In VBA for Excel, what is the difference between Sheets.Select and Sheets.Activate ?
The difference is in their flexibility.
Activate make the specified sheet the active sheet, and may only be applied to a single sheet
Select allow for optionally extending the currently selected sheets to include the specified sheet, eg
Worksheets("Sheet2").Select Replace:=False
and also allow for selecting an array of sheets
Sheets(Array("Sheet3", "Sheet2")).Select
In their minimal form Select and Activate do the same thing.
For example, if only one sheet is currently selected (say Sheet3) or if more than one sheet is selected but excluding say Sheet2, then Worksheets("Sheet2").Select and Worksheets("Sheet2").Activate both make Sheet2 the sole selected and active sheet.
On the other hand, if say both Sheet2 and Sheet3 are selected and Sheet2 is the active sheet, then Worksheets("Sheet3").Activate leaves both sheets selected and makes Sheet3 the active sheet, whereas Worksheets("Sheet2").Select makes Sheet3 the sole selected and active sheet.
.activate is you clicking on the worksheet tab.
.select simulates you doing a control and click on the tab. In VBA you're not in the sheet yet.
You can .select more than one sheet but .activate only one.
To expand on the above: When the code below is run with Replace:=False no worksheet deactivation event occurs on sheet4. If Replace:=True is used instead then the de-activation event will fire.
Preventing the event is desirable in most circumstances as it can cause unexpected behaviour.
This means that select is only the equivalent of CTRL+Clicking a worksheet tab IF replace:=false is used.
sub a
Dim rng As Range
Sheet4.Select Replace:=False
Set rng = Selection
Sheet5.Select Replace:=True
Selection = rng.Value
end sub
Thanks for your posts as it helped me understand the difference.
Harvey
Related
I have a unit matrix that illustrates work items for an apartment complex. It expands to 5 floors and has more work items than just the kitchen scope. My end goal is to have a sheet for each unit, listing the specific items needed for that unit. It would be very helpful once construction begins.
I want to do 2 things. 1 - Create new sheets for each unit (C5:C124) using the template. 2 - Copy over the information based on what is marked with an "X"
I know how to create a macros that will create blank sheets from the number of units I have. I'm stuck on integrating the template.
Thank you for reading.
Unit Scope Matrix
Template
Edit 1:
Here is my new code that can take a range of room#s and create new sheets from it. Now I would like to copy and paste the the row next the the according room# cell and paste in the appropriate sheet.
Sub CreateSheets()
Dim rng As Range
Dim cell As Range
On Error GoTo Errorhandling
'Creates popup box asking for the room numbers
Set rng = Application.InputBox(Prompt:="Select cell range:", _
Title:="Create sheets", _
Default:=Selection.Address, Type:=8)
For Each cell In rng
'Check if cell is not empty
If cell <> "" Then
'Insert worksheet and name the worksheet based on cell value
Sheets("Template").Copy After:=Sheets("Unit Types")
'Name new sheet based off two cells on Bid Summary List Cells (Bi and Di)
ActiveSheet.Name = "UNIT-" & cell
'This is where I think I should add the copy/paste lines... but I don't know how.
'Copy unit# row and paste in correct worksheet
'Range("XX:XX").Copy Range("XX:XX")
End If
'Continue with next cell in cell range
Next cell
'Go here if an error occurs
Errorhandling:
'Stop macro
End Sub
The code to copy the template and rename it is easy enough to make. Start recording, do one manually, stop recording, then press Alt-F11 to see how it's done, then steal from that to make your own function.
I suspect you'll end up with something that looks like
Function NewSheet(nm as String) as Worksheet
Dim template As Worksheet
set template = ActiveWorkbook.sheets('template')
set NewSheet = template.copy(ActiveWorkbook)
NewSheet.name = nm // change the tab name
NewSheet range('B1') = nm // add to the sheet as well
End Function
(warning: syntax and method names might unintentionally be wrong, this is intended to give you a head start, not do it for you)
and then you'll need to write a macro that loops through column C and calls your function. In this case you can ignore that NewSheet returns a new Worksheet object, but this way provides flexible code for future needs. Also, by isolating what you need to do to make a new worksheet as its own function that's called multiple times, It's easier to reason through and test, and the looping code that calls it is much easier to read as well.
