I'm trying to add a formula to a specific cell using VBA. The formula needs to contain a variable which I calculated before within the VBA script.
The formula is looking like this:
ActiveCell.FormulaR1C1 =
"=IFERROR(VLOOKUP(RC[-4],tbl_LTCSREP,rngCell_NoUsed.Column,FALSE),""NO LTCS
VALUE AVAILABLE"")"
The rngCell.Column variable is the one I calculated prior to that. When I do it this way, VBA just pastes the plain text in the cell and Excel itself is not able to use the value behind the variable and the VLOOKUP gives back an error.
Thank you in advance for your support.
It pastes your variable as text because you've written it as text, not a variable.
When you write "Hello someVariable", the compiler interprets someVariable as a piece of text instead of a variable.
Solution:
"Hello " & someVariable
Or for your case:
Dim str As String
str = "=IFERROR(VLOOKUP(RC[-4],tbl_LTCSREP, " & rngCell_NoUsed.Column & ",FALSE),""NO LTCS VALUE AVAILABLE"")"
ActiveCell.FormulaR1C1 = str
You'll see that we've closed off the first part of the string by adding a ". Then, we tell the compiler to concatenate (&) with the contents of the variable. Then we add another concatenation operator, and we've also added another " to signify that we are once again inputting pure text.
The result can be thought of more simply in this way:
"text" & content_from_a_variable & "more text"
That works perfectly fine.
I already tried to do that in one step like:
ActiveCell.FormulaR1C1 = "=IFERROR(VLOOKUP(RC[-4],tbl_LTCSREP," & _
rngCell_NoUsed.Column & ",FALSE),""NO LTCS VALUE AVAILABLE"")"
This did not work either.
But I got it. Thanks again.
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I've got an Excel spreadsheet, with a Macro, that inserts a conditional formatting, like this:
Selection.FormatConditions.Add Type:=xlExpression, Formula1:="=UND($A3=""" & lastName & """; $B3=""" & firstName & """)"
As you can see, I've used the German formula for "AND" (i.e. "UND"), and obviously, this code doesn't work as soon as I use it on a French or English version of Excel.
Usually formulas are localized automatically, but how can I insert a formula during run-time that will work on ALL versions?
Ok, thanks for helping me with this, you've helped me crack this one.
It is indeed not possible to just use English. One can use English when operating on a formula, eg. by setting coding Range("A1").formula="AND(TRUE)", but this does not work with FormatConditions.
My solution is a function that writes a formula temporarily to a cell, reads it through the FormulaLocal property, and returns the localized formula, like so:
Function GetLocalizedFormula(formula As String)
' returns the English formula from the parameter in the local format
Dim temporary As String
temporary = Range("A1").formula
Range("A1").formula = formula
Dim result As String
result = Range("A1").FormulaLocal
Range("A1").formula = temporary
GetLocalizedFormula = result
End Function
The returned formula can be used on FormatConditions, which will be re-localized or un-localized when the document is later opened on a different-language version of Excel.
I just found a very elegant solution to the problem in a German Excel forum. This doesn't write to a dummy cell but rather uses a temporary named range. I used the original idea (credit to bst) to write a translating function for both directions.
Convert localized formula to English formula:
Public Function TranslateFormula_LocalToGeneric(ByVal iFormula As String) As String
Names.Add "temporaryFormula", RefersToLocal:=iFormula
TranslateFormula_LocalToGeneric = Names("temporaryFormula").RefersTo
Names("temporaryFormula").Delete
End Function
Convert English formula to localized formula:
Public Function TranslateFormula_GenericToLocal(ByVal iFormula As String) As String
Names.Add "temporaryFormula", RefersTo:=iFormula
TranslateFormula_GenericToLocal = Names("temporaryFormula").RefersToLocal
Names("temporaryFormula").Delete
End Function
This is very handy if you need to deal with formulas in conditional formatting, since these formulas are always stored as localized formulas (but you could need their generic version, e.g. to use Application.Evaluate(genericFormula)).
Store (a trivial version of) the formula in a (hidden) cell in your workbook.
Then when you open the workbook that formula will be translated automatically by excel for the user.
