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Check Validation List for Matching Entries at Start-up
Greetings,
I am using Excel from Office 2003 on an XP box. I have several workbooks that use a drop down validation list to pick name from an other workbook of names. It is working fine. The problem is that the workbook of names called MCL.xls is being updated due to errors in the list. When an entry in MCL.xls changes, the drop down validation list no longer matches the value in the validation drop down cell. I need a way to identify these unmatched entries when I open each so that I can manually find the new corrected entry from the drop down list. Anyone have any ideas? Any help will be appreciated. -Minitman |
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The code below uses the special cells method to find each validation list on
the worksheet. Then checks to see if the valkue in the cell matches the validation list. The validatioin list has an equal sign in front of the address range so I remove it wih the mid statement. Finally I use a FIND method for checking if the data in he cell matches any value in the validation list. If it doesn't a highlight the cell. Sub test() With Sheets("Sheet1") Set Validatecells = .Cells.SpecialCells(Type:=xlCellTypeSameValidation ) For Each cell In Validatecells 'remove equal sign from formula validationRange = Mid(cell.Validation.Formula1, 2) Set c = Range(validationRange).Find(what:=cell.Value, _ LookIn:=xlValues, lookat:=xlWhole) If c Is Nothing Then cell.Interior.ColorIndex = 3 End If Next cell End With End Sub "Minitman" wrote: Greetings, I am using Excel from Office 2003 on an XP box. I have several workbooks that use a drop down validation list to pick name from an other workbook of names. It is working fine. The problem is that the workbook of names called MCL.xls is being updated due to errors in the list. When an entry in MCL.xls changes, the drop down validation list no longer matches the value in the validation drop down cell. I need a way to identify these unmatched entries when I open each so that I can manually find the new corrected entry from the drop down list. Anyone have any ideas? Any help will be appreciated. -Minitman |
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Hey Joel,
Thanks for the reply. I could not get this code to work. I tried to follow your code but I could not understand it. It appears that I need to give a bit more information. The column that has the validation is a named range called rInputRefName. The validation list has the formula: =RefName a dynamic named range rerouted to the master customer list or MCL.xls. What I need to do is check each cell in rInputRefName to see if there is a match in the RefName list and if there is no exact match then color that cell. If there is a match in RefName go to the next cell and repeat the code. Any other ideas? -Minitman On Fri, 17 Jul 2009 13:30:01 -0700, Joel wrote: The code below uses the special cells method to find each validation list on the worksheet. Then checks to see if the valkue in the cell matches the validation list. The validatioin list has an equal sign in front of the address range so I remove it wih the mid statement. Finally I use a FIND method for checking if the data in he cell matches any value in the validation list. If it doesn't a highlight the cell. Sub test() With Sheets("Sheet1") Set Validatecells = .Cells.SpecialCells(Type:=xlCellTypeSameValidation ) For Each cell In Validatecells 'remove equal sign from formula validationRange = Mid(cell.Validation.Formula1, 2) Set c = Range(validationRange).Find(what:=cell.Value, _ LookIn:=xlValues, lookat:=xlWhole) If c Is Nothing Then cell.Interior.ColorIndex = 3 End If Next cell End With End Sub "Minitman" wrote: Greetings, I am using Excel from Office 2003 on an XP box. I have several workbooks that use a drop down validation list to pick name from an other workbook of names. It is working fine. The problem is that the workbook of names called MCL.xls is being updated due to errors in the list. When an entry in MCL.xls changes, the drop down validation list no longer matches the value in the validation drop down cell. I need a way to identify these unmatched entries when I open each so that I can manually find the new corrected entry from the drop down list. Anyone have any ideas? Any help will be appreciated. -Minitman |
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Hey Joel,
