Hi all,

How to set the entry in a specific column must in date type and checking for
this date must in a specific month? e.g. in the sheet name "Feb", all the
date in column in "A" other than February will not be accepted and prompt a
dialog box to ask the user to use another sheet..

Thanks

You could create data validation for the column, let's say column E for this
example, with a custom type and a formula of

=MONTH(E1)=MONTH(DATEVALUE("01-"&MID(CELL("Filename",A1),FIND("]",CELL("filename",A1))+1,99)&"-"&YEAR(TODAY())))

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---
HTH

Bob

(there's no email, no snail mail, but somewhere should be gmail in my addy)



"jimmy" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message news:45e951b3$1@127.0.0.1...
> Hi all,
>
> How to set the entry in a specific column must in date type and checking
> for this date must in a specific month? e.g. in the sheet name "Feb", all
> the date in column in "A" other than February will not be accepted and
> prompt a dialog box to ask the user to use another sheet..
>
> Thanks
>

Sorry, what is "filename" for?
I tried to copy & paste your formula to E1 but doesn't, how to test?
Thanks..
"Bob Phillips" <(E-Mail Removed)> ¼¶¼g©ó¶l¥ó·s»D:%23$(E-Mail Removed)...
> You could create data validation for the column, let's say column E for
> this example, with a custom type and a formula of
>
> =MONTH(E1)=MONTH(DATEVALUE("01-"&MID(CELL("Filename",A1),FIND("]",CELL("filename",A1))+1,99)&"-"&YEAR(TODAY())))
>
> --
> ---
> HTH
>
> Bob
>
> (there's no email, no snail mail, but somewhere should be gmail in my
> addy)
>
>
>
> "jimmy" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:45e951b3$1@127.0.0.1...
>> Hi all,
>>
>> How to set the entry in a specific column must in date type and checking
>> for this date must in a specific month? e.g. in the sheet name "Feb", all
>> the date in column in "A" other than February will not be accepted and
>> prompt a dialog box to ask the user to use another sheet..
>>
>> Thanks
>>
>
>

Filename is an argument to the Cell worksheet function telling it to return
the fully qualified path and filename of the workbook (and the sheet name).
However, it returns nothing unless the workbook has been saved once (so it
has a fully qualified path and filename).

--
Regards,
Tom Ogilvy


"jimmy" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message news:45e98feb$1@127.0.0.1...
> Sorry, what is "filename" for?
> I tried to copy & paste your formula to E1 but doesn't, how to test?
> Thanks..
> "Bob Phillips" <(E-Mail Removed)>
> ¼¶¼g©ó¶l¥ó·s»D:%23$(E-Mail Removed)...
>> You could create data validation for the column, let's say column E for
>> this example, with a custom type and a formula of
>>
>> =MONTH(E1)=MONTH(DATEVALUE("01-"&MID(CELL("Filename",A1),FIND("]",CELL("filename",A1))+1,99)&"-"&YEAR(TODAY())))
>>
>> --
>> ---
>> HTH
>>
>> Bob
>>
>> (there's no email, no snail mail, but somewhere should be gmail in my
>> addy)
>>
>>
>>
>> "jimmy" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>> news:45e951b3$1@127.0.0.1...
>>> Hi all,
>>>
>>> How to set the entry in a specific column must in date type and checking
>>> for this date must in a specific month? e.g. in the sheet name "Feb",
>>> all the date in column in "A" other than February will not be accepted
>>> and prompt a dialog box to ask the user to use another sheet..
>>>
>>> Thanks
>>>
>>
>>
>
>

My excel file is in the d:Book1.xls, I type the following in the sheet3 cell
"E1", then E1 display 1900/1/0. How to use it to check for the cell in "A1"
is my specific valid month?

