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Possible Validation.Modify bug in Excel 2000
Hello,
I have a Data Validation in a cell say D5 of type xlValidateList. I modify this validation in VBA: sub foo () Range("d5").Validation _ .Modify Type:=xlValidateList, AlertStyle:=xlValidAlertStop, Formula1:="Apple,Orange,Mango" end sub This works when run from the VB Editor. If I create a Control Toolbox button and put the same code in say : CommandButton1_Click it does not work. Says "Application-Defined or Object-Defined error" Again if I create a Forms Button and put the same code in the macro assigned to the button it works. Why doesn't it work when triggered from the Control Toolbox Button? Regards Gap |
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You need to ensure a cell range is selected when you run that code.
If you run the code from a worksheet control set its TakeFocusOnClick property to false. However, as the code would also fail if any other type of object is selected, perhaps select some cell as the first line of your code, eg ActiveWindow.VisibleRange(1, 1).Select Regards, Peter T wrote in message oups.com... Hello, I have a Data Validation in a cell say D5 of type xlValidateList. I modify this validation in VBA: sub foo () Range("d5").Validation _ .Modify Type:=xlValidateList, AlertStyle:=xlValidAlertStop, Formula1:="Apple,Orange,Mango" end sub This works when run from the VB Editor. If I create a Control Toolbox button and put the same code in say : CommandButton1_Click it does not work. Says "Application-Defined or Object-Defined error" Again if I create a Forms Button and put the same code in the macro assigned to the button it works. Why doesn't it work when triggered from the Control Toolbox Button? Regards Gap |
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I couldn't reproduce the problem. did you add the code into the sheet code
module? -- --- HTH Bob (there's no email, no snail mail, but somewhere should be gmail in my addy) wrote in message oups.com... Hello, I have a Data Validation in a cell say D5 of type xlValidateList. I modify this validation in VBA: sub foo () Range("d5").Validation _ .Modify Type:=xlValidateList, AlertStyle:=xlValidAlertStop, Formula1:="Apple,Orange,Mango" end sub This works when run from the VB Editor. If I create a Control Toolbox button and put the same code in say : CommandButton1_Click it does not work. Says "Application-Defined or Object-Defined error" Again if I create a Forms Button and put the same code in the macro assigned to the button it works. Why doesn't it work when triggered from the Control Toolbox Button? Regards Gap |
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Hi Bob,
I could replicate the problem in XL2000 & XL97 As I mentioned, if the selection while running the code is not a Range, eg a Controls button with focus or a Rectangle, the code fails for me. Not only with the OP's particular code but whenever adding or modifying the DV. Regards, Peter T "Bob Phillips" wrote in message ... I couldn't reproduce the problem. did you add the code into the sheet code module? -- --- HTH Bob (there's no email, no snail mail, but somewhere should be gmail in my addy) wrote in message oups.com... Hello, I have a Data Validation in a cell say D5 of type xlValidateList. I modify this validation in VBA: sub foo () Range("d5").Validation _ .Modify Type:=xlValidateList, AlertStyle:=xlValidAlertStop, Formula1:="Apple,Orange,Mango" end sub This works when run from the VB Editor. If I create a Control Toolbox button and put the same code in say : CommandButton1_Click it does not work. Says "Application-Defined or Object-Defined error" Again if I create a Forms Button and put the same code in the macro assigned to the button it works. Why doesn't it work when triggered from the Control Toolbox Button? Regards Gap |
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Yes the code is in the Sheet.
On Feb 8, 5:59 pm, "Bob Phillips" wrote: I couldn't reproduce the problem. did you add the code into the sheet code module? -- --- HTH Bob (there's no email, no snail mail, but somewhere should be gmail in my addy) wrote in message oups.com... Hello, I have a Data Validation in a cell say D5 of type xlValidateList. I modify this validation in VBA: sub foo () Range("d5").Validation _ .Modify Type:=xlValidateList, AlertStyle:=xlValidAlertStop, Formula1:="Apple,Orange,Mango" end sub This works when run from the VB Editor. If I create a Control Toolbox button and put the same code in say : CommandButton1_Click it does not work. Says "Application-Defined or Object-Defined error" Again if I create a Forms Button and put the same code in the macro assigned to the button it works. Why doesn't it work when triggered from the Control Toolbox Button? Regards Gap |
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On Feb 8, 4:15 pm, "Peter T" <peter_t@discussions wrote:
You need to ensure a cell range is selected when you run that code. If you run the code from a worksheet control set its TakeFocusOnClick property to false. However, as the code would also fail if any other type of object is selected, perhaps select some cell as the first line of your code, eg ActiveWindow.VisibleRange(1, 1).Select Regards, Peter T wrote in message oups.com... Hello, I have a Data Validation in a cell say D5 of type xlValidateList. I modify this validation in VBA: sub foo () Range("d5").Validation _ .Modify Type:=xlValidateList, AlertStyle:=xlValidAlertStop, Formula1:="Apple,Orange,Mango" end sub This works when run from the VB Editor. If I create a Control Toolbox button and put the same code in say : CommandButton1_Click it does not work. Says "Application-Defined or Object-Defined error" Again if I create a Forms Button and put the same code in the macro assigned to the button it works. Why doesn't it work when triggered from the Control Toolbox Button? Regards Gap Thanks Peter, your solution of "Select"ing the range works. (Since there are other object on the sheet that could be selected). Sometimes it confuses the user though. Would you call this a workaround to the problem or thats how it should be done? |
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Try using
Activecell.Select instead, that shouldn't confuse. -- --- HTH Bob (there's no email, no snail mail, but somewhere should be gmail in my addy) wrote in message ps.com... On Feb 8, 4:15 pm, "Peter T" <peter_t@discussions wrote: You need to ensure a cell range is selected when you run that code. If you run the code from a worksheet control set its TakeFocusOnClick property to false. However, as the code would also fail if any other type of object is selected, perhaps select some cell as the first line of your code, eg ActiveWindow.VisibleRange(1, 1).Select Regards, Peter T wrote in message oups.com... Hello, I have a Data Validation in a cell say D5 of type xlValidateList. I modify this validation in VBA: sub foo () Range("d5").Validation _ .Modify Type:=xlValidateList, AlertStyle:=xlValidAlertStop, Formula1:="Apple,Orange,Mango" end sub This works when run from the VB Editor. If I create a Control Toolbox button and put the same code in say : CommandButton1_Click it does not work. Says "Application-Defined or Object-Defined error" Again if I create a Forms Button and put the same code in the macro assigned to the button it works. Why doesn't it work when triggered from the Control Toolbox Button? Regards Gap Thanks Peter, your solution of "Select"ing the range works. (Since there are other object on the sheet that could be selected). Sometimes it confuses the user though. Would you call this a workaround to the problem or thats how it should be done? |
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