Thanks for the reply. I could not get this code to work. I tried to follow your code but I could not understand it. It appears that I need to give a bit more information. The column that has the validation is a named range called rInputRefName. The validation list has the formula: =RefName a dynamic named range rerouted to the master customer list or MCL.xls. What I need to do is check each cell in rInputRefName to see if there is a match in the RefName list and if there is no exact match then color that cell. If there is a match in RefName go to the next cell and repeat the code. Any other ideas? -Minitman On Fri, 17 Jul 2009 13:30:01 -0700, Joel wrote: The code below uses the special cells method to find each validation list on the worksheet. Then checks to see if the valkue in the cell matches the validation list. The validatioin list has an equal sign in front of the address range so I remove it wih the mid statement. Finally I use a FIND method for checking if the data in he cell matches any value in the validation list. If it doesn't a highlight the cell. Sub test() With Sheets("Sheet1") Set Validatecells = .Cells.SpecialCells(Type:=xlCellTypeSameValidation ) For Each cell In Validatecells 'remove equal sign from formula validationRange = Mid(cell.Validation.Formula1, 2) Set c = Range(validationRange).Find(what:=cell.Value, _ LookIn:=xlValues, lookat:=xlWhole) If c Is Nothing Then cell.Interior.ColorIndex = 3 End If Next cell End With End Sub "Minitman" wrote: Greetings, I am using Excel from Office 2003 on an XP box. I have several workbooks that use a drop down validation list to pick name from an other workbook of names. It is working fine. The problem is that the workbook of names called MCL.xls is being updated due to errors in the list. When an entry in MCL.xls changes, the drop down validation list no longer matches the value in the validation drop down cell. I need a way to identify these unmatched entries when I open each so that I can manually find the new corrected entry from the drop down list. Anyone have any ideas? Any help will be appreciated. -Minitman |
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The code I provide should work under you case provide the following
1) You changed the sheet name to match the worksheet were the validation cells are located. 2) The worksheet where the validation cells are located only has these validation cells and no other. 3) The macro is located in the same workbook as the validation cells (not MCL.xls ) What errors are you getting? ARe any cells being highlighted? I reposted the code with comments Sub test() 'sheet with validation cells With Sheets("Sheet1") 'get all the validation cells Set Validatecells = .Cells.SpecialCells(Type:=xlCellTypeSameValidation ) 'check each validation cells For Each cell In Validatecells 'remove equal sign from validation formula validationRange = Mid(cell.Validation.Formula1, 2) 'compare data in the validation cell with the range of cells in MCL.xls Set c = Range(validationRange).Find(what:=cell.Value, _ LookIn:=xlValues, lookat:=xlWhole) 'if there is no match highlight the cell If c Is Nothing Then cell.Interior.ColorIndex = 3 End If Next cell End With End Sub "Minitman" wrote: Hey Joel, Thanks for the reply. I could not get this code to work. I tried to follow your code but I could not understand it. It appears that I need to give a bit more information. The column that has the validation is a named range called rInputRefName. The validation list has the formula: =RefName a dynamic named range rerouted to the master customer list or MCL.xls. What I need to do is check each cell in rInputRefName to see if there is a match in the RefName list and if there is no exact match then color that cell. If there is a match in RefName go to the next cell and repeat the code. Any other ideas? -Minitman On Fri, 17 Jul 2009 13:30:01 -0700, Joel wrote: The code below uses the special cells method to find each validation list on the worksheet. Then checks to see if the valkue in the cell matches the validation list. The validatioin list has an equal sign in front of the address range so I remove it wih the mid statement. Finally I use a FIND method for checking if the data in he cell matches any value in the validation list. If it doesn't a highlight the cell. Sub test() With Sheets("Sheet1") Set Validatecells = .Cells.SpecialCells(Type:=xlCellTypeSameValidation ) For Each cell In Validatecells 'remove equal sign from formula validationRange = Mid(cell.Validation.Formula1, 2) Set c = Range(validationRange).Find(what:=cell.Value, _ LookIn:=xlValues, lookat:=xlWhole) If c Is Nothing Then cell.Interior.ColorIndex = 3 End If Next cell End With End Sub "Minitman" wrote: Greetings, I am using Excel from Office 2003 on an XP box. I have several workbooks that use a drop down validation list to pick name from an other workbook of names. It is working fine. The problem is that the workbook of names called MCL.xls is being updated due to errors in the list. When an entry in MCL.xls changes, the drop down validation list no longer matches the value in the validation drop down cell. I need a way to identify these unmatched entries when I open each so that I can manually find the new corrected entry from the drop down list. Anyone have any ideas? Any help will be appreciated. -Minitman |