Now you just have to dissect this formula in your script (find the opening bracket "(" and take the past left of that:
Use something like:
strLocalizedFormula = Mid(strYourFormula, 2, InStr(1, strYourFormula, "(") - 2)
where strYourFormula will be a copy from the formula from your worksheet.
I hope this works as I only use an English environment.
Also from reading this:
http://vantedbits.blogspot.nl/2010/10/excel-vba-tip-translate-formulas.html
I am thinking you should (only) be able to use the english version of a cell formula from VBA.
Maybe try this (untested as I only have English version insatlled)
Write your international version of the formula to an out of the way cell using Range.Formula . Then read it back from Range.FormulaLocal, and write that string to the FormatConditions
I know this thread is ages old, and someone may have found an elegant solution, but I just had the same problem where I needed to apply conditional formatting without modifying the sheet, creating temporary cell contents or named ranges. All users use English language versions of Excel, so the functions used in the formulas are the same, but the regional settings vary by location, and therefore also the parameter separater; In Norwegian, it's ";" instead of ",", much like the rest of Europe, I guess.
For example, I needed to automatically create conditional formatting, using Excel formula for the following criterion:
.FormatConditions.Add xlExpression, Formula1:="=AND(ISNUMBER(B" & I & "),B" & I & ">=" & Ul1 & ")"
Where "Ul1" is a value defined in a previous step, and it's not important for the solution.
However, I needed to be able to run this on computers with both Norwegian and English settings
I and found a very short and simple solution from Andrew Pulsom here: https://www.mrexcel.com/board/threads/french-vba-vs-english-vba.729570/. He just made the parameter separator into a variable:
If Application.International(xlDecimalSeparator) = "," Then
Sep = ";"
Else
Sep = ","
End If
Cl1 = "=AND(ISNUMBER(B" & I & ")" & Sep & "B" & I & "<" & Ul1 & ")"
Worked like a charm for me :)
I know that this only solves part of the problem, but I assume that this could apply to many international companies which use English Office installations with local regional settings.
Thanks everyone! I found the post very useful.
My solution is a combination of others, I add it in case somebody finds it useful.
Dim tempform As String
Dim strlocalform1 As String
Dim strlocalform2 As String
' Get formula stored in WorksheetA Cell O1 =IFERROR(a,b)
tempform = Worksheets("Sheet").Range("O1").Formula
' Extract from the formula IFERROR statement in local language.
strlocalform1 = Mid(tempform, 2, InStr(1, tempform, "(") - 1)
' Extract from the formula separator , (comma) in local settings.
strlocalform2 = Mid(tempform, InStr(1, tempform, "a") + 1, 1)
' Add formula in local language to desired field.
pvt.CalculatedFields.Add Name:="NewField", Formula:="=" & strlocalform1 & "FORMULA" & strlocalform2 & ")"
Hope this helps!
Please refer to the link for more explanation: https://bettersolutions.com/csharp/excel-interop/locale-culture.htm
CultureInfo baseCulture = System.Threading.Thread.CurrentThread.CurrentCulture;
Thread.CurrentThread.CurrentCulture = new CultureInfo(xlapp.LanguageSettings.LanguageID(Office.MsoAppLanguageID.msoLanguageIDUI));
// do something
System.Threading.Thread.CurrentThread.CurrentCulture = baseCulture;
x = Application.GetOpenFilename(Title:="Please Select the required File")
lNewBracketLocation = InStrRev(x, Application.PathSeparator)
x = Left$(x, lNewBracketLocation) & "[" & Right$(x, Len(x) - lNewBracketLocation)
Sheets("T0").Range("AC2").FormulaR1C1 = "=IFERROR(VLOOKUP(LEFT(RC[-28],8),'" & x & "]SheetName'!C1:C3,3,0,)""Not Available"")"
I am asking the user to select the file which the user needs to perform the mapping task and for that I am using the above code, but it isn't working.
The error comes from a syntax error in your formula. So Excel (not VBA) complains about that error by raising an "application-defined" error to VBA, and VBA shows it to you. You simply cannot enter an invalid formula into a cell. If you try manually from Excel, you will get something like "There is an error with that formula".
