Set a range with a string/cell contents - excel

Question

I'm writing some code for a client which pulls data from many differently laid out files. I wanted to write something which was quite flexible for him in the future.
Therefore, he will be able to write for example y.offset(0,1) in a cell depending where in regards to the variable y the data will be.
The reason I haven't just made the the variable 1 is because it, and therefore the cell, may or may not include multiple & "blah blah"
Basically, I'm wondering if it's possible to write parts of code in a cell then pull them up and incorporate them into code.
For instance:
Dim y as range
Dim x as range
Dim c as string
Set Y = Sheet1.range("G4")
c = sheet1.range("A1") [which contains the words y.offset(0,4)
Set x = c
This doesn't work, however I'm wondering if there's anything that can be done to get the same result.

Answer 1

Your need is kind of a recursive and dangerous one
then it deserves such a recursive and dangerous answer
you could use the VBA Project Object Model (see here for info) and act as follows:
Set your project to handle VBA Object Model
follow all the steps you can see in the Introduction of the above given link to cpearson website Add reference to your project
Disclaimer: please also read the CAUTION note in there
add "helper" module
add to your project a new Module and call it after "HelperModule" (you can call it as you like, but then be consistent with the chosen name)
then add this code into this new module
Function GetRange(refRng As Range) As Range
Set GetRange = refRng
End Function
Function SetToCellContent(refRng As Range, cellContent As String) As Range
UpdateCodeModule cellContent
Set SetToCellContent = HelpModule.GetRange(refRng)
End Function
Sub UpdateCodeModule(cellContent As String)
Dim CodeMod As VBIDE.CodeModule
Dim LineNum As Long
Set CodeMod = ActiveWorkbook.VBProject.VBComponents("HelperModule").CodeModule
LineNum = SearchCodeModuleLine(CodeMod, "Set GetRange")
CodeMod.ReplaceLine LineNum, " Set GetRange = " & cellContent
End Sub
Function SearchCodeModuleLine(CodeMod As VBIDE.CodeModule, FindWhat As String) As Long
Dim SL As Long ' start line
Dim SC As Long ' start column
Dim EL As Long ' end line
Dim EC As Long ' end column
Dim Found As Boolean
With CodeMod
SL = 1
EL = .CountOfLines
SC = 1
EC = 255
Found = .Find(Target:=FindWhat, StartLine:=SL, StartColumn:=SC, EndLine:=EL, EndColumn:=EC, wholeword:=True, MatchCase:=False, patternsearch:=False)
End With
SearchCodeModuleLine = SL
End Function
Add this code to your main code
Set x = SetToCellContent(y, c) '<--| call the function that will take care of updating code in 'GetRange()' function and returns a range relative to 'y' as per the "code" in 'c'