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I have wriiten UDF including the =NOW() function in it. When checking using
De-bug it places the result of the UDF in the workbook correctly. When
calling the UDF in the workbook it gives VALUE error. Only have this problem
with Date Functions.
Anyone has a solution please Thanks Guys..Jim.
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Hi Bob see below cheers Jim

Function FreezeDate()

ActiveCell.Select


ActiveCell.FormulaR1C1 = "=NOW()"

'this macro places date then copies it to the same cell and changes the cell
to value.
'this allows the date to remain frozen


Selection.Copy

Selection.PasteSpecial Paste:=xlPasteValues, Operation:=xlNone,
SkipBlanks _
:=False, Transpose:=False
Application.CutCopyMode = False
Selection.NumberFormat = "d/mm/yyyy;@"



End Function


"Bob Phillips" wrote:

Post the UDF.

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Bob

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"Jim Dean" <Jim wrote in message
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I have wriiten UDF including the =NOW() function in it. When checking
using
De-bug it places the result of the UDF in the workbook correctly. When
calling the UDF in the workbook it gives VALUE error. Only have this
problem
with Date Functions.
Anyone has a solution please Thanks Guys..Jim.




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Jim,

You can't do things like that with UDFs. They return a value into the cell,
they cannot change the cell value as you are trying to do, that would
overwrite the function that is running.

Why not just use

=TEXT(TODAY(),"d/mm/yyyy;@")

in the cell?



--
HTH

Bob

(there's no email, no snail mail, but somewhere should be gmail in my addy)

"Jim Dean" wrote in message
...
Hi Bob see below cheers Jim

Function FreezeDate()

ActiveCell.Select


ActiveCell.FormulaR1C1 = "=NOW()"

'this macro places date then copies it to the same cell and changes the
cell
to value.
'this allows the date to remain frozen


Selection.Copy

Selection.PasteSpecial Paste:=xlPasteValues, Operation:=xlNone,
SkipBlanks _
:=False, Transpose:=False
Application.CutCopyMode = False
Selection.NumberFormat = "d/mm/yyyy;@"



End Function


"Bob Phillips" wrote:

Post the UDF.

--
HTH

Bob

(there's no email, no snail mail, but somewhere should be gmail in my
addy)

"Jim Dean" <Jim wrote in message
...
I have wriiten UDF including the =NOW() function in it. When checking
using
De-bug it places the result of the UDF in the workbook correctly. When
calling the UDF in the workbook it gives VALUE error. Only have this
problem
with Date Functions.
Anyone has a solution please Thanks Guys..Jim.






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Hi Bob

Give me the name of your boss and I tell him to pay you double.

Great work Pal and thanks, it works like magic

Keep well

Cheers from sunny Sydney.

"Bob Phillips" wrote:

Jim,

You can't do things like that with UDFs. They return a value into the cell,
they cannot change the cell value as you are trying to do, that would
overwrite the function that is running.

Why not just use

=TEXT(TODAY(),"d/mm/yyyy;@")

in the cell?



--
HTH

Bob

(there's no email, no snail mail, but somewhere should be gmail in my addy)

"Jim Dean" wrote in message
...
Hi Bob see below cheers Jim

Function FreezeDate()

ActiveCell.Select


ActiveCell.FormulaR1C1 = "=NOW()"

'this macro places date then copies it to the same cell and changes the
cell
to value.
'this allows the date to remain frozen


Selection.Copy

Selection.PasteSpecial Paste:=xlPasteValues, Operation:=xlNone,
SkipBlanks _
:=False, Transpose:=False
Application.CutCopyMode = False
Selection.NumberFormat = "d/mm/yyyy;@"



End Function


"Bob Phillips" wrote:

Post the UDF.

--
HTH

Bob

(there's no email, no snail mail, but somewhere should be gmail in my
addy)

"Jim Dean" <Jim wrote in message
...
I have wriiten UDF including the =NOW() function in it. When checking
using
De-bug it places the result of the UDF in the workbook correctly. When
calling the UDF in the workbook it gives VALUE error. Only have this
problem
with Date Functions.
Anyone has a solution please Thanks Guys..Jim.








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This doesn't keep the date frozen, though.

Is there a reason, you just don't hit ctrl-; and format the cell the way you
like?

Jim Dean wrote:

Hi Bob

Give me the name of your boss and I tell him to pay you double.

Great work Pal and thanks, it works like magic

Keep well

Cheers from sunny Sydney.

"Bob Phillips" wrote:

Jim,

You can't do things like that with UDFs. They return a value into the cell,
they cannot change the cell value as you are trying to do, that would
overwrite the function that is running.

Why not just use

=TEXT(TODAY(),"d/mm/yyyy;@")

in the cell?



--
HTH

Bob

(there's no email, no snail mail, but somewhere should be gmail in my addy)

"Jim Dean" wrote in message
...
Hi Bob see below cheers Jim

Function FreezeDate()

ActiveCell.Select


ActiveCell.FormulaR1C1 = "=NOW()"

'this macro places date then copies it to the same cell and changes the
cell
to value.
'this allows the date to remain frozen


Selection.Copy

Selection.PasteSpecial Paste:=xlPasteValues, Operation:=xlNone,
SkipBlanks _
:=False, Transpose:=False
Application.CutCopyMode = False
Selection.NumberFormat = "d/mm/yyyy;@"



End Function


"Bob Phillips" wrote:

Post the UDF.

--
HTH

Bob

(there's no email, no snail mail, but somewhere should be gmail in my
addy)

"Jim Dean" <Jim wrote in message
...
I have wriiten UDF including the =NOW() function in it. When checking
using
De-bug it places the result of the UDF in the workbook correctly. When
calling the UDF in the workbook it gives VALUE error. Only have this
problem
with Date Functions.
Anyone has a solution please Thanks Guys..Jim.







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