Try searching for "Excel VBA looping examples" to get a head start on looping if you are unfamiliar.
I am trying to transfer selected data from one worksheet to another via a Transfer macro.
Every time I try to do so, I get the following message in Debug:
Sub Transfer Macro
ActiveCell.Offset(-10, -7).Range("A1").Select
Selection.Copy
Sheets("Data Presentation Template").Select
ActiveCell.Offset(-25, -6).Range("A1").Select
ActiveSheet.Paste
End Sub
Is there a better way to transfer/ mirror the data from a data entry sheet to a presentation sheet with out macro?
Your ActiveCell.Offset(r, c) commands use negative numbers. These will depend on whether the currently active cell is in a position where the negative offsets don't try to .Select a cell that is either off the worksheet to the left of column A or a cell that is above row 1.
ActiveCell.Offset(-10, -7).Range("A1").Select
This demands that the ActiveCell is at least 10 rows down and 7 columns right from A1; specifically K8 or to the right/down of K8. Anything closer to A1 will produce an error since you are trying to select a cell that is off the worksheet.
ActiveCell.Offset(-25, -6).Range("A1").Select
The same for this statement but the minimal distance for the ActiveCell from A1 would be Z7.
The ActiveCell property changes every time you select another cell. It cannot be relied upon to 'automatically transfer' data between worksheets unless you check to ensure that the ActiveCell is where you want it on each worksheet before running your sub procedure.
Any further recommendations would require specific worksheet names and ranges for the source and target of the copy & paste operation.
The .Range("A1") in ActiveCell.Offset(-10, -7).Range("A1").Select simply means the top-left cell in the ActiveCell.Offset(-10, -7) range. It is likely a 'hangover' from relative positioned macro recording.
I'm trying to write some code that selects certain sheets (not all, and the sheets aren't all next to each other either), clears the same range of cells from each, unselects them, selects another group of sheets, clears the same range from each, etc. Here's the code.
ActiveWorkbook.Sheets(Array("J2a", "J7", "J10", "J11", "J13", "J17", "J18", "J19")).Select
Range("C12:E14, C22:E24, C32:E34, C42:E44, C52:E54, C62:E64, C72:E74,C82:E84, C92:E94, C102:E104, C112:E114, C122:E124, C132:E134, C142:E144, C152:E154").ClearContents
ThisWorkbook.Worksheets("Control").Activate
The problem is that it only clears the contents from the active sheet (which is the first one in the select list). So I changed the code to the following as I thought there must be a way to clear contents on multiple sheets without selecting the sheets:
ActiveWorkbook.Sheets(Array("J2a", "J2b", "J7", "J10", "J11", "J13 DM", "J13 DS", "J17", "J18", "J19")).Range("C12:E14, C22:E24, C32:E34, C42:E44, C52:E54, C62:E64, C72:E74, C82:E84, C92:E94, C102:E104, C112:E114, C122:E124, C132:E134, C142:E144, C152:E154").ClearContents
However now I get an error that says 'Object doesn't support this property or method.
What am I doing wrong? the two lines seem to work independently...Also for my own understanding, what is the object in the error? ActiveWorkbook?
You can use something like the code below. This will go through all the sheets that have their name in the array sheetNamesArray and clear every range that you defined in rangesArray.
If you want to clear other sheets with other ranges, I suggest that you repeat this operation with other values.
Note: This assume that all of your sheets are in the same Workbook.
Dim sheetNamesArray
Dim rangesArray
'Array with the names of all of your sheets
sheetNamesArray = Array("Sheet1", "Sheet2", "Sheet3")
'Array with all of your ranges
rangesArray = Array("A2:B2", "A4:B4", "A6:B6")
'Go through each sheet in the array
For Each sheetName In sheetNamesArray
'Go to each range in the sheet
For Each rangeName In rangesArray
'Clear the value
ThisWorkbook.Sheets(sheetName).Range(rangeName).Clear
Next rangeName
Next sheetName
I have 2 tables on 2 separate sheets of an MS Excel 2007 workbook, like below:
===========================
no. f_name l_name
===========================
13 Little Timmy
1 John Doe
17 Baby Jessica
---------------------------
===========================
no. f_name l_name
===========================
1 john Tim
16 kyle joe
14 Baby katy
22 qbcd wsde
---------------------------
Both have the same columns, but they can have different data.