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Hey Joel,
Sorry about the duplicate reply. The first thing I did was to dim the variables including "cell". I set up a CommandButton to run your code. I changed the sheet name to the actual sheet name. This is what I came up with. Do you see any errors (other word wrap problems)? _____________________________________ Private Sub CommandButton1_Click() Test End Sub Sub Test() Dim Validatecells Dim validationRange Dim C Dim cell 'sheet with validation cells With Sheets("Input") 'get all the validation cells Set Validatecells = _ .Cells.SpecialCells(Type:=xlCellTypeSameValidation ) 'check each validation cells For Each cell In Validatecells 'remove equal sign from validation formula validationRange = Mid(cell.Validation.Formula1, 2) 'compare data in the validation cell with the range of cells in 'MCL.xls Set C = Range(validationRange).Find(what:=cell.Value, _ LookIn:=xlValues, lookat:=xlWhole) 'if there is no match highlight the cell If C Is Nothing Then cell.Interior.ColorIndex = 3 End If Next cell End With End Sub _____________________________________ I get this error: _____________________________________ Run-time error '1004': No cells were found. _____________________________________ Then debug high lights this line: Set Validatecells = _ .Cells.SpecialCells(Type:=xlCellTypeSameValidation ) Any ideas? -Minitman On Fri, 17 Jul 2009 22:55:01 -0700, Joel wrote: The code I provide should work under you case provide the following 1) You changed the sheet name to match the worksheet were the validation cells are located. 2) The worksheet where the validation cells are located only has these validation cells and no other. 3) The macro is located in the same workbook as the validation cells (not MCL.xls ) What errors are you getting? ARe any cells being highlighted? I reposted the code with comments Sub test() 'sheet with validation cells With Sheets("Sheet1") 'get all the validation cells Set Validatecells = .Cells.SpecialCells(Type:=xlCellTypeSameValidation ) 'check each validation cells For Each cell In Validatecells 'remove equal sign from validation formula validationRange = Mid(cell.Validation.Formula1, 2) 'compare data in the validation cell with the range of cells in MCL.xls Set c = Range(validationRange).Find(what:=cell.Value, _ LookIn:=xlValues, lookat:=xlWhole) 'if there is no match highlight the cell If c Is Nothing Then cell.Interior.ColorIndex = 3 End If Next cell End With End Sub "Minitman" wrote: Hey Joel, Thanks for the reply. I could not get this code to work. I tried to follow your code but I could not understand it. It appears that I need to give a bit more information. The column that has the validation is a named range called rInputRefName. The validation list has the formula: =RefName a dynamic named range rerouted to the master customer list or MCL.xls. What I need to do is check each cell in rInputRefName to see if there is a match in the RefName list and if there is no exact match then color that cell. If there is a match in RefName go to the next cell and repeat the code. Any other ideas? -Minitman On Fri, 17 Jul 2009 13:30:01 -0700, Joel wrote: The code below uses the special cells method to find each validation list on the worksheet. Then checks to see if the valkue in the cell matches the validation list. The validatioin list has an equal sign in front of the address range so I remove it wih the mid statement. Finally I use a FIND method for checking if the data in he cell matches any value in the validation list. If it doesn't a highlight the cell. Sub test() With Sheets("Sheet1") Set Validatecells = .Cells.SpecialCells(Type:=xlCellTypeSameValidation ) For Each cell In Validatecells 'remove equal sign from formula validationRange = Mid(cell.Validation.Formula1, 2) Set c = Range(validationRange).Find(what:=cell.Value, _ LookIn:=xlValues, lookat:=xlWhole) If c Is Nothing Then cell.Interior.ColorIndex = 3 End If Next cell End With End Sub "Minitman" wrote: Greetings, I am using Excel from Office 2003 on an XP box. I have several workbooks that use a drop down validation list to pick name from an other workbook of names. It is working fine. The problem is that the workbook of names called MCL.xls is being updated due to errors in the list. When an entry in MCL.xls changes, the drop down validation list no longer matches the value in the validation drop down cell. I need a way to identify these unmatched entries when I open each so that I can manually find the new corrected entry from the drop down list. Anyone have any ideas? Any help will be appreciated. -Minitman |
