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Conditional format incorrect if not on starting row

  1. #1
    Kevin Vaughn
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    Conditional format incorrect if not on starting row

    I have a program that is mostly working but I have discovered, more or less
    by trial and error that if my cursor is not on the row in which the program
    will start adding data, then the conditional format formula my procedure
    builds will use the incorrect row. I know that the variable I am using
    represents the correct row for the CF as I have put a break point on that
    line, but still the CF does not use the variables content unless I make sure
    my cursor is on the row that the variable is equal to.
    Here is the line where I have my breakpoint and below that is the complete
    section where the problem is occurring. It doesn't seem like I should have
    to have my cursor in any particular row, and if anyone else ever ends up
    using this, I know that is going to be too hard to explain why they need to
    do that.

    ..FormatConditions.Add Type:=xlExpression, Formula1:= _
    "=AND($A" & lTrackStartRow & ",$C" & lTrackStartRow & ")"

    Say I start out on row 7 and the procedure is bringing in 4 rows worth of
    data from another spreadsheet. When I run this the first time,
    ltrackstartrow = 7. CF that is created is perfect. I want to test it again,
    so I run the macro again (when I first noticed the problem) without moving my
    cursor. When I debug the program during the 2nd run, ltrackstartrow is 11
    which is correct, but when I look at the CF, it is referencing row 15. While
    experimenting, I had my cursor on, for instance row 4 before running it the
    first time, and my CF was wrong. And finally, just a while ago, I ran the
    procedure 3 times in a row, each time making sure my cursor was in the row
    that would be the same as ltrackstartrow. Every time the CF that was built
    was correct.

    I hope someone can offer a solution so that the CF will be correctly built
    regardless of where my cursor is when I run this. If you need to see the
    entire procedure, let me know and I will post it.
    Thanks.

    With wsTracking
    .Range(.Cells(lTrackStartRow, iTrackStartCol),
    ..Cells(lTrackFinalRow, 21)).Style = "MyInput"
    With .Range(.Cells(lTrackStartRow, iTrackStartCol + 12), _
    .Cells(lTrackFinalRow, iTrackStartCol + 15))
    .FormulaR1C1 = "=if(weekday(rc[-1])>3,rc[-1]+5,rc[-1]+3)"
    .Style = "MyFormula"
    .NumberFormat = "m/d/yyyy"
    End With
    ' The above takes care of everything except 2 columns within the
    range that
    ' need a slightly different formula
    With .Range(.Cells(lTrackStartRow, iTrackStartCol + 12), _
    .Cells(lTrackFinalRow, iTrackStartCol + 12))
    .FormulaR1C1 = "=if(weekday(rc[-1])=6,rc[-1]+3,rc[-1]+1)"
    End With
    With .Range(.Cells(lTrackStartRow, iTrackStartCol + 14), _
    .Cells(lTrackFinalRow, iTrackStartCol + 14))
    .FormulaR1C1 = "=if(weekday(rc[-1])=6,rc[-1]+3,rc[-1]+1)"
    End With
    With .Range(.Cells(lTrackStartRow, iTrackStartCol), _
    .Cells(lTrackFinalRow, iTrackStartCol + 8))
    .FormatConditions.Delete
    .FormatConditions.Add Type:=xlExpression, Formula1:= _
    "=AND($A" & lTrackStartRow & ",$C" & lTrackStartRow & ")"
    .FormatConditions(1).Interior.ColorIndex = 46
    .FormatConditions.Add Type:=xlExpression, Formula1:= _
    "=AND($A" & lTrackStartRow & ",$B" & lTrackStartRow & ")"
    .FormatConditions(2).Interior.ColorIndex = 6
    End With
    With .Range(.Cells(lTrackStartRow, iTrackStartCol + 12), _
    .Cells(lTrackFinalRow, iTrackStartCol + 12))
    .FormatConditions.Delete
    .FormatConditions.Add Type:=xlExpression, Formula1:= _
    "=AND($A" & lTrackStartRow & ",not($C" _
    & lTrackStartRow & "),$b" & lTrackStartRow & ")"
    .FormatConditions(1).Interior.ColorIndex = 6
    End With
    With .Range(.Cells(lTrackStartRow, iTrackStartCol + 14), _
    .Cells(lTrackFinalRow, iTrackStartCol + 14))
    .FormatConditions.Delete
    .FormatConditions.Add Type:=xlExpression, Formula1:= _
    "=AND($A" & lTrackStartRow & ",$C" & lTrackStartRow & ")"
    .FormatConditions(1).Interior.ColorIndex = 46
    End With
    End With
    --
    Kevin Vaughn