I want to combine the data of both tables vertically i.e. a single table with all the data in a 3rd separate sheet.
If possible, I want to add another column with the sheet name from where the row came.
===================================
SheetName no. f_name l_name
===================================
Sheet1 13 Little Timmy
Sheet1 1 John Doe
Sheet1 17 Baby Jessica
Sheet2 1 john Tim
Sheet2 16 kyle joe
Sheet2 14 Baby katy
Sheet2 22 qbcd wsde
-----------------------------------
Can it be done without using macros?
This answer deals with Structured Tables as interpreted by Excel. While the methods could easily be transcribed to raw data matrixes without assigned table structure, the formulas and VBA coding for this solution will be targeted at true structured tables.
Preamble
A third table can maintain the combined data of two tables with some native worksheet formulas but keeping the third table sized correctly as rows are added or deleted to/from the dependent tables will require either manual resizing operations or some VBA that tracks these changes and conforms the third table to suit. I've included options to add both the source table's worksheet name as well as some table maintenance VBA code at the end of this answer.
If all you want is an operational example workbook without all the explanation, skip to the end of this answer for a link to the workbook used to create this procedure.
Sample data tables
I've used the OP's sample data to construct two tables named (by default) Table1 and Table2 on worksheets Sheet1 and Sheet2 respectively. I've intentionally offset them by varying degrees from each worksheet's A1 cell in order to demonstrate a structured table's ability to address either itself or another structured table in a formula as a separate entity regardless of its position on the parent worksheet. The third table will be constructed in a similar manner. These offsets are for demonstration purposes only; they are not required.
Step 1: Build the third table
Build the headers for the third table and select that future header row and at least one row below it to base the Insert ► Tables ► Table command upon.
Your new empty third table on the Sheet3 worksheet should resemble the following.
Step 2: Populate the third table
Start by populating the first cell in the third table's DataBodyRange. In this example, that would be Sheet3!C6. Type or paste the following formula in C6 keeping in mind that it is based on the default table names. If you have changed your tables names, adjust accordingly.
=IFERROR(INDEX(Table1, ROW([#[no.]])-ROW(Table3[#Headers]),COLUMN(A:A)), INDEX(Table2, ROW([#[no.]])-ROW(Table3[#Headers])-ROWS(Table1),COLUMN(A:A)))
The INDEX function first retrieves each available row from Table1. The actual row numbers are derived with the ROW function referencing defined pieces of the structured table together with a little maths. When Table1 runs out of rows, retrieval is passed to a second INDEX function referencing Table2 by the IFERROR function and its sequential rows are retrieved with the ROW and ROWS functions using a bit more maths. The COLUMN function is used as COLUMN(A:A) which is going to retrieve the first column of the referenced table regardless of where it is on the worksheet. This will progress to the second, third, etc. column as the formula is filled right.
Speaking of filling right, fill the formula right to E6. You should have something that approximates the following.
Step 2.5: [optional] Add the source table's parent worksheet name
Grab Table3's sizing handle (indicated by the orange arrow in the sample image below) in the lower right hand corner and drag it right one column to add a new column to the table. Rename the header label to something more appropriate than the default. I've used Sheet as a column label.
While you cannot retrieve the worksheet name of the source table directly, the CELL function can retrieve the fully qualified path, filename and worksheet of any cell in a saved workbook¹ as one of its optional info_types.
Put the following formula into Table3's empty cell in the first row of the new column you have just created.
=TRIM(RIGHT(SUBSTITUTE(CELL("filename", IF((ROW([#[no.]])-ROW(Table3[#Headers]))>ROWS(Table1), Table2, Table1)), CHAR(93), REPT(CHAR(32), 999)), 255))
Complate populating Table3
If you are not planning on finishing this small project with some VBA to maintain Table3's dimensions when rows are added or deleted from either of the two source tables then simply grab Table3's resizing handle and drag down until you have accumulated all of the data from both tables. See the bottom of this answer for a sample image of the expected results.
If you are planning to add some VBA, then skip the full population of Table3 and move on to the next step.
