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Add ability to excel to create dynamic drop-down(CTRL+L) lists us.
I tried building this but I don't think it's possible. It would be nice if a
web query could be dumped into excel then a drop-down list is populated by that data. I THINK it could be done a very round about way, but it would be a hack at best. |
Add ability to excel to create dynamic drop-down(CTRL+L) lists us.
Hi,
By dropdown, if you mean ComboBox, it should be pretty easy, and it doesn't require any code: 1. Web Query - In a sheet , say ShQuery, create your webquery. - The resulting range is given a sheet level name, say External_Data1. - Now hide the sheet in visual basic editor through the Properties Window of that sheet by setting its Visible property to xlSheetVEryHidden. - set properties for this query as you wish. Eg: refresh on book open or every x minutes. Don't display headers.... 2. Combobox - select the other sheet, where you want the combobox to appear. - Display the Control Toolbox toolbar (menu View Toolbars Control Toolbox toolbar). - add a combobox to the sheet - select the combobox and click the Properties icon from the Control Toolbox toolbar: the Property Window for the combo apears. - set the ListFillRange property to source data ie the named range: ShQuery!External_Data1 Done! Now, everytime the query refreshes, the combo contents is automatically updated by excel. Regards, Sebastien "RobC" wrote: I tried building this but I don't think it's possible. It would be nice if a web query could be dumped into excel then a drop-down list is populated by that data. I THINK it could be done a very round about way, but it would be a hack at best. |
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