Hi,
I'm using Application.InputBox(,,,,,8) in my Excel vsto AddIn to retrieve a
Range. However, I need help getting the exact reference text.

Eg, selecting a range, then hitting F4 to turn it to A$1 instead of $A$1.
I'm trying to get A$1, but the only way that I can think of to get the
address is via range.get_Address, which returns me $A$1 format instead of A$1.

Please help.

Thanks

I don't know what is range.get_Address, but if your currently selected cell
is A1 then
selection.address(true,false)
returns A$1.

Regards,
Stefi

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Hi,
I'm using Application.InputBox(,,,,,8) in my Excel vsto AddIn to retrieve a
Range. However, I need help getting the exact reference text.

Eg, selecting a range, then hitting F4 to turn it to A$1 instead of $A$1.
I'm trying to get A$1, but the only way that I can think of to get the
address is via range.get_Address, which returns me $A$1 format instead of A$1.

Please help.

Thanks

range.get_Address(true,false)

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HTH

Bob

"JsJ_Slim" wrote in message
...
Hi,
I'm using Application.InputBox(,,,,,8) in my Excel vsto AddIn to retrieve
a
Range. However, I need help getting the exact reference text.

Eg, selecting a range, then hitting F4 to turn it to A$1 instead of $A$1.
I'm trying to get A$1, but the only way that I can think of to get the
address is via range.get_Address, which returns me $A$1 format instead of
A$1.

Please help.

Thanks

Hi Bob and Stefi

Thanks for the reply. range.get_Address(true, false) worked, but only if I
know if I know whether the row (and/or) column is absolute/relative.

Basically, I'm calling Application.InputBox(,,,,8) such that the user can
select a range from the spreadsheet, during which they may use F4 to dictate
if the row/column is absolute/relative. At the end, a Range object is
returned.

What I need is to transform this returned range into the *exact* same
reference that appeared in the refedit box (eg, =$A$1, or =A$1 or =$A1, etc).

An example of its usage: I have an Excel addin that uses the
Application.Input() to allow the user to select a range. Having got that, the
addin will then insert a formula (including the range reference) into the
spreadsheet. And assume that one of the requirements is that the included
range reference must appear *exactly* like what the user specified (absolute
row (or/and) column)in the Application.Input().

Hence, if the user selected $A1 in Application.Input(), the formula must
show $A1; if the user selected A$1, then it must appear as A$1, etc.

Sorry if I'm making things confusing. If you need any further
clarifications/examples, please let me know.

Thanks!


"Bob Phillips" wrote:

range.get_Address(true,false)

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HTH

Bob

"JsJ_Slim" wrote in message
...
Hi,
I'm using Application.InputBox(,,,,,8) in my Excel vsto AddIn to retrieve
a
Range. However, I need help getting the exact reference text.

Eg, selecting a range, then hitting F4 to turn it to A$1 instead of $A$1.
I'm trying to get A$1, but the only way that I can think of to get the
address is via range.get_Address, which returns me $A$1 format instead of
A$1.

Please help.

Thanks