Step 3: Add some VBA to maintain the third table
Full automation of a process that is triggered by changes to a worksheet's data is best handled by the worksheet's Worksheet_Change event macro. Since there are three tables involved, each on their own worksheet, the Workbook_SheetChange event macro is a better method of handling the change events from multiple worksheets.
Open the VBE with Alt+F11. Once you have it open, look for the Project Explorer in the upper left. If it is not visible, then tap Ctrl+R to open it. Locate ThisWorkbook and right-click then choose View Code (or just double-click ThisWorkbook).
Paste the following into the new pane titled something like Book1 - ThisWorkbook (Code).
Option Explicit
Private Sub Workbook_SheetChange(ByVal Sh As Object, ByVal Target As Range)
Select Case Sh.Name
Case Sheet1.Name
If Not Intersect(Target, Sheet1.ListObjects("Table1").Range.Offset(1, 0)) Is Nothing Then
On Error GoTo bm_Safe_Exit
Application.EnableEvents = False
Call update_Table3
End If
Case Sheet2.Name
If Not Intersect(Target, Sheet2.ListObjects("Table2").Range.Offset(1, 0)) Is Nothing Then
On Error GoTo bm_Safe_Exit
Application.EnableEvents = False
Call update_Table3
End If
End Select
bm_Safe_Exit:
Application.EnableEvents = True
End Sub
Private Sub update_Table3()
Dim iTBL3rws As Long, rng As Range, rngOLDBDY As Range
iTBL3rws = Sheet1.ListObjects("Table1").DataBodyRange.Rows.Count
iTBL3rws = iTBL3rws + Sheet2.ListObjects("Table2").DataBodyRange.Rows.Count
iTBL3rws = iTBL3rws + Sheet3.ListObjects("Table3").DataBodyRange.Cells(1, 1).Row - _
Sheet3.ListObjects("Table3").Range.Cells(1, 1).Row
With Sheet3.ListObjects("Table3")
Set rngOLDBDY = .DataBodyRange
.Resize .Range.Cells(1, 1).Resize(iTBL3rws, .DataBodyRange.Columns.Count)
If rngOLDBDY.Rows.Count > .DataBodyRange.Rows.Count Then
For Each rng In rngOLDBDY
If Intersect(rng, .DataBodyRange) Is Nothing Then
rng.Clear
End If
Next rng
End If
End With
End Sub
These two routines make extensive use of the Worksheet .CodeName property. A worksheet's CodeName is Sheet1, Sheet2, Sheet3, etc and does not change when a worksheet is renamed. In fact, they are rarely changed by even the more advanced user. They have been used so that you can rename your worksheets without having to modify the code. However, they should be pointing to the correct worksheets now. Modify the code if your tables and worksheets are not the same as given. You can see the individual worksheet codenames in brackets beside their worksheet .Name property in the above image showing the VBE's Project Explorer.
Tap Alt+Q to return to your worksheets. All that is left would be to finish populating Table3 by selecting any cell in Table1 or Table2 and pretending to modify it by tapping F2 then Enter↵. Your results should resemble the following.
If you have followed along all the way to here then you should have a pretty comprehensive collection table that actively combines the data from two source 'child' tables. If you added the VBA as well then maintenance of the third collection table is virtually non-existent.
Renaming the tables
If you choose to rename any or all of the three tables, the worksheet formulas will instantly and automatically reflect the changes. If you have opted to include the Workbook_SheetChange and accompanying helper sub procedure, you will have to go back into the ThisWorkbook code sheet and use Find & Replace to make the appropriate changes.
Sample Workbook
I've made the fully operational example workbook available from my public DropBox.
Table_Collection_w_Sheetname.xlsb
¹ The CELL function can only retrieve the worksheet name of a saved workbook. If a workbook has not been saved then it has no filename and the CELL function will return an empty string when asked for the filename.
You can activate the Office Clipboard (arrow at bottom right of clipboard section on Ribbon Home Tab). Copy both ranges then use the Paste All command as shown below.
You would still need to fill down the sheet name in an extra column first though which can be done by double-clicking the fill handle.
