any cell in the sheet or just one cell? Assume the latter and A2 It would take an event macro so if someone else is using it they have to enable the macro when they open the workbook, if not it won't work Riight click the sheet tab where you want this, select view code and paste in Private Sub Worksheet_Change(ByVal Target As Excel.Range) If Intersect(Range("A2"), Target) Is Nothing Then Exit Sub Application.EnableEvents = False Target.Value = Target.Value * 25.4 Application.EnableEvents = True End Sub press alt + Q to close the VB editor now type an inch value in A2 and press enter Regards, Peo Sjoblom "MAWII" wrote: I'm trying to figure out a way (if there's one) to enter a number into a blank cell and have it automatically multiply that cell by 25.4 (essentially converting a number from in. to mm.), keeping the new number in that same cell: enter 2 into A2 and it converts it to 50.8 and A2 now shows 50.8. Is this possible? Thanks. |
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Nevermind--I just fixed my own problem by somehow figuring out how to put an
if statement in to Peo's code similar to your .Value = " ". Thanks for your help--sorry for any headaches I may have caused! -Mark "MAWII" wrote: I can't seem to get this one to work at all. I've got it pasted into the correct sheet's module, but it's just not working. Is there anyway to edit the code from Peo (which is working) to have it return a blank cell if what's there is deleted? Thanks for your time and effort with this! "Bob Phillips" wrote: Hi Mark, Slight amendment then Private Sub Worksheet_Change(ByVal Target As Range) On Error GoTo ws_exit: Application.EnableEvents = False With Target If .Column = 1 Then If Not .Value = "" Then .Value = .Value * 2.54 End If End If End With ws_exit: Application.EnableEvents = True End Sub -- HTH RP (remove nothere from the email address if mailing direct) "MAWII" wrote in message ... That's pretty cool. I've got it working for the range of cells I need it to work for. Is there a way to keep the cell empty if there's nothing in it? If you accidentally type something into a cell and delete it, the cell returns a 0, and that will ultimately corrupt my future calculations. I just need empty cells to stay blank. Thanks! -Mark "Peo Sjoblom" wrote: Not by formatting, do you want this in any cell in the sheet or just one cell? Assume the latter and A2 It would take an event macro so if someone else is using it they have to enable the macro when they open the workbook, if not it won't work Riight click the sheet tab where you want this, select view code and paste in Private Sub Worksheet_Change(ByVal Target As Excel.Range) If Intersect(Range("A2"), Target) Is Nothing Then Exit Sub Application.EnableEvents = False Target.Value = Target.Value * 25.4 Application.EnableEvents = True End Sub press alt + Q to close the VB editor now type an inch value in A2 and press enter Regards, Peo Sjoblom "MAWII" wrote: I'm trying to figure out a way (if there's one) to enter a number into a blank cell and have it automatically multiply that cell by 25.4 (essentially converting a number from in. to mm.), keeping the new number in that same cell: enter 2 into A2 and it converts it to 50.8 and A2 now shows 50.8. Is this possible? Thanks. |
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