  2. #2
    Jim Cone
    Guest

    Re: Conditional format incorrect if not on starting row

    Kevin,

    John Walkenbach has something to say on the subject here...
    http://j-walk.com/ss/excel/odd/odd07.htm
    --
    Jim Cone
    San Francisco, USA
    http://www.realezsites.com/bus/primitivesoftware



    "Kevin Vaughn"
    <KevinVaughn@discussions.microsoft.com>
    wrote in message
    I have a program that is mostly working but I have discovered, more or less
    by trial and error that if my cursor is not on the row in which the program
    will start adding data, then the conditional format formula my procedure
    builds will use the incorrect row. I know that the variable I am using
    represents the correct row for the CF as I have put a break point on that
    line, but still the CF does not use the variables content unless I make sure
    my cursor is on the row that the variable is equal to.
    Here is the line where I have my breakpoint and below that is the complete
    section where the problem is occurring. It doesn't seem like I should have
    to have my cursor in any particular row, and if anyone else ever ends up
    using this, I know that is going to be too hard to explain why they need to
    do that.
    - snip -


  3. #3
    Kevin Vaughn
    Guest

    Re: Conditional format incorrect if not on starting row

    Thanks. I'll read that. In the meantime I did come up with what appears to
    be a workable solution. I tried it this morning and in three subsequent
    tests. I don't know if it is what John's site discusses but I activated a
    cell that was in the correct row and my CF is correct.
    --
    Kevin Vaughn


    "Jim Cone" wrote:

    > Kevin,
    >
    > John Walkenbach has something to say on the subject here...
    > http://j-walk.com/ss/excel/odd/odd07.htm
    > --
    > Jim Cone
    > San Francisco, USA
    > http://www.realezsites.com/bus/primitivesoftware
    >
    >
    >
    > "Kevin Vaughn"
    > <KevinVaughn@discussions.microsoft.com>
    > wrote in message
    > I have a program that is mostly working but I have discovered, more or less
    > by trial and error that if my cursor is not on the row in which the program
    > will start adding data, then the conditional format formula my procedure
    > builds will use the incorrect row. I know that the variable I am using
    > represents the correct row for the CF as I have put a break point on that
    > line, but still the CF does not use the variables content unless I make sure
    > my cursor is on the row that the variable is equal to.
    > Here is the line where I have my breakpoint and below that is the complete
    > section where the problem is occurring. It doesn't seem like I should have
    > to have my cursor in any particular row, and if anyone else ever ends up
    > using this, I know that is going to be too hard to explain why they need to
    > do that.
    > - snip -
    >
    >


  4. #4
    Kevin Vaughn
    Guest

    Re: Conditional format incorrect if not on starting row

    Yes that link was helpful. Now that I just read it, I believe I read it
    before (but inconveniently managed to forget it when I needed it.) I don't
    think I read it in one of his books so I must have read it on that site.