Update
To get the same results with formulas try filling down this for the sheet name:
=IF(ROW()<=COUNTA(Sheet1!A:A),"Sheet1",IF(ROW()<COUNTA(Sheet1:Sheet2!A:A),"Sheet2",""))
and then fill down and across this formula for the values in the tables:
=IF(ROW()<=COUNTA(Sheet1!A:A),Sheet1!A2,IF(ROW()<COUNTA(Sheet1:Sheet2!A:A),INDEX(Sheet2!A:A,ROW()-COUNTA(Sheet1!A:A)+1),""))
lori_m made a really good contribution that I built upon by using Microsoft Excel Tables and structured references.
First make a column in your output table called RowID which contains the row number within the table and then use this to fill the data values.
=IF( INDIRECT("Table3[RowId]")<=ROWS(Table1)
,INDEX(Table1[column1],INDIRECT("Table3[RowId]"))
,INDEX(Table2[Column1],INDIRECT("Table3[RowId]")-ROWS(Table1)))
There is a detailed explanation of how this works on my blog as it was too long to include here.
A slight modification to Jeeped's code.
If you happen to use a similar approach, but with several tables (e.g. more than 10), then it will be rather cumbersome to attempt to manually add every name of every table. This is also a problem if you change names of the tables, since the names are hard-wired in VBA. To avoid additional work, consider this:
So, assume the following:
On each worksheet there is one or several tables, but they have similar structure.
There are only tables on worksheets - no other members of ListObjects collection are being present.
Every time we edit a table on a sheet, this will trigger an update in master table (table 3).
Then the Workbook_SheetChange Sub in the example above could look like the following:
Private Sub Workbook_SheetChange(ByVal Sh As Object, ByVal Target As Range)
Dim tbl As ListObject
For Each tbl In ActiveSheet.ListObjects
If Not Intersect(Target, tbl.Range.Offset(1, 0)) Is Nothing Then
On Error GoTo bm_Safe_Exit
Application.EnableEvents = False
Call update_Table
End If
Next tbl
bm_Safe_Exit:
Application.EnableEvents = True
End Sub
Edit. The second routine will then look like:
Private Sub update_Table()
Dim iTBL3rws As Long, rng As Range, rngOLDBDY As Range
Dim tbl As ListObject
Dim sht As Worksheet
iTBL3rws = 0
' consider all tables, excluding master table
For Each sht In ThisWorkbook.Worksheets
For Each tbl In sht.ListObjects
If tbl.Name <> "Table3" Then
iTBL3rws = iTBL3rws + tbl.DataBodyRange.Rows.Count
End If
Next tbl
Next sht
iTBL3rws = iTBL3rws + Sheet3.ListObjects("Table3").DataBodyRange.Cells(1, 1).Row - Sheet3.ListObjects("Table3").Range.Cells(1, 1).Row
With Sheet3.ListObjects("Table3")
Set rngOLDBDY = .DataBodyRange
.Resize .Range.Cells(1, 1).Resize(iTBL3rws, .DataBodyRange.Columns.Count)
If rngOLDBDY.Rows.Count > .DataBodyRange.Rows.Count Then
For Each rng In rngOLDBDY
If Intersect(rng, .DataBodyRange) Is Nothing Then
rng.Clear
End If
Next rng
End If
End With
End Sub
This routine differs from previous one by eliminating preprogrammed cases. When there is a change registered on active worksheet, then any table in this worksheet which is about to be changed will trigger update_Table procedure.
Im using this code/formula. works well for my needs only thing i would like to know is how do i make a better cell formula so i can use 3+ tables as a reference. currently im just nesting a bunch of iferror statements within the iferror
=IFERROR(INDEX(Table1, ROW([#Date])-ROW(Table3[#Headers]),COLUMN(A:A)),IFERROR( INDEX(Table2, ROW([#Date])-ROW(Table3[#Headers])-ROWS(Table1),COLUMN(A:A)), IFERROR(INDEX(Table4, ROW([#Date])-ROW(Table3[#Headers])-ROWS(Table2)-ROWS(Table1),COLUMN(A:A)),INDEX(Table5, ROW([#Date])-ROW(Table3[#Headers])-ROWS(Table2)-ROWS(Table1)-ROWS(Table4),COLUMN(A:A)))))
Im also using the
I have 2 tables on 2 separate sheets of an MS Excel 2007 workbook, like below:
===========================
no. f_name l_name
===========================
13 Little Timmy
1 John Doe
17 Baby Jessica
---------------------------
===========================
no. f_name l_name
===========================
1 john Tim
16 kyle joe
14 Baby katy
22 qbcd wsde
---------------------------
Both have the same columns, but they can have different data.
