Colouring rows based on their values

**alocke** · 02-13-2012, 08:39 PM

So I am just trying to solve a simplified version of my problem. If row a-b = an integer then highlight blue say, if a-b doesn't = integer then do (a-b) * c. If (a-b)*c = integer highlight green if not highlight red.

I'm not much of a vba expert, so my code may look slightly overcomplicated... but I'm not sure why it doesn't work...

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thanks in advance!

**Richard Buttrey** · 02-13-2012, 09:31 PM

Hello,

Why are you trying to reinvent the wheel when there is very powerful standard Excel conditional formatting functionality?

You should always use standard Excel functions and formulae in preference to VBA wherever possible. If only because it's almost certainly quicker.

Regards

**TMS** · 02-13-2012, 09:34 PM

The first problem is that ar is not defined.

I would recommend that you use Option Explicit at the top of the module.

Regards, TMS

**alocke** · 02-13-2012, 09:45 PM

Originally Posted by Richard Buttrey

Hello,

Why are you trying to reinvent the wheel when there is very powerful standard Excel conditional formatting functionality?

You should always use standard Excel functions and formulae in preference to VBA wherever possible. If only because it's almost certainly quicker.

Regards

Hi Richard thanks for the reply,
This example is a simplified version of what I actually want to achieve, conditional formatting is not an option in the more complex version I'm afraid. But I am aware that what I want to do in the simple version can be done w. conditional formatting.

D'you know how I could alter my code? Or if this is overcomplicated - a more simple version of solving the same predicament.

Cheers.

**alocke** · 02-13-2012, 09:51 PM

Originally Posted by TMShucks

The first problem is that ar is not defined.

I would recommend that you use Option Explicit at the top of the module.

Regards, TMS

Thanks for the reply,
seems I did miss that out thank you - but I think theres more problems, that I personally can't see.

**TMS** · 02-13-2012, 09:59 PM

Maybe something like:

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I can't test this ... no data.

Regards, TMS

**TMS** · 02-13-2012, 10:00 PM

That said, you're referring to the ActiveCell but I can't see where you ever select a cell.

Regards, TMS

**alocke** · 02-13-2012, 10:13 PM

So data from A1:C36 (All values in this are +ve integers).

-As for the activecell, thanks for pointing that out - I've never done highlighting rows etc. so I'm not sure how to do it and copied that line off a website.

- as for rz = .rows.count, doesn't seem to work in these circumstances. I think i've defined the previous array incorrectly.

Thanks!

**TMS** · 02-13-2012, 10:18 PM

Please post a sample workbook. Being realistic, I can't make up data and test code that I have no idea how it interacts with the data and structure.

Regards, TMS

To best describe or illustrate your problem you would be better off attaching a dummy workbook, the workbook should contain the same structure and some dummy data of the same type as the type you have in your real workbook - so, if a cell contains numbers & letters in this format abc-123 then that should be reflected in the dummy workbook. Don't upload a picture when you have a workbook question. None of us is inclined to recreate your data. Upload the workbook and manually add an 'after' situation so that we can see what you expect. In addition clearly explain how you get the results..
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**alocke** · 02-14-2012, 01:04 PM

For now just assume they are random numbers (see attached).

The real thing has formulae, but because the formula generates a number, there wont be any problems regarding formula. (I would post a version with the formula but this formula requires data from an external program).

-Thanks again!