    Thanks again.
    --
    Kevin Vaughn


    "Jim Cone" wrote:

    > Kevin,
    >
    > John Walkenbach has something to say on the subject here...
    > http://j-walk.com/ss/excel/odd/odd07.htm
    > --
    > Jim Cone
    > San Francisco, USA
    > http://www.realezsites.com/bus/primitivesoftware
    >
    >
    >
    > "Kevin Vaughn"
    > <KevinVaughn@discussions.microsoft.com>
    > wrote in message
    > I have a program that is mostly working but I have discovered, more or less
    > by trial and error that if my cursor is not on the row in which the program
    > will start adding data, then the conditional format formula my procedure
    > builds will use the incorrect row. I know that the variable I am using
    > represents the correct row for the CF as I have put a break point on that
    > line, but still the CF does not use the variables content unless I make sure
    > my cursor is on the row that the variable is equal to.
    > Here is the line where I have my breakpoint and below that is the complete
    > section where the problem is occurring. It doesn't seem like I should have
    > to have my cursor in any particular row, and if anyone else ever ends up
    > using this, I know that is going to be too hard to explain why they need to
    > do that.
    > - snip -
    >
    >


  5. #5
    Kevin Vaughn
    Guest

    Re: Conditional format incorrect if not on starting row

    Thanks. I'll read that. In the meantime I did come up with what appears to
    be a workable solution. I tried it this morning and in three subsequent
    tests. I don't know if it is what John's site discusses but I activated a
    cell that was in the correct row and my CF is correct.
    --
    Kevin Vaughn


    "Jim Cone" wrote:

    > Kevin,
    >
    > John Walkenbach has something to say on the subject here...
    > http://j-walk.com/ss/excel/odd/odd07.htm
    > --
    > Jim Cone
    > San Francisco, USA
    > http://www.realezsites.com/bus/primitivesoftware
    >
    >
    >
    > "Kevin Vaughn"
    > <KevinVaughn@discussions.microsoft.com>
    > wrote in message
    > I have a program that is mostly working but I have discovered, more or less
    > by trial and error that if my cursor is not on the row in which the program
    > will start adding data, then the conditional format formula my procedure
    > builds will use the incorrect row. I know that the variable I am using
    > represents the correct row for the CF as I have put a break point on that
    > line, but still the CF does not use the variables content unless I make sure
    > my cursor is on the row that the variable is equal to.
    > Here is the line where I have my breakpoint and below that is the complete
    > section where the problem is occurring. It doesn't seem like I should have
    > to have my cursor in any particular row, and if anyone else ever ends up
    > using this, I know that is going to be too hard to explain why they need to
    > do that.
    > - snip -
    >
    >


  6. #6
    Kevin Vaughn
    Guest

    Re: Conditional format incorrect if not on starting row

    Yes that link was helpful. Now that I just read it, I believe I read it
    before (but inconveniently managed to forget it when I needed it.) I don't
    think I read it in one of his books so I must have read it on that site.

    Thanks again.
    --
    Kevin Vaughn


    "Jim Cone" wrote:

    > Kevin,
    >
    > John Walkenbach has something to say on the subject here...
    > http://j-walk.com/ss/excel/odd/odd07.htm
    > --
    > Jim Cone
    > San Francisco, USA
    > http://www.realezsites.com/bus/primitivesoftware
    >
    >
    >
    > "Kevin Vaughn"
    > <KevinVaughn@discussions.microsoft.com>
    > wrote in message
    > I have a program that is mostly working but I have discovered, more or less
    > by trial and error that if my cursor is not on the row in which the program
    > will start adding data, then the conditional format formula my procedure
    > builds will use the incorrect row. I know that the variable I am using
    > represents the correct row for the CF as I have put a break point on that
    > line, but still the CF does not use the variables content unless I make sure
    > my cursor is on the row that the variable is equal to.
    > Here is the line where I have my breakpoint and below that is the complete
    > section where the problem is occurring. It doesn't seem like I should have
    > to have my cursor in any particular row, and if anyone else ever ends up
    > using this, I know that is going to be too hard to explain why they need to
    > do that.
    > - snip -
    >
    >


  7. #7
    Kevin Vaughn
    Guest

    Re: Conditional format incorrect if not on starting row

    Thanks. I'll read that. In the meantime I did come up with what appears to
    be a workable solution. I tried it this morning and in three subsequent
    tests. I don't know if it is what John's site discusses but I activated a
    cell that was in the correct row and my CF is correct.
    --
    Kevin Vaughn