I want to combine the data of both tables vertically i.e. a single table with all the data in a 3rd separate sheet.
If possible, I want to add another column with the sheet name from where the row came.
===================================
SheetName no. f_name l_name
===================================
Sheet1 13 Little Timmy
Sheet1 1 John Doe
Sheet1 17 Baby Jessica
Sheet2 1 john Tim
Sheet2 16 kyle joe
Sheet2 14 Baby katy
Sheet2 22 qbcd wsde
-----------------------------------
Can it be done without using macros?
This answer deals with Structured Tables as interpreted by Excel. While the methods could easily be transcribed to raw data matrixes without assigned table structure, the formulas and VBA coding for this solution will be targeted at true structured tables.
Preamble
A third table can maintain the combined data of two tables with some native worksheet formulas but keeping the third table sized correctly as rows are added or deleted to/from the dependent tables will require either manual resizing operations or some VBA that tracks these changes and conforms the third table to suit. I've included options to add both the source table's worksheet name as well as some table maintenance VBA code at the end of this answer.
If all you want is an operational example workbook without all the explanation, skip to the end of this answer for a link to the workbook used to create this procedure.
Sample data tables
I've used the OP's sample data to construct two tables named (by default) Table1 and Table2 on worksheets Sheet1 and Sheet2 respectively. I've intentionally offset them by varying degrees from each worksheet's A1 cell in order to demonstrate a structured table's ability to address either itself or another structured table in a formula as a separate entity regardless of its position on the parent worksheet. The third table will be constructed in a similar manner. These offsets are for demonstration purposes only; they are not required.
Step 1: Build the third table
Build the headers for the third table and select that future header row and at least one row below it to base the Insert ► Tables ► Table command upon.
Your new empty third table on the Sheet3 worksheet should resemble the following.
Step 2: Populate the third table
Start by populating the first cell in the third table's DataBodyRange. In this example, that would be Sheet3!C6. Type or paste the following formula in C6 keeping in mind that it is based on the default table names. If you have changed your tables names, adjust accordingly.
=IFERROR(INDEX(Table1, ROW([#[no.]])-ROW(Table3[#Headers]),COLUMN(A:A)), INDEX(Table2, ROW([#[no.]])-ROW(Table3[#Headers])-ROWS(Table1),COLUMN(A:A)))
The INDEX function first retrieves each available row from Table1. The actual row numbers are derived with the ROW function referencing defined pieces of the structured table together with a little maths. When Table1 runs out of rows, retrieval is passed to a second INDEX function referencing Table2 by the IFERROR function and its sequential rows are retrieved with the ROW and ROWS functions using a bit more maths. The COLUMN function is used as COLUMN(A:A) which is going to retrieve the first column of the referenced table regardless of where it is on the worksheet. This will progress to the second, third, etc. column as the formula is filled right.
Speaking of filling right, fill the formula right to E6. You should have something that approximates the following.
Step 2.5: [optional] Add the source table's parent worksheet name
Grab Table3's sizing handle (indicated by the orange arrow in the sample image below) in the lower right hand corner and drag it right one column to add a new column to the table. Rename the header label to something more appropriate than the default. I've used Sheet as a column label.
While you cannot retrieve the worksheet name of the source table directly, the CELL function can retrieve the fully qualified path, filename and worksheet of any cell in a saved workbook¹ as one of its optional info_types.
Put the following formula into Table3's empty cell in the first row of the new column you have just created.
=TRIM(RIGHT(SUBSTITUTE(CELL("filename", IF((ROW([#[no.]])-ROW(Table3[#Headers]))>ROWS(Table1), Table2, Table1)), CHAR(93), REPT(CHAR(32), 999)), 255))
Complate populating Table3
If you are not planning on finishing this small project with some VBA to maintain Table3's dimensions when rows are added or deleted from either of the two source tables then simply grab Table3's resizing handle and drag down until you have accumulated all of the data from both tables. See the bottom of this answer for a sample image of the expected results.