=MONTH(E1)=MONTH(DATEVALUE("01-"&MID(CELL("d:Book1.xls.Sheet3",A1),FIND("]",CELL("d:Book1.xls.Sheet3",A1))+1,99)&"-"&YEAR(TODAY())))



"Tom Ogilvy" <(E-Mail Removed)> ¼¶¼g©ó¶l¥ó·s»D:(E-Mail Removed)...
> Filename is an argument to the Cell worksheet function telling it to
> return the fully qualified path and filename of the workbook (and the
> sheet name). However, it returns nothing unless the workbook has been
> saved once (so it has a fully qualified path and filename).
>
> --
> Regards,
> Tom Ogilvy
>
>
> "jimmy" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:45e98feb$1@127.0.0.1...
>> Sorry, what is "filename" for?
>> I tried to copy & paste your formula to E1 but doesn't, how to test?
>> Thanks..
>> "Bob Phillips" <(E-Mail Removed)> ¼¶¼g©ó¶l¥ó·s»D:%23$(E-Mail Removed)...
>>> You could create data validation for the column, let's say column E for
>>> this example, with a custom type and a formula of
>>>
>>> =MONTH(E1)=MONTH(DATEVALUE("01-"&MID(CELL("Filename",A1),FIND("]",CELL("filename",A1))+1,99)&"-"&YEAR(TODAY())))
>>>
>>> --
>>> ---
>>> HTH
>>>
>>> Bob
>>>
>>> (there's no email, no snail mail, but somewhere should be gmail in my
>>> addy)
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> "jimmy" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>>> news:45e951b3$1@127.0.0.1...
>>>> Hi all,
>>>>
>>>> How to set the entry in a specific column must in date type and
>>>> checking for this date must in a specific month? e.g. in the sheet name
>>>> "Feb", all the date in column in "A" other than February will not be
>>>> accepted and prompt a dialog box to ask the user to use another sheet..
>>>>
>>>> Thanks
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>
>

First, the sheet must have a Month name, so change Sheet3 to Mar
Put this in cell E1 of the sheet named Mar (don't change the formula -
don't replace "filename")

=MONTH(DATEVALUE("01-"&MID(CELL("Filename",A1),FIND("]",CELL("filename",A1))+1,99)&"-"&YEAR(TODAY())))

Now select Column A of the sheet named Mar

go to Data=>Validation

Select Custom and in the textbox put in the formula

=Month(A1)=$E$1

and click OK.

--
Regards,
Tom Ogilvy

"jimmy" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message news:45e9e320$1@127.0.0.1...
> My excel file is in the d:Book1.xls, I type the following in the sheet3
> cell "E1", then E1 display 1900/1/0. How to use it to check for the cell
> in "A1" is my specific valid month?
>
> =MONTH(E1)=MONTH(DATEVALUE("01-"&MID(CELL("d:Book1.xls.Sheet3",A1),FIND("]",CELL("d:Book1.xls.Sheet3",A1))+1,99)&"-"&YEAR(TODAY())))
>
>
>
> "Tom Ogilvy" <(E-Mail Removed)>
> ¼¶¼g©ó¶l¥ó·s»D:(E-Mail Removed)...
>> Filename is an argument to the Cell worksheet function telling it to
>> return the fully qualified path and filename of the workbook (and the
>> sheet name). However, it returns nothing unless the workbook has been
>> saved once (so it has a fully qualified path and filename).
>>
>> --
>> Regards,
>> Tom Ogilvy
>>
>>
>> "jimmy" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>> news:45e98feb$1@127.0.0.1...
>>> Sorry, what is "filename" for?
>>> I tried to copy & paste your formula to E1 but doesn't, how to test?
>>> Thanks..
>>> "Bob Phillips" <(E-Mail Removed)>
>>> ¼¶¼g©ó¶l¥ó·s»D:%23$(E-Mail Removed)...
>>>> You could create data validation for the column, let's say column E for
>>>> this example, with a custom type and a formula of
>>>>
>>>> =MONTH(E1)=MONTH(DATEVALUE("01-"&MID(CELL("Filename",A1),FIND("]",CELL("filename",A1))+1,99)&"-"&YEAR(TODAY())))
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>> ---
>>>> HTH
>>>>
>>>> Bob
>>>>
>>>> (there's no email, no snail mail, but somewhere should be gmail in my
>>>> addy)
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> "jimmy" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>>>> news:45e951b3$1@127.0.0.1...
>>>>> Hi all,
>>>>>
>>>>> How to set the entry in a specific column must in date type and
>>>>> checking for this date must in a specific month? e.g. in the sheet
>>>>> name "Feb", all the date in column in "A" other than February will not
>>>>> be accepted and prompt a dialog box to ask the user to use another
>>>>> sheet..
>>>>>
>>>>> Thanks
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>
>

