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Data Validation/Fill question
I have a cell in my workbook that I would like to have filled from a
dropdown list. The possible option number about 30 so a "Data Validation" would be unwieldly unless I could nest it, as the possibilities fall into 3 to 4 catagories. Is there a way to do this? I thought about a combo box, but I want the same dropdown to be usable by approx. 120 cells. Is there a macro that could be done in wich I select the cell and then a pop-up window will allow the fill, or some way around this? I am using Excel 97. |
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Data Validation/Fill question
I think this might be a good place to start:
http://www.contextures.com/xlDataVal02.html Check dependent dropdown lists Does that help? *********** Regards, Ron "Adam Kroger @hotmail.com" wrote: I have a cell in my workbook that I would like to have filled from a dropdown list. The possible option number about 30 so a "Data Validation" would be unwieldly unless I could nest it, as the possibilities fall into 3 to 4 catagories. Is there a way to do this? I thought about a combo box, but I want the same dropdown to be usable by approx. 120 cells. Is there a macro that could be done in wich I select the cell and then a pop-up window will allow the fill, or some way around this? I am using Excel 97. |
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Data Validation/Fill question
A further elaboration of the type of data I want to get into the box,
because I realized I didn't explain it very well. The following example isn't what I am trying to do, but it will draw the correct picture. The actual entries I want would be the name of cities. the nestings would be like State - County - City I have other data that will autofill into cells along the same row as the fill, with data related to the selection, that is already contained in a table on another sheet. "Adam Kroger @hotmail.com" <adam_kroger<nospam wrote in message . .. I have a cell in my workbook that I would like to have filled from a dropdown list. The possible option number about 30 so a "Data Validation" would be unwieldly unless I could nest it, as the possibilities fall into 3 to 4 catagories. Is there a way to do this? I thought about a combo box, but I want the same dropdown to be usable by approx. 120 cells. Is there a macro that could be done in wich I select the cell and then a pop-up window will allow the fill, or some way around this? I am using Excel 97. |
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Data Validation/Fill question
This may not be exactly what you want, but I'm hoping it's something you can
work with. Let's use a test model: Start with a new workbook containing Sheet1 and Sheet2 On Sheet1, set up the following: A1: LU_StateList B1: CntyStart C1: CntyEnd A2: State1 A3: State2 F1: LU_CountyList G1: LU_StCntyList H1: CityStart I1: CityEnd E2: State1 E3: State1 E4: State2 E5: State2 F2: County1 F3: County2 F4: County3 F5: County4 L1: LU_CityList K2: State1County1 K3: State1County1 K4: State1County1 K5: State1County1 K6: State1County2 K7: State1County2 K8: State1County2 K9: State2County2 K10: State2County3 K11: State2County3 K12: State2County3 K13: State2County3 K14: State2County4 K15: State2County4 K16: State2County4 K17: State2County4 L2: City1 L3: City2 L4: City3 L5: City4 L6: City5 L7: City6 L8: City7 L9: City8 L10: City9 L11: City10 L12: City11 L13: City12 L14: City13 L15: City14 L16: City15 L17: City16 B2: =MATCH(A2,$E$2:$E$5,0)-1 Copy that to B3 C2: =COUNTIF($E$2:$E$5,A2) Copy that to C3 G2: =E2&F2 Copy that to G5 H2: =MATCH(E2&F2,$K$2:$K$17,0)-1 Copy that to H5 I2: =COUNTIF($K$2:$K$17,E2&F2) Copy that to I5 Now, we need some range names: InsertNameDefine RangeName Reference LU_CityList =Sheet1!$L$2:$L$17 LU_CountyList =Sheet1!$F$2:$I$5 LU_StateList =Sheet1!$A$2:$C$3 LU_StCntyList =Sheet1!$G$2:$I$5 Now for Sheet2...the data validations: A1: State B1: County C1: City A2: =OFFSET(LU_StateList,0,0,,1) Copy that cell down a few cells B2: =OFFSET(LU_CountyList,VLOOKUP(A2,LU_StateList,2,0) ,,VLOOKUP(A2,LU_StateList,3,0),1) Copy that cell down a few cells C2: =OFFSET(LU_CityList,VLOOKUP(A2&B2,LU_StCntyList,2, 0),,VLOOKUP(A2&B2,LU_StCntyList,3,0),1) Copy that cell down a few cells Next...Testing Click A2 and select a state Click B2 and select a county (should correspond to the state) Click C2 and select a city (should correspond to the county/state) Try again for row3..using a different state. Something you can use? *********** Regards, Ron "Adam Kroger @hotmail.com" wrote: A further elaboration of the type of data I want to get into the box, because I realized I didn't explain it very well. The following example isn't what I am trying to do, but it will draw the correct picture. The actual entries I want would be the name of cities. the nestings would be like State - County - City I have other data that will autofill into cells along the same row as the fill, with data related to the selection, that is already contained in a table on another sheet. "Adam Kroger @hotmail.com" <adam_kroger<nospam wrote in message . .. I have a cell in my workbook that I would like to have filled from a dropdown list. The possible option number about 30 so a "Data Validation" would be unwieldly unless I could nest it, as the possibilities fall into 3 to 4 catagories. Is there a way to do this? I thought about a combo box, but I want the same dropdown to be usable by approx. 120 cells. Is there a macro that could be done in wich I select the cell and then a pop-up window will allow the fill, or some way around this? I am using Excel 97. |
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