    "Jim Cone" wrote:

    > Kevin,
    >
    > John Walkenbach has something to say on the subject here...
    > http://j-walk.com/ss/excel/odd/odd07.htm
    > --
    > Jim Cone
    > San Francisco, USA
    > http://www.realezsites.com/bus/primitivesoftware
    >
    >
    >
    > "Kevin Vaughn"
    > <KevinVaughn@discussions.microsoft.com>
    > wrote in message
    > I have a program that is mostly working but I have discovered, more or less
    > by trial and error that if my cursor is not on the row in which the program
    > will start adding data, then the conditional format formula my procedure
    > builds will use the incorrect row. I know that the variable I am using
    > represents the correct row for the CF as I have put a break point on that
    > line, but still the CF does not use the variables content unless I make sure
    > my cursor is on the row that the variable is equal to.
    > Here is the line where I have my breakpoint and below that is the complete
    > section where the problem is occurring. It doesn't seem like I should have
    > to have my cursor in any particular row, and if anyone else ever ends up
    > using this, I know that is going to be too hard to explain why they need to
    > do that.
    > - snip -
    >
    >


  8. #8
    Kevin Vaughn
    Guest

    Re: Conditional format incorrect if not on starting row

    Yes that link was helpful. Now that I just read it, I believe I read it
    before (but inconveniently managed to forget it when I needed it.) I don't
    think I read it in one of his books so I must have read it on that site.

    Thanks again.
    --
    Kevin Vaughn


    "Jim Cone" wrote:

    > Kevin,
    >
    > John Walkenbach has something to say on the subject here...
    > http://j-walk.com/ss/excel/odd/odd07.htm
    > --
    > Jim Cone
    > San Francisco, USA
    > http://www.realezsites.com/bus/primitivesoftware
    >
    >
    >
    > "Kevin Vaughn"
    > <KevinVaughn@discussions.microsoft.com>
    > wrote in message
    > I have a program that is mostly working but I have discovered, more or less
    > by trial and error that if my cursor is not on the row in which the program
    > will start adding data, then the conditional format formula my procedure
    > builds will use the incorrect row. I know that the variable I am using
    > represents the correct row for the CF as I have put a break point on that
    > line, but still the CF does not use the variables content unless I make sure
    > my cursor is on the row that the variable is equal to.
    > Here is the line where I have my breakpoint and below that is the complete
    > section where the problem is occurring. It doesn't seem like I should have
    > to have my cursor in any particular row, and if anyone else ever ends up
    > using this, I know that is going to be too hard to explain why they need to
    > do that.
    > - snip -
    >
    >


  9. #9
    Kevin Vaughn
    Guest

    Re: Conditional format incorrect if not on starting row

    Now that I re-read this, it doesn't appear clear from my previous post that I
    activated the row in my macro. Just for the sake of completeness, the line I
    added was:

    wsTracking.Cells(lTrackStartRow, iTrackStartCol).Activate

    Also I just now noticed a typo. I fixed it now but in the sentence that
    said in three subsequent tests I didn't include the words it worked.

    --
    Kevin Vaughn


    "Kevin Vaughn" wrote:

    > Thanks. I'll read that. In the meantime I did come up with what appears to
    > be a workable solution. I tried it this morning and it worked in three subsequent
    > tests. I don't know if it is what John's site discusses but I activated a
    > cell that was in the correct row and my CF is correct.
    > --
    > Kevin Vaughn
    >
    >
    > "Jim Cone" wrote:
    >
    > > Kevin,
    > >
    > > John Walkenbach has something to say on the subject here...
    > > http://j-walk.com/ss/excel/odd/odd07.htm
    > > --
    > > Jim Cone
    > > San Francisco, USA
    > > http://www.realezsites.com/bus/primitivesoftware
    > >
    > >

    >


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