Now, while it's hard to write a complicated formula in Excel, it's even harder to get it right from VBA. Following things can help to find the problem:
(1) Don't write the formula direct into the excel range. Use an intermediate variable:
Dim formula as string
formula = "=IFERROR(VLOOKUP(LEFT(RC[-28],8),'" & x & "]SheetName'!C1:C3,3,0,)""Not Available"")"
Debug.Print formula
Sheets("T0").Range("AC2").FormulaR1C1 = formula
(2) Write the formula into Excel manually, keep the cell active, switch to the VBA environment and type in the immediate window:
? activecell.FormulaR1C1
Compare the result with the content of the formula-variable. If they are not identically, you probably have found your problem.
In your case, you have a misaligned comma in the formula. Look at C1:C3,3,0,) - it should have the closing parenthesis before the comma: C1:C3,3,0),
"=IFERROR(VLOOKUP(LEFT(RC[-28],8),'" & x & "]SheetName'!C1:C3,3,0),""Not Available"")"
I cannot guarantee that this the only error in the formula - but I hope it can help to narrow down such problems.
I am writing a macro to produce analysis of information in Excel and am having problems with the search function.
I will use this to search multiple cells on a sheet called "Master Data" containing lists of data. An example of the content of a single cell is as follows:
EXT 10DEC, PCR 11DEC, LC 12DEC, FR 24DEC
I would like to search within each cell for specific information concatenated from specific text and variable data specified in cell B10 on another sheet called "Control". I have the following code to do this:
MyValue = "EXT" & " " & Worksheets("Control").Range("B10").value
Range("J2").Formula = "=IF(ISNUMBER(SEARCH(MyValue, RC[-1])),""EXT"",""N"")"
So, using the example data above, if I enter 10Dec in cell B10, I expect the code to search cell I2 for "EXT 10DEC" and, if it finds it, return "EXT" in J2. If it doesn't find it, it should return "N".
My problem is that this code returns "N" for everything. I have tested the MyValue variable, the ISNUMBER and IF functions and can't find any issues.
Can anyone please help?
You're using the literal string "MyValue" and not the value of that variable:
MyValue = "EXT" & " " & Worksheets("Control").Range("B10").value
Range("J2").Formula = "=IF(ISNUMBER(SEARCH(""" & MyValue & """, RC[-1])),""EXT"",""N"")"
I am trying to have some vba code to place the value of a formula and text into a specific cell. I want the code to say Leads:(value of formula). Currently my code runs the formula and places the value in the correct box. I just do not know how to add the text with it. The code I have is written below.
ws.Range("$B$1").Formula = "=COUNTIF(E:E,""Lead"")"
A custom Range.NumberFormat property will give you the displayed result while leaving the actual raw value in a numerical form for possible further computation or comparison.
with ws
with .range("B1") '<~~ no need for absolute $ anchors here
.formula = "=COUNTIF(E:E,""Lead"")"
.numberformat = "[=1]L\e\a\d\: 0;L\e\a\d\s\: 0"
end with
end with
Try this:
ws.Range("$B$1").Formula = "=""Leads:("" & COUNTIF(E:E,""Lead"")&"")"""
so that it ends up like the following when applied:
="Leads:(" & COUNTIF(E:E,"Lead")&")"
This problem seems very simple, yet I just can not find the solution (I am already loosing my mind about it :) )
OK, so I just want to put a certain value into an excel cell, using vba code, just as simple as this:
Cells(1,1).Value2 = "123,456"
The problem: this is a string (intentionally), but excel always convert it to number, and put that number into the cell, instead of the string that I wanted.
How can I force excel not to convert it, and just put into the cell exactly what I want (the string)??
Thanks,
Cells(1,1).Value2 = "'123,456"
note the single apostrophe before the number - this will signal to excel that whatever follows has to be interpreted as text.
Indeed, just as commented by Tim Williams, the way to make it work is pre-formatting as text. Thus, to do it all via VBA, just do that:
Cells(1, 1).NumberFormat = "#"
Cells(1, 1).Value = "1234,56"
This is probably too late, but I had a similar problem with dates that I wanted entered into cells from a text variable. Inevitably, it converted my variable text value to a date. What I finally had to do was concatentate a ' to the string variable and then put it in the cell like this:
prvt_rng_WrkSht.Cells(prvt_rng_WrkSht.Rows.Count, cnst_int_Col_Start_Date).Formula = "'" & _
param_cls_shift.Start_Date (string property of my class)