If you are planning to add some VBA, then skip the full population of Table3 and move on to the next step.
Step 3: Add some VBA to maintain the third table
Full automation of a process that is triggered by changes to a worksheet's data is best handled by the worksheet's Worksheet_Change event macro. Since there are three tables involved, each on their own worksheet, the Workbook_SheetChange event macro is a better method of handling the change events from multiple worksheets.
Open the VBE with Alt+F11. Once you have it open, look for the Project Explorer in the upper left. If it is not visible, then tap Ctrl+R to open it. Locate ThisWorkbook and right-click then choose View Code (or just double-click ThisWorkbook).
Paste the following into the new pane titled something like Book1 - ThisWorkbook (Code).
Option Explicit
Private Sub Workbook_SheetChange(ByVal Sh As Object, ByVal Target As Range)
Select Case Sh.Name
Case Sheet1.Name
If Not Intersect(Target, Sheet1.ListObjects("Table1").Range.Offset(1, 0)) Is Nothing Then
On Error GoTo bm_Safe_Exit
Application.EnableEvents = False
Call update_Table3
End If
Case Sheet2.Name
If Not Intersect(Target, Sheet2.ListObjects("Table2").Range.Offset(1, 0)) Is Nothing Then
On Error GoTo bm_Safe_Exit
Application.EnableEvents = False
Call update_Table3
End If
End Select
bm_Safe_Exit:
Application.EnableEvents = True
End Sub
Private Sub update_Table3()
Dim iTBL3rws As Long, rng As Range, rngOLDBDY As Range
iTBL3rws = Sheet1.ListObjects("Table1").DataBodyRange.Rows.Count
iTBL3rws = iTBL3rws + Sheet2.ListObjects("Table2").DataBodyRange.Rows.Count
iTBL3rws = iTBL3rws + Sheet3.ListObjects("Table3").DataBodyRange.Cells(1, 1).Row - _
Sheet3.ListObjects("Table3").Range.Cells(1, 1).Row
With Sheet3.ListObjects("Table3")
Set rngOLDBDY = .DataBodyRange
.Resize .Range.Cells(1, 1).Resize(iTBL3rws, .DataBodyRange.Columns.Count)
If rngOLDBDY.Rows.Count > .DataBodyRange.Rows.Count Then
For Each rng In rngOLDBDY
If Intersect(rng, .DataBodyRange) Is Nothing Then
rng.Clear
End If
Next rng
End If
End With
End Sub
These two routines make extensive use of the Worksheet .CodeName property. A worksheet's CodeName is Sheet1, Sheet2, Sheet3, etc and does not change when a worksheet is renamed. In fact, they are rarely changed by even the more advanced user. They have been used so that you can rename your worksheets without having to modify the code. However, they should be pointing to the correct worksheets now. Modify the code if your tables and worksheets are not the same as given. You can see the individual worksheet codenames in brackets beside their worksheet .Name property in the above image showing the VBE's Project Explorer.
Tap Alt+Q to return to your worksheets. All that is left would be to finish populating Table3 by selecting any cell in Table1 or Table2 and pretending to modify it by tapping F2 then Enter↵. Your results should resemble the following.
If you have followed along all the way to here then you should have a pretty comprehensive collection table that actively combines the data from two source 'child' tables. If you added the VBA as well then maintenance of the third collection table is virtually non-existent.
Renaming the tables
If you choose to rename any or all of the three tables, the worksheet formulas will instantly and automatically reflect the changes. If you have opted to include the Workbook_SheetChange and accompanying helper sub procedure, you will have to go back into the ThisWorkbook code sheet and use Find & Replace to make the appropriate changes.
Sample Workbook
I've made the fully operational example workbook available from my public DropBox.
Table_Collection_w_Sheetname.xlsb
¹ The CELL function can only retrieve the worksheet name of a saved workbook. If a workbook has not been saved then it has no filename and the CELL function will return an empty string when asked for the filename.
You can activate the Office Clipboard (arrow at bottom right of clipboard section on Ribbon Home Tab). Copy both ranges then use the Paste All command as shown below.
You would still need to fill down the sheet name in an extra column first though which can be done by double-clicking the fill handle.