Thank you..
In fact, what's the different between using this and just set 01-03-2007 to
31-03-2007 in the Data => Validation?

"Tom Ogilvy" <(E-Mail Removed)> ¼¶¼g©ó¶l¥ó·s»D:(E-Mail Removed)...
> First, the sheet must have a Month name, so change Sheet3 to Mar
> Put this in cell E1 of the sheet named Mar (don't change the formula -
> don't replace "filename")
>
> =MONTH(DATEVALUE("01-"&MID(CELL("Filename",A1),FIND("]",CELL("filename",A1))+1,99)&"-"&YEAR(TODAY())))
>
> Now select Column A of the sheet named Mar
>
> go to Data=>Validation
>
> Select Custom and in the textbox put in the formula
>
> =Month(A1)=$E$1
>
> and click OK.
>
> --
> Regards,
> Tom Ogilvy
>
> "jimmy" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:45e9e320$1@127.0.0.1...
>> My excel file is in the d:Book1.xls, I type the following in the sheet3
>> cell "E1", then E1 display 1900/1/0. How to use it to check for the cell
>> in "A1" is my specific valid month?
>>
>> =MONTH(E1)=MONTH(DATEVALUE("01-"&MID(CELL("d:Book1.xls.Sheet3",A1),FIND("]",CELL("d:Book1.xls.Sheet3",A1))+1,99)&"-"&YEAR(TODAY())))
>>
>>
>>
>> "Tom Ogilvy" <(E-Mail Removed)> ¼¶¼g©ó¶l¥ó·s»D:(E-Mail Removed)...
>>> Filename is an argument to the Cell worksheet function telling it to
>>> return the fully qualified path and filename of the workbook (and the
>>> sheet name). However, it returns nothing unless the workbook has been
>>> saved once (so it has a fully qualified path and filename).
>>>
>>> --
>>> Regards,
>>> Tom Ogilvy
>>>
>>>
>>> "jimmy" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>>> news:45e98feb$1@127.0.0.1...
>>>> Sorry, what is "filename" for?
>>>> I tried to copy & paste your formula to E1 but doesn't, how to test?
>>>> Thanks..
>>>> "Bob Phillips" <(E-Mail Removed)> ¼¶¼g©ó¶l¥ó·s»D:%23$(E-Mail Removed)...
>>>>> You could create data validation for the column, let's say column E
>>>>> for this example, with a custom type and a formula of
>>>>>
>>>>> =MONTH(E1)=MONTH(DATEVALUE("01-"&MID(CELL("Filename",A1),FIND("]",CELL("filename",A1))+1,99)&"-"&YEAR(TODAY())))
>>>>>
>>>>> --
>>>>> ---
>>>>> HTH
>>>>>
>>>>> Bob
>>>>>
>>>>> (there's no email, no snail mail, but somewhere should be gmail in my
>>>>> addy)
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> "jimmy" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>>>>> news:45e951b3$1@127.0.0.1...
>>>>>> Hi all,
>>>>>>
>>>>>> How to set the entry in a specific column must in date type and
>>>>>> checking for this date must in a specific month? e.g. in the sheet
>>>>>> name "Feb", all the date in column in "A" other than February will
>>>>>> not be accepted and prompt a dialog box to ask the user to use
>>>>>> another sheet..
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Thanks
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>
>

This will vary the validation based upon the sheet name, so you can apply
the same formula to all sheets, not a different one to each.

