Hi,

Hope this qualifies as "programming".

the following macro:

Selection.NumberFormat = "#,##0_);(#,##0)"

does not do the job I was hoping.

On examination the format that is applied is:

#,##0;-#,##0

any way to get my preferred format to "take"?

TIA, Matt

Further Developments :-)

Irony of Ironies - this is the example in the Help system:

Example
These examples set the number format for cell A17, row one, and column C
(respectively) on Sheet1.

Worksheets("Sheet1").Range("A17").NumberFormat = "General"
Worksheets("Sheet1").Rows(1).NumberFormat = "hh:mm:ss"
Worksheets("Sheet1").Columns("C"). _
NumberFormat = "$#,##0.00_);[Red]($#,##0.00)"

and this doesn't work either!

My colleague very helpfully suggested using "Styles" and while this should
be workable this is starting to turn something that should be super-neat and
tidy into something more cumbersome (having to create the style
programmatically before applying it).

So suggestions as to why the simple approach isn't working are still sought.

TIA and Cheers, Matt



"veryeavy" wrote:

> Hi,
>
> Hope this qualifies as "programming".
>
> the following macro:
>
> Selection.NumberFormat = "#,##0_);(#,##0)"
>
> does not do the job I was hoping.
>
> On examination the format that is applied is:
>
> #,##0;-#,##0
>
> any way to get my preferred format to "take"?
>
> TIA, Matt

Excel depends on somethings from windows.

Try changing the negative currency format under windows regional settings (under
control panel) to:
($1.1)

When I changed it to:
-$1.1

I had the same problem as you.

And I had to close excel and reopen to see the difference.

veryeavy wrote:
>
> Further Developments :-)
>
> Irony of Ironies - this is the example in the Help system:
>
> Example
> These examples set the number format for cell A17, row one, and column C
> (respectively) on Sheet1.
>
> Worksheets("Sheet1").Range("A17").NumberFormat = "General"
> Worksheets("Sheet1").Rows(1).NumberFormat = "hh:mm:ss"
> Worksheets("Sheet1").Columns("C"). _
> NumberFormat = "$#,##0.00_);[Red]($#,##0.00)"
>
> and this doesn't work either!
>
> My colleague very helpfully suggested using "Styles" and while this should
> be workable this is starting to turn something that should be super-neat and
> tidy into something more cumbersome (having to create the style
> programmatically before applying it).
>
> So suggestions as to why the simple approach isn't working are still sought.
>
> TIA and Cheers, Matt
>
> "veryeavy" wrote:
>
> > Hi,
> >
> > Hope this qualifies as "programming".
> >
> > the following macro:
> >
> > Selection.NumberFormat = "#,##0_);(#,##0)"
> >
> > does not do the job I was hoping.
> >
> > On examination the format that is applied is:
> >
> > #,##0;-#,##0
> >
> > any way to get my preferred format to "take"?
> >
> > TIA, Matt

--

Dave Peterson

it works for me.

in a blank worksheet, enter a number in a1 and make sure it's selected
then in the vb editor open the immediate window (view/immediate window or
ctrl-G)

then paste your code in there, place your cursor on the line of code and hit
enter: Selection.NumberFormat = "#,##0_);(#,##0)"

does it format your number correctly?




--


Gary


"veryeavy" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:4CB87E05-AD81-4342-AB11-(E-Mail Removed)...
> Hi,
>
> Hope this qualifies as "programming".
>
> the following macro:
>
> Selection.NumberFormat = "#,##0_);(#,##0)"
>
> does not do the job I was hoping.
>
> On examination the format that is applied is:
>
> #,##0;-#,##0
>
> any way to get my preferred format to "take"?
>
> TIA, Matt

You may not have to close Excel and reopen--I may have not hit the Apply button
(oopsie!).

veryeavy wrote:
>
> Further Developments :-)
>
> Irony of Ironies - this is the example in the Help system:
>
> Example
> These examples set the number format for cell A17, row one, and column C
> (respectively) on Sheet1.
>
> Worksheets("Sheet1").Range("A17").NumberFormat = "General"
> Worksheets("Sheet1").Rows(1).NumberFormat = "hh:mm:ss"
> Worksheets("Sheet1").Columns("C"). _
> NumberFormat = "$#,##0.00_);[Red]($#,##0.00)"
>
> and this doesn't work either!
>
> My colleague very helpfully suggested using "Styles" and while this should
> be workable this is starting to turn something that should be super-neat and
> tidy into something more cumbersome (having to create the style
> programmatically before applying it).
>
> So suggestions as to why the simple approach isn't working are still sought.
>
> TIA and Cheers, Matt
>
> "veryeavy" wrote:
>
> > Hi,
> >
> > Hope this qualifies as "programming".
> >
> > the following macro:
> >
> > Selection.NumberFormat = "#,##0_);(#,##0)"
> >
> > does not do the job I was hoping.
> >
> > On examination the format that is applied is:
> >
> > #,##0;-#,##0
> >
> > any way to get my preferred format to "take"?
> >
> > TIA, Matt

--

Dave Peterson

No.

Can I expect to get differing results via the immediate window rather than
the macro? This is quite literally a one line macro so I wouldn't have
expected a different result ...

Was worth a try tho' :-)

Thx

"Gary Keramidas" wrote:

> it works for me.
>
> in a blank worksheet, enter a number in a1 and make sure it's selected
> then in the vb editor open the immediate window (view/immediate window or
> ctrl-G)
>
> then paste your code in there, place your cursor on the line of code and hit
> enter: Selection.NumberFormat = "#,##0_);(#,##0)"
>
> does it format your number correctly?
>
>
>
>
> --
>
>
> Gary
>
>
> "veryeavy" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:4CB87E05-AD81-4342-AB11-(E-Mail Removed)...
> > Hi,
> >
> > Hope this qualifies as "programming".
> >
> > the following macro:
> >
> > Selection.NumberFormat = "#,##0_);(#,##0)"
> >
> > does not do the job I was hoping.
> >
> > On examination the format that is applied is:
> >
> > #,##0;-#,##0
> >
> > any way to get my preferred format to "take"?
> >
> > TIA, Matt
>
>
>

Hi Dave,

I don't seem to have a specific negative currency option.

My Options are Number: and Currency:

and are set to:

123,456,789.00 and $123,456,789.00 respectively.

I am running Excel 2003 SP1 on Windows XP Professional SP2.

TIAA :-)

Matt

"Dave Peterson" wrote:

> Excel depends on somethings from windows.
>
> Try changing the negative currency format under windows regional settings (under
> control panel) to:
> ($1.1)
>
> When I changed it to:
> -$1.1
>
> I had the same problem as you.
>
> And I had to close excel and reopen to see the difference.
>
> veryeavy wrote:
> >
> > Further Developments :-)
> >
> > Irony of Ironies - this is the example in the Help system:
> >
> > Example
> > These examples set the number format for cell A17, row one, and column C
> > (respectively) on Sheet1.
> >
> > Worksheets("Sheet1").Range("A17").NumberFormat = "General"
> > Worksheets("Sheet1").Rows(1).NumberFormat = "hh:mm:ss"
> > Worksheets("Sheet1").Columns("C"). _
> > NumberFormat = "$#,##0.00_);[Red]($#,##0.00)"
> >
> > and this doesn't work either!
> >
> > My colleague very helpfully suggested using "Styles" and while this should
> > be workable this is starting to turn something that should be super-neat and
> