Hi,

I am developing a system where charts are used to display data. Two or more
sheets within the system can go to the a chart. The problem is that I cannot
get the back button to go to the previous sheet on which the user was on. I
have copied the chart sheets to change the code but this does not solve the
problem as new sheets are created with different sheet names so there is no
way to no future sheet names. Is there a way of remembering the sheet before
going to a chart and then being able to return the previous sheet.

I dimed a variable called lastsheet and tried activesheet=lastsheet but I
couldn't get the back button to recognise lastsheet as a sheetname.

Many thanks for your help

Nathan

Use
lastsheet = activesheet

And this to select it for example
lastsheet.select

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Regards Ron de Bruin
http://www.rondebruin.nl



"NathanG" wrote in message ...
Hi,

I am developing a system where charts are used to display data. Two or more
sheets within the system can go to the a chart. The problem is that I cannot
get the back button to go to the previous sheet on which the user was on. I
have copied the chart sheets to change the code but this does not solve the
problem as new sheets are created with different sheet names so there is no
way to no future sheet names. Is there a way of remembering the sheet before
going to a chart and then being able to return the previous sheet.

I dimed a variable called lastsheet and tried activesheet=lastsheet but I
couldn't get the back button to recognise lastsheet as a sheetname.

Many thanks for your help

Nathan

You see that I for get the "set "in my example before lastsheet
See Bob's and J.E's reply


--
Regards Ron de Bruin
http://www.rondebruin.nl



"Ron de Bruin" wrote in message ...
Use
lastsheet = activesheet

And this to select it for example
lastsheet.select

--
Regards Ron de Bruin
http://www.rondebruin.nl



"NathanG" wrote in message ...
Hi,

I am developing a system where charts are used to display data. Two or more
sheets within the system can go to the a chart. The problem is that I cannot
get the back button to go to the previous sheet on which the user was on. I
have copied the chart sheets to change the code but this does not solve the
problem as new sheets are created with different sheet names so there is no
way to no future sheet names. Is there a way of remembering the sheet before
going to a chart and then being able to return the previous sheet.

I dimed a variable called lastsheet and tried activesheet=lastsheet but I
couldn't get the back button to recognise lastsheet as a sheetname.

Many thanks for your help

Nathan

Try:

Dim wsLastSheet As Worksheet

Set wsLastSheet = ActiveSheet
'Do your chart stuff here
wsLastSheet.Activate



In article ,
"NathanG" wrote:

I am developing a system where charts are used to display data. Two or more
sheets within the system can go to the a chart. The problem is that I cannot
get the back button to go to the previous sheet on which the user was on. I
have copied the chart sheets to change the code but this does not solve the
problem as new sheets are created with different sheet names so there is no
way to no future sheet names. Is there a way of remembering the sheet before
going to a chart and then being able to return the previous sheet.

I dimed a variable called lastsheet and tried activesheet=lastsheet but I
couldn't get the back button to recognise lastsheet as a sheetname.

Nathan,

Put this code in ThisWorkbook

Private Sub Workbook_SheetDeactivate(ByVal Sh As Object)
Set PrevSheet = Sh
End Sub

'This is workbook event code.
'To input this code, right click on the Excel icon on the worksheet
'(or next to the File menu if you maximise your workbooks),
'select View Code from the menu, and paste the code


and then in a general module add this code to support the Back function

Public PrevSheet

Sub Back()
Application.EnableEvents = False
PrevSheet.Activate
Range("A1").Activate
Set PrevSheet = ActiveSheet
Application.EnableEvents = True
End Sub


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HTH

RP
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"NathanG" wrote in message
...
Hi,

I am developing a system where charts are used to display data. Two or
more
sheets within the system can go to the a chart. The problem is that I
cannot
get the back button to go to the previous sheet on which the user was on.
I
have copied the chart sheets to change the code but this does not solve
the
problem as new sheets are created with different sheet names so there is
no
way to no future sheet names. Is there a way of remembering the sheet
before
going to a chart and then being able to return the previous sheet.

I dimed a variable called lastsheet and tried activesheet=lastsheet but I
couldn't get the back button to recognise lastsheet as a sheetname.

Many thanks for your help

Nathan