Bob.

A puzzle - I made a cut down version with a single column database and it
worked fine (after obviously cutting down the sizes of the ranges to be
coloured in).
I don't think my workbook has a corruption, as the cut down version was
based on it using Save As, then trimming it down.
There arent any other event macros in the workbook.
I'm stumped, for the moment.

Pete



"Bob Phillips" wrote:

Can you send me the workbook before you go?

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"Peter Rooney" wrote in message
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No, 2003 SP1

I know the program logic is OK because the message boxes work correctly.
I tried again, just to be sure.
Direct entry, cells color OK
Pick from a dropdown and they don't.
Going home now to rest my brain, but please don't forget me!
Thanks for your help

Pete


"Bob Phillips" wrote:

Excel 97?

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"Peter Rooney" wrote in message
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Bob,

In answer to your question, Yes, BUT - an update:

If I take the validation off a cell in this column and just type in
something like "On Hold", then the colouring works.
If the cell becomes "On Hold" as the result of selecting that value
from a
dropdown list i.e. using data validation, then it doesn't.

Does the worksheet change event work differently if a cell's value is
selected from a list, as against being entered directly?

Thanks

Pete



"Bob Phillips" wrote:

Are you sure that

Target.Offset(0, -12)

is valid, that is that the change column has at least 12 columns
left?

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Good afternoon, all,

One column in my database ("ColStatus") is validated by a drop
down
list,
and depending on the value selected, I want the interior colour
for
all
database cells in the target row to change. In the code shown
below,
the
msgboxes work fine, so the case logic is OK, but in each case, the
colour
doesn't change.
Can any clever person out there suggest why this might be?
The worksheet isn't protected.
Thanks in anticipation

Pete



Private Sub Worksheet_Change(ByVal Target As Range)

Dim DBSheet As Worksheet
Dim ColStatus As Range

Set DBSheet = Sheets("Database")
Set ColStatus = DBSheet.Range("ColStatus")

Set Intersection = Intersect(Target, ColStatus)
If Not Intersection Is Nothing Then
Select Case Target.Formula
Case "Withdrawn"
MsgBox ("Withdrawn")
Target.Offset(0, -12).Resize(1,
30).Interior.ColorIndex =
3
Target.Offset(0, -12).Resize(1,
30).Font.ColorIndex =
xlAutomatic
Case "Completed"
MsgBox ("Completed")
Target.Offset(0, -12).Resize(1,
30).Interior.ColorIndex =
4
Target.Offset(0, -12).Resize(1,
30).Font.ColorIndex =
xlAutomatic
Case "On Hold"
MsgBox ("On Hold")
Target.Offset(0, -12).Resize(1,
30).Interior.ColorIndex =
45
Target.Offset(0, -12).Resize(1,
30).Font.ColorIndex =
xlAutomatic
Case Else
MsgBox ("Other")
Target.Offset(0, -12).Resize(1,
30).Interior.ColorIndex =
38
Target.Offset(0, -12).Resize(1,
30).Font.ColorIndex =
xlAutomatic
End Select
End If
End Sub