Update
To get the same results with formulas try filling down this for the sheet name:
=IF(ROW()<=COUNTA(Sheet1!A:A),"Sheet1",IF(ROW()<COUNTA(Sheet1:Sheet2!A:A),"Sheet2",""))
and then fill down and across this formula for the values in the tables:
=IF(ROW()<=COUNTA(Sheet1!A:A),Sheet1!A2,IF(ROW()<COUNTA(Sheet1:Sheet2!A:A),INDEX(Sheet2!A:A,ROW()-COUNTA(Sheet1!A:A)+1),""))
lori_m made a really good contribution that I built upon by using Microsoft Excel Tables and structured references.
First make a column in your output table called RowID which contains the row number within the table and then use this to fill the data values.
=IF( INDIRECT("Table3[RowId]")<=ROWS(Table1)
,INDEX(Table1[column1],INDIRECT("Table3[RowId]"))
,INDEX(Table2[Column1],INDIRECT("Table3[RowId]")-ROWS(Table1)))
There is a detailed explanation of how this works on my blog as it was too long to include here.
A slight modification to Jeeped's code.
If you happen to use a similar approach, but with several tables (e.g. more than 10), then it will be rather cumbersome to attempt to manually add every name of every table. This is also a problem if you change names of the tables, since the names are hard-wired in VBA. To avoid additional work, consider this:
So, assume the following:
On each worksheet there is one or several tables, but they have similar structure.
There are only tables on worksheets - no other members of ListObjects collection are being present.
Every time we edit a table on a sheet, this will trigger an update in master table (table 3).
Then the Workbook_SheetChange Sub in the example above could look like the following:
Private Sub Workbook_SheetChange(ByVal Sh As Object, ByVal Target As Range)
Dim tbl As ListObject
For Each tbl In ActiveSheet.ListObjects
If Not Intersect(Target, tbl.Range.Offset(1, 0)) Is Nothing Then
On Error GoTo bm_Safe_Exit
Application.EnableEvents = False
Call update_Table
End If
Next tbl
bm_Safe_Exit:
Application.EnableEvents = True
End Sub
Edit. The second routine will then look like:
Private Sub update_Table()
Dim iTBL3rws As Long, rng As Range, rngOLDBDY As Range
Dim tbl As ListObject
Dim sht As Worksheet
iTBL3rws = 0
' consider all tables, excluding master table
For Each sht In ThisWorkbook.Worksheets
For Each tbl In sht.ListObjects
If tbl.Name <> "Table3" Then
iTBL3rws = iTBL3rws + tbl.DataBodyRange.Rows.Count
End If
Next tbl
Next sht
iTBL3rws = iTBL3rws + Sheet3.ListObjects("Table3").DataBodyRange.Cells(1, 1).Row - Sheet3.ListObjects("Table3").Range.Cells(1, 1).Row
With Sheet3.ListObjects("Table3")
Set rngOLDBDY = .DataBodyRange
.Resize .Range.Cells(1, 1).Resize(iTBL3rws, .DataBodyRange.Columns.Count)
If rngOLDBDY.Rows.Count > .DataBodyRange.Rows.Count Then
For Each rng In rngOLDBDY
If Intersect(rng, .DataBodyRange) Is Nothing Then
rng.Clear
End If
Next rng
End If
End With
End Sub
This routine differs from previous one by eliminating preprogrammed cases. When there is a change registered on active worksheet, then any table in this worksheet which is about to be changed will trigger update_Table procedure.
Im using this code/formula. works well for my needs only thing i would like to know is how do i make a better cell formula so i can use 3+ tables as a reference. currently im just nesting a bunch of iferror statements within the iferror
=IFERROR(INDEX(Table1, ROW([#Date])-ROW(Table3[#Headers]),COLUMN(A:A)),IFERROR( INDEX(Table2, ROW([#Date])-ROW(Table3[#Headers])-ROWS(Table1),COLUMN(A:A)), IFERROR(INDEX(Table4, ROW([#Date])-ROW(Table3[#Headers])-ROWS(Table2)-ROWS(Table1),COLUMN(A:A)),INDEX(Table5, ROW([#Date])-ROW(Table3[#Headers])-ROWS(Table2)-ROWS(Table1)-ROWS(Table4),COLUMN(A:A)))))
Im also using the