--
---
HTH

Bob

(there's no email, no snail mail, but somewhere should be gmail in my addy)



"jimmy" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message news:45eac360$1@127.0.0.1...
> Thank you..
> In fact, what's the different between using this and just set 01-03-2007
> to 31-03-2007 in the Data => Validation?
>
> "Tom Ogilvy" <(E-Mail Removed)>
> ¼¶¼g©ó¶l¥ó·s»D:(E-Mail Removed)...
>> First, the sheet must have a Month name, so change Sheet3 to Mar
>> Put this in cell E1 of the sheet named Mar (don't change the formula -
>> don't replace "filename")
>>
>> =MONTH(DATEVALUE("01-"&MID(CELL("Filename",A1),FIND("]",CELL("filename",A1))+1,99)&"-"&YEAR(TODAY())))
>>
>> Now select Column A of the sheet named Mar
>>
>> go to Data=>Validation
>>
>> Select Custom and in the textbox put in the formula
>>
>> =Month(A1)=$E$1
>>
>> and click OK.
>>
>> --
>> Regards,
>> Tom Ogilvy
>>
>> "jimmy" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>> news:45e9e320$1@127.0.0.1...
>>> My excel file is in the d:Book1.xls, I type the following in the sheet3
>>> cell "E1", then E1 display 1900/1/0. How to use it to check for the
>>> cell in "A1" is my specific valid month?
>>>
>>> =MONTH(E1)=MONTH(DATEVALUE("01-"&MID(CELL("d:Book1.xls.Sheet3",A1),FIND("]",CELL("d:Book1.xls.Sheet3",A1))+1,99)&"-"&YEAR(TODAY())))
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> "Tom Ogilvy" <(E-Mail Removed)>
>>> ¼¶¼g©ó¶l¥ó·s»D:(E-Mail Removed)...
>>>> Filename is an argument to the Cell worksheet function telling it to
>>>> return the fully qualified path and filename of the workbook (and the
>>>> sheet name). However, it returns nothing unless the workbook has been
>>>> saved once (so it has a fully qualified path and filename).
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>> Regards,
>>>> Tom Ogilvy
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> "jimmy" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>>>> news:45e98feb$1@127.0.0.1...
>>>>> Sorry, what is "filename" for?
>>>>> I tried to copy & paste your formula to E1 but doesn't, how to test?
>>>>> Thanks..
>>>>> "Bob Phillips" <(E-Mail Removed)>
>>>>> ¼¶¼g©ó¶l¥ó·s»D:%23$(E-Mail Removed)...
>>>>>> You could create data validation for the column, let's say column E
>>>>>> for this example, with a custom type and a formula of
>>>>>>
>>>>>> =MONTH(E1)=MONTH(DATEVALUE("01-"&MID(CELL("Filename",A1),FIND("]",CELL("filename",A1))+1,99)&"-"&YEAR(TODAY())))
>>>>>>
>>>>>> --
>>>>>> ---
>>>>>> HTH
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Bob
>>>>>>
>>>>>> (there's no email, no snail mail, but somewhere should be gmail in my
>>>>>> addy)
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> "jimmy" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>>>>>> news:45e951b3$1@127.0.0.1...
>>>>>>> Hi all,
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> How to set the entry in a specific column must in date type and
>>>>>>> checking for this date must in a specific month? e.g. in the sheet
>>>>>>> name "Feb", all the date in column in "A" other than February will
>>>>>>> not be accepted and prompt a dialog box to ask the user to use
>>>>>>> another sheet..
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Thanks
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>
>

ic..thank you.
The 12 sheets have named as January to December, I wish to write the code in
the Workbook open() function that the current month sheet activate...I tried
MONTH(TODAY()).ACTIVATE but failed. What the code should be?