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The input sheet doesn't have a cells with validation lists. Do you have more
htan one workbook that your working with? Is Input sheet in the same workbook as the macro? Is the macro in a module VBA sheet? "Minitman" wrote: Hey Joel, Sorry about the duplicate reply. The first thing I did was to dim the variables including "cell". I set up a CommandButton to run your code. I changed the sheet name to the actual sheet name. This is what I came up with. Do you see any errors (other word wrap problems)? _____________________________________ Private Sub CommandButton1_Click() Test End Sub Sub Test() Dim Validatecells Dim validationRange Dim C Dim cell 'sheet with validation cells With Sheets("Input") 'get all the validation cells Set Validatecells = _ .Cells.SpecialCells(Type:=xlCellTypeSameValidation ) 'check each validation cells For Each cell In Validatecells 'remove equal sign from validation formula validationRange = Mid(cell.Validation.Formula1, 2) 'compare data in the validation cell with the range of cells in 'MCL.xls Set C = Range(validationRange).Find(what:=cell.Value, _ LookIn:=xlValues, lookat:=xlWhole) 'if there is no match highlight the cell If C Is Nothing Then cell.Interior.ColorIndex = 3 End If Next cell End With End Sub _____________________________________ I get this error: _____________________________________ Run-time error '1004': No cells were found. _____________________________________ Then debug high lights this line: Set Validatecells = _ .Cells.SpecialCells(Type:=xlCellTypeSameValidation ) Any ideas? -Minitman On Fri, 17 Jul 2009 22:55:01 -0700, Joel wrote: The code I provide should work under you case provide the following 1) You changed the sheet name to match the worksheet were the validation cells are located. 2) The worksheet where the validation cells are located only has these validation cells and no other. 3) The macro is located in the same workbook as the validation cells (not MCL.xls ) What errors are you getting? ARe any cells being highlighted? I reposted the code with comments Sub test() 'sheet with validation cells With Sheets("Sheet1") 'get all the validation cells Set Validatecells = .Cells.SpecialCells(Type:=xlCellTypeSameValidation ) 'check each validation cells For Each cell In Validatecells 'remove equal sign from validation formula validationRange = Mid(cell.Validation.Formula1, 2) 'compare data in the validation cell with the range of cells in MCL.xls Set c = Range(validationRange).Find(what:=cell.Value, _ LookIn:=xlValues, lookat:=xlWhole) 'if there is no match highlight the cell If c Is Nothing Then cell.Interior.ColorIndex = 3 End If Next cell End With End Sub "Minitman" wrote: Hey Joel, Thanks for the reply. I could not get this code to work. I tried to follow your code but I could not understand it. It appears that I need to give a bit more information. The column that has the validation is a named range called rInputRefName. The validation list has the formula: =RefName a dynamic named range rerouted to the master customer list or MCL.xls. What I need to do is check each cell in rInputRefName to see if there is a match in the RefName list and if there is no exact match then color that cell. If there is a match in RefName go to the next cell and repeat the code. Any other ideas? -Minitman On Fri, 17 Jul 2009 13:30:01 -0700, Joel wrote: The code below uses the special cells method to find each validation list on the worksheet. Then checks to see if the valkue in the cell matches the validation list. The validatioin list has an equal sign in front of the address range so I remove it wih the mid statement. Finally I use a FIND method for checking if the data in he cell matches any value in the validation list. If it doesn't a highlight the cell. Sub test() With Sheets("Sheet1") Set Validatecells = .Cells.SpecialCells(Type:=xlCellTypeSameValidation ) For Each cell In Validatecells 'remove equal sign from formula validationRange = Mid(cell.Validation.Formula1, 2) Set c = Range(validationRange).Find(what:=cell.Value, _ LookIn:=xlValues, lookat:=xlWhole) If c Is Nothing Then cell.Interior.ColorIndex = 3 End If Next cell End With End Sub "Minitman" wrote: Greetings, I am using Excel from Office 2003 on an XP box. I have several workbooks that use a drop down validation list to pick name from an other workbook of names. It is working fine. The problem is that the workbook of names called MCL.xls is being updated due to errors in the list. When an entry in MCL.xls changes, the drop down validation list no longer matches the value in the validation drop down cell. I need a way to identify these unmatched entries when I open each so that I can manually find the new corrected entry from the drop down list. Anyone have any ideas? Any help will be appreciated. -Minitman |
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