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R1C1 vs A1: Add to column "A + 1"?

  1. 05-25-2008, 08:34 PM #1
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    R1C1 vs A1: Add to column "A + 1"?

    Hi all,

    Just wondering. Is it possible to "add" to a letter, in the way you would with R1C1 style formulas?

    I've always worked with LetterNumber style formulas, but I'm trying to add another iteration to a formula and while I can add to the row, I can't increase the column. I mean, you can't exactly say "Q+1" ... or can you?

    Edit: I should mention, the formula I'm currently working with is...
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    ...I'm trying to make it so that on the next loop through (I'm copying the formula into multiple columns) Q3:QLastRow will be R3:RLastRow, and so on until the Do...Until loop closes. (The loop uses "loopcount" as an interation counter, so effectively it would be Q + "loopcount" iterations)

    Thanks in advance,
    Bob
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  2. 05-26-2008, 12:29 AM #2
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    Hi Bob

    Please notice that the vba help on the FormulaArray property is very clear: You should NOT use A1 notation (check it).

    From the help:
    If you use this property to enter an array formula, the formula must use the R1C1 reference style, not the A1 reference style

    Remark: If you use the A1 notation it may also work sometimes, however other times you'll get errors.
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    You can convert the cell reference to an alpha.

    Column Q is 17. So if your loop counter was 3, then you want to get the alpha representation of column 20.

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    HTH

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    Hi Rylo,

    Thanks for the formula, I knew there had to be some way to do it. However, after lecxe's post, I've started thinking I really should just bite the bullet and start teaching myself to think in R1C1.

    I've rewritten my formulas to be R1C1 based, and they work great. Just took a bit of extra thought for my brain to say "Ok, so the brackets go here..."

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