"Bob Phillips" <(E-Mail Removed)> ¼¶¼g©ó¶l¥ó·s»D:(E-Mail Removed)...
> This will vary the validation based upon the sheet name, so you can apply
> the same formula to all sheets, not a different one to each.
>
> --
> ---
> HTH
>
> Bob
>
> (there's no email, no snail mail, but somewhere should be gmail in my
> addy)
>
>
>
> "jimmy" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:45eac360$1@127.0.0.1...
>> Thank you..
>> In fact, what's the different between using this and just set 01-03-2007
>> to 31-03-2007 in the Data => Validation?
>>
>> "Tom Ogilvy" <(E-Mail Removed)> ¼¶¼g©ó¶l¥ó·s»D:(E-Mail Removed)...
>>> First, the sheet must have a Month name, so change Sheet3 to Mar
>>> Put this in cell E1 of the sheet named Mar (don't change the formula -
>>> don't replace "filename")
>>>
>>> =MONTH(DATEVALUE("01-"&MID(CELL("Filename",A1),FIND("]",CELL("filename",A1))+1,99)&"-"&YEAR(TODAY())))
>>>
>>> Now select Column A of the sheet named Mar
>>>
>>> go to Data=>Validation
>>>
>>> Select Custom and in the textbox put in the formula
>>>
>>> =Month(A1)=$E$1
>>>
>>> and click OK.
>>>
>>> --
>>> Regards,
>>> Tom Ogilvy
>>>
>>> "jimmy" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>>> news:45e9e320$1@127.0.0.1...
>>>> My excel file is in the d:Book1.xls, I type the following in the sheet3
>>>> cell "E1", then E1 display 1900/1/0. How to use it to check for the
>>>> cell in "A1" is my specific valid month?
>>>>
>>>> =MONTH(E1)=MONTH(DATEVALUE("01-"&MID(CELL("d:Book1.xls.Sheet3",A1),FIND("]",CELL("d:Book1.xls.Sheet3",A1))+1,99)&"-"&YEAR(TODAY())))
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> "Tom Ogilvy" <(E-Mail Removed)> ¼¶¼g©ó¶l¥ó·s»D:(E-Mail Removed)...
>>>>> Filename is an argument to the Cell worksheet function telling it to
>>>>> return the fully qualified path and filename of the workbook (and the
>>>>> sheet name). However, it returns nothing unless the workbook has been
>>>>> saved once (so it has a fully qualified path and filename).
>>>>>
>>>>> --
>>>>> Regards,
>>>>> Tom Ogilvy
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> "jimmy" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>>>>> news:45e98feb$1@127.0.0.1...
>>>>>> Sorry, what is "filename" for?
>>>>>> I tried to copy & paste your formula to E1 but doesn't, how to test?
>>>>>> Thanks..
>>>>>> "Bob Phillips" <(E-Mail Removed)> ¼¶¼g©ó¶l¥ó·s»D:%23$(E-Mail Removed)...
>>>>>>> You could create data validation for the column, let's say column E
>>>>>>> for this example, with a custom type and a formula of
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> =MONTH(E1)=MONTH(DATEVALUE("01-"&MID(CELL("Filename",A1),FIND("]",CELL("filename",A1))+1,99)&"-"&YEAR(TODAY())))
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> --
>>>>>>> ---
>>>>>>> HTH
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Bob
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> (there's no email, no snail mail, but somewhere should be gmail in
>>>>>>> my addy)
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> "jimmy" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>>>>>>> news:45e951b3$1@127.0.0.1...
>>>>>>>> Hi all,
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> How to set the entry in a specific column must in date type and
>>>>>>>> checking for this date must in a specific month? e.g. in the sheet
>>>>>>>> name "Feb", all the date in column in "A" other than February will
>>>>>>>> not be accepted and prompt a dialog box to ask the user to use
>>>>>>>> another sheet..
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Thanks
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>
>

Try

Worksheets(Format(Date,"mmmm")).Activate

--
---
HTH

Bob

(there's no email, no snail mail, but somewhere should be gmail in my addy)



