renaming sheetname using todays date (only day) when checkbox is checked - excel

Question

I have tried a lot of stuff but I can't find a fix to it I made it so that a check box if checked, it makes true and false statements in cell Q46 and function =IF(Q46=TRUE,DAY(TODAY()),0 in cell Q47 and in VBA I used this code I know it has a lot of validation that i won't use but I found it online and it works perfectly fine
Private Sub Worksheet_Change(ByVal Target As Range)
'Specify the target cell whose entry shall be the sheet tab name.
If Target.Address <> "$Q$47" Then Exit Sub
'If the target cell is empty (contents cleared) then don't change the sheet name
If IsEmpty(Target) Then Exit Sub
'If the length of the target cell's entry is greater than 31 characters, disallow the entry.
If Len(Target.Value) > 31 Then
MsgBox "Worksheet tab names cannot be greater than 31 characters in length." & vbCrLf & _
"You entered " & Target.Value & ", which has " & Len(Target.Value) & " characters.", , "Keep it under 31 characters"
Application.EnableEvents = False
Target.ClearContents
Application.EnableEvents = True
Exit Sub
End If
'Sheet tab names cannot contain the characters /, \, [, ], *, ?, or :.
'Verify that none of these characters are present in the cell's entry.
Dim IllegalCharacter(1 To 7) As String, i As Integer
IllegalCharacter(1) = "/"
IllegalCharacter(2) = "\"
IllegalCharacter(3) = "["
IllegalCharacter(4) = "]"
IllegalCharacter(5) = "*"
IllegalCharacter(6) = "?"
IllegalCharacter(7) = ":"
For i = 1 To 7
If InStr(Target.Value, (IllegalCharacter(i))) > 0 Then
MsgBox "You used a character that violates sheet naming rules." & vbCrLf & vbCrLf & _
"Please re-enter a sheet name without the ''" & IllegalCharacter(i) & "'' character.", 48, "Not a possible sheet name !!"
Application.EnableEvents = False
Target.ClearContents
Application.EnableEvents = True
Exit Sub
End If
Next i
'Verify that the proposed sheet name does not already exist in the workbook.
Dim strSheetName As String, wks As Worksheet, bln As Boolean
strSheetName = Trim(Target.Value)
On Error Resume Next
Set wks = ActiveWorkbook.Worksheets(strSheetName)
On Error Resume Next
If Not wks Is Nothing Then
bln = True
Else
bln = False
Err.Clear
End If
'If the worksheet name does not already exist, name the active sheet as the target cell value.
'Otherwise, advise the user that duplicate sheet names are not allowed.
If bln = False Then
ActiveSheet.Name = strSheetName
Else
MsgBox "There is already a sheet named " & strSheetName & "." & vbCrLf & _
"Please enter a unique name for this sheet."
Application.EnableEvents = False
Target.ClearContents
Application.EnableEvents = True
End If
End Sub
but the problem is the cell I use which is Q47 must be active, its like I must write in it the value for it to rename not check a box so is there a way I can make it so that when I check the box and it becomes "TRUE" in cell Q46 and write day in Q47 it automatically change the sheet name to Q47?

Answer 1

The checkbox with a linked cell will not trigger the worksheet_change event. Do assign a macro to the checkbox (right click ->view code).
As you said it there is a lot in that code that you don't need but as you want to keep it as did not take it out
Private Sub CheckBox1_Click()
Dim Target As Range
Set Target = ActiveSheet.Range("q47")
'Specify the target cell whose entry shall be the sheet tab name.
If Target.Address <> "$Q$47" Then
Exit Sub
End If
'If the target cell is empty (contents cleared) then don't change the sheet name
If IsEmpty(Target) Then Exit Sub
'If the length of the target cell's entry is greater than 31 characters, disallow the entry.
If Len(Target.Value) > 31 Then
MsgBox "Worksheet tab names cannot be greater than 31 characters in length." & vbCrLf & _
"You entered " & Target.Value & ", which has " & Len(Target.Value) & " characters.", , "Keep it under 31 characters"
Application.EnableEvents = False
Target.ClearContents
Application.EnableEvents = True
Exit Sub
End If
'Sheet tab names cannot contain the characters /, \, [, ], *, ?, or :.
'Verify that none of these characters are present in the cell's entry.
Dim IllegalCharacter(1 To 7) As String, i As Integer
IllegalCharacter(1) = "/"
IllegalCharacter(2) = "\"
IllegalCharacter(3) = "["
IllegalCharacter(4) = "]"
IllegalCharacter(5) = "*"
IllegalCharacter(6) = "?"
IllegalCharacter(7) = ":"
For i = 1 To 7
If InStr(Target.Value, (IllegalCharacter(i))) > 0 Then
MsgBox "You used a character that violates sheet naming rules." & vbCrLf & vbCrLf & _
"Please re-enter a sheet name without the ''" & IllegalCharacter(i) & "'' character.", 48, "Not a possible sheet name !!"
Application.EnableEvents = False
Target.ClearContents
Application.EnableEvents = True
Exit Sub
End If
Next i
'Verify that the proposed sheet name does not already exist in the workbook.
Dim strSheetName As String, wks As Worksheet, bln As Boolean
strSheetName = Trim(Target.Value)
On Error Resume Next
Set wks = ActiveWorkbook.Worksheets(strSheetName)
On Error Resume Next
If Not wks Is Nothing Then
bln = True
Else
bln = False
Err.Clear
End If
'If the worksheet name does not already exist, name the active sheet as the target cell value.
'Otherwise, advise the user that duplicate sheet names are not allowed.
If bln = False Then
ActiveSheet.Name = strSheetName
Else
MsgBox "There is already a sheet named " & strSheetName & "." & vbCrLf & _
"Please enter a unique name for this sheet."
Application.EnableEvents = False
Target.ClearContents
Application.EnableEvents = True
End If
End Sub