I have a question that does not require any code. Let's say in Excel you set a data validation on a cell, and insert a drop down of specific values for the user to select from that cell. Let's say also that in VBA you are designating that cell a value from a DB. If the value from the DB does not match any of the values you have designated in the drop-down, will it populate the value in the cell? Or will it just leave it blank? Does anyone have experience with this?
Code will ignore the DV settings and simply populate it anyway. If you need to test afterwards whether it's valid data, check the Validation.Value and see if it's True:
With Range("T1")
.Value = "maybe"
If .Validation.Value Then
MsgBox "Valid entry"
Else
MsgBox "Invalid entry"
.ClearContents
End If
End With
for example.
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I've got a pivot table and in that pivot table there's one column that needs a validation check.
If in this column there's no email adres than I need to show a messagebox.
So there needs to be a check on the format.
Data validation is not possible in a pivot table.
Anyone can help me with this one?
You can use this construction:
our_range = Range("A1:A100") ' your range or user-defined selection
For each cell in our_range:
if isempty(cell) then msgbox "Cell "+cstr(cell.address)+" is empty!"
if instr(cell.value, "#") = 0 then msgbox "Cell "+cstr(cell.address)+" isn't an e-mail!"
next cell
enter image description hereI have an Excel workbook that runs a macro and in the end displays everything in a pivot table
I am trying to add a msgbox when my pivot table has an empty cell (at the end of my macro)
I already did the conditional formatting version(color blank cells red) and it works fine, but the client wants a msgbox to alert him.
I found a IsEmpty command that should work but I cant seem to make it look only inside said pivot table.
Here is what I tried:
Sub IsEmpty()
If IsEmpty(ActiveSheet.Range("PivotTables(1)")) = True Then
'Cell A2 is not blank
MsgBox "Cell A2 is empty"
Else
End If
End Sub
I'm sure the way my If statement is written is false. Just cant seem to find the right syntax.
Thanks in advance
Picture added; I want the macro to target pivot's C column. However, you cant know which cell will be empty or how long the list will continue.
And if just make Excel check a broad spectrum(c2:c300), there will always be en empty cell after the pivot table is finished.
There might be a loop you can create but its way over my current skill set.
The pivot table's name is "PivotTable2"
Is there a to search only in the pivot table's column c for empty cells?
Please consider the capabilities of the function below. It will return True or False depending upon the count of items in columns A and C. In column A text, number or function is counted. In column C there must be a number in each cell. If both counts are the same the function returns True. Either count can be further refined if there are exceptions which the current function doesn't correction evaluate.
Function IsComplete() As Boolean
' 025
Dim Rng As Range
With ThisWorkbook.Sheets("PivotTables(1)") ' change to suit
' set a range from A3 to end of column A
Set Rng = .Range(.Cells(3, "A"), .Cells(.Rows.Count, "A").End(xlUp))
End With
With Application.WorksheetFunction
IsComplete = (.CountA(Rng) = .Count(Rng.Offset(0, 2)))
End With
End Function
You can use code to call this function and display a message box for True and another one if the function returns False. The code can be hitched to a button on your sheet, anywhere in your workbook.
Sub CommandButton1_Click()
Dim Txt As String
If IsComplete Then
Txt = "The pivot table was created without mistakes."
Else
Txt = "Some data are missing in the pivot table."
End If
MsgBox Txt, vbInformation, "Action report"
End Sub
You can also call the function as a UDF and display True or False in a cell of any sheet in your workbook. The UDF call would be like =IsComplete(). You might also embed the UDF call in an IF condition and display another text on your worksheet.
=IF(IsComplete(),"All's well","Missing Item")
In fact, you could slightly modify the function to return the difference between one count and the other and display "1 item missing". The possibilities are endless because the function is so versatile.
Appreciate if anyone can assist me to derive a code for this situation.
I am creating a request form with column A to U and rows 11 to 60.
What I want is "when there's a value provided in 1 cell in column "A", when I click my submit button and I missed to populate other or some cells in the same row it should trigger a message to require a value from those cells.
For example, in column A cell 11 (A11) I entered "New Request" as the value, but I missed to populate E11 or G11 when I click submit I should have a message about it.
What makes it harder is that I need to do it per row. Request details are being populated per row.
In simple try following. Then you can modify codes to work dynamically for you.
Sub btnSubmit()
If Range("A11") = "New Request" Then
If Range("E11") = "" Or Range("G11") = "" Then
MsgBox "Value Required"
Exit Sub
End If
End If
End Sub
I'm trying to pop up a warning dialog if one of the cells in a range is blank.
Excel is popping up the warning when a cell is populated by a data validation drop down menu.
The code works on a range that doesn't contain data validation drop downs.
All data are strings and the cells are formatted as "General".
ActiveSheet.Range("I3:I10").Select
For Each cell In Selection
If cell.Value = "" Then
If MsgBox("Customer information missing. Okay to proceed; Cancel to stop and fill in missing information.", vbOKCancel) = vbCancel Then
Exit Sub
Else
Exit For
End If
End If
Next
The issue seems to stem from cells being merged across multiple columns, so Excel is checking each cell I3:K10 and finding J3:K10 blank. Unmerging the cells isn't an option.
If a cell is set up with data validation using a list and one of the cells in the list range is blank, the cell will be considered blank even if the user has selected the blank cell from the drop-down. However, if you also want to check if the cell is empty and does not have data validation, you can use the following (thanks to Determine if cell contains data validation)
Dim blnValidation As Boolean
Dim cell As Range
ActiveSheet.Range("I3:I10").Select
For Each cell In Selection
If cell.Value = "" Then
blnValidation = False
On Error Resume Next
blnValidation = Not IsNull(cell.Validation.Type)
On Error GoTo 0
If Not blnValidation Then
If MsgBox("Customer information missing. Okay to proceed; Cancel to stop and fill in missing information.", vbOKCancel) = vbCancel Then
Exit Sub
Else
Exit For
End If
End If
End If
Next
So, I was wrong with my initial guess, but the cure still would've worked.
How to avoid using Select in Excel VBA
The selection is actually Range("I3:K10"). So after it checks column I it moves onto Column J and then K
There a COUNTBLANK function but in this case you're probably better off with the COUNT Application.WorksheetFunction.
You could replace your loop with:
If Application.WorksheetFunction.Count(Range("I3:I10")) < 8 Then
'missing data - notify user here
End If
Good night.
I'm having some troubles to get what i need done.
I have some cells in a sheet that needs to be filled every day, manually.
I have also a dropdown with all the months, and another one with the days.
Is it possible to save data in specific cells for the selected dropdown values?
Something like for each day mantain different data in the same cells.
Thanks.
I'm not exactly sure what you are requesting. What I think you are trying to do is:
Enter something into a cell
Select the Month and Day from the dropdown lists
Record the value of the dropdowns into cells near the value you entered.
Is this correct? If so, you would need to need to write a VBA macro that would take the values of the dropdown and write them into the cells where you needed them to be (presume next to your entered text). I think this would do that for you.
Sub writeDropdowns()
'This will take the values from cells B1 and C1
'and record this in the two cells next to the selected cell
Selection.Offset(0, 1).Value = ActiveSheet.Range("B1")
Selection.Offset(0, 2).Value = ActiveSheet.Range("C1")
End Sub
It assumes that the dropdown values are in cell B1 and C1 of the same sheet.You could then link this macro to a Form button. This is very simple and doesn't check for any errors, like if there is no cell selected. It should be a good starting point though.