"jimmy" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message news:45eadcd4$1@127.0.0.1...
> ic..thank you.
> The 12 sheets have named as January to December, I wish to write the code
> in the Workbook open() function that the current month sheet activate...I
> tried MONTH(TODAY()).ACTIVATE but failed. What the code should be?
>
> "Bob Phillips" <(E-Mail Removed)>
> ¼¶¼g©ó¶l¥ó·s»D:(E-Mail Removed)...
>> This will vary the validation based upon the sheet name, so you can apply
>> the same formula to all sheets, not a different one to each.
>>
>> --
>> ---
>> HTH
>>
>> Bob
>>
>> (there's no email, no snail mail, but somewhere should be gmail in my
>> addy)
>>
>>
>>
>> "jimmy" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>> news:45eac360$1@127.0.0.1...
>>> Thank you..
>>> In fact, what's the different between using this and just set 01-03-2007
>>> to 31-03-2007 in the Data => Validation?
>>>
>>> "Tom Ogilvy" <(E-Mail Removed)>
>>> ¼¶¼g©ó¶l¥ó·s»D:(E-Mail Removed)...
>>>> First, the sheet must have a Month name, so change Sheet3 to Mar
>>>> Put this in cell E1 of the sheet named Mar (don't change the formula -
>>>> don't replace "filename")
>>>>
>>>> =MONTH(DATEVALUE("01-"&MID(CELL("Filename",A1),FIND("]",CELL("filename",A1))+1,99)&"-"&YEAR(TODAY())))
>>>>
>>>> Now select Column A of the sheet named Mar
>>>>
>>>> go to Data=>Validation
>>>>
>>>> Select Custom and in the textbox put in the formula
>>>>
>>>> =Month(A1)=$E$1
>>>>
>>>> and click OK.
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>> Regards,
>>>> Tom Ogilvy
>>>>
>>>> "jimmy" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>>>> news:45e9e320$1@127.0.0.1...
>>>>> My excel file is in the d:Book1.xls, I type the following in the
>>>>> sheet3 cell "E1", then E1 display 1900/1/0. How to use it to check
>>>>> for the cell in "A1" is my specific valid month?
>>>>>
>>>>> =MONTH(E1)=MONTH(DATEVALUE("01-"&MID(CELL("d:Book1.xls.Sheet3",A1),FIND("]",CELL("d:Book1.xls.Sheet3",A1))+1,99)&"-"&YEAR(TODAY())))
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> "Tom Ogilvy" <(E-Mail Removed)>
>>>>> ¼¶¼g©ó¶l¥ó·s»D:(E-Mail Removed)...
>>>>>> Filename is an argument to the Cell worksheet function telling it to
>>>>>> return the fully qualified path and filename of the workbook (and the
>>>>>> sheet name). However, it returns nothing unless the workbook has been
>>>>>> saved once (so it has a fully qualified path and filename).
>>>>>>
>>>>>> --
>>>>>> Regards,
>>>>>> Tom Ogilvy
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> "jimmy" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>>>>>> news:45e98feb$1@127.0.0.1...
>>>>>>> Sorry, what is "filename" for?
>>>>>>> I tried to copy & paste your formula to E1 but doesn't, how to test?
>>>>>>> Thanks..
>>>>>>> "Bob Phillips" <(E-Mail Removed)>
>>>>>>> ¼¶¼g©ó¶l¥ó·s»D:%23$(E-Mail Removed)...
>>>>>>>> You could create data validation for the column, let's say column E
>>>>>>>> for this example, with a custom type and a formula of
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> =MONTH(E1)=MONTH(DATEVALUE("01-"&MID(CELL("Filename",A1),FIND("]",CELL("filename",A1))+1,99)&"-"&YEAR(TODAY())))
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> --
>>>>>>>> ---
>>>>>>>> HTH
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Bob
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> (there's no email, no snail mail, but somewhere should be gmail in
>>>>>>>> my addy)
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> "jimmy" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>>>>>>>> news:45e951b3$1@127.0.0.1...
>>>>>>>>> Hi all,
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> How to set the entry in a specific column must in date type and
>>>>>>>>> checking for this date must in a specific month? e.g. in the sheet
>>>>>>>>> name "Feb", all the date in column in "A" other than February will
>>>>>>>>> not be accepted and prompt a dialog box to ask the user to use
>>>>>>>>> another sheet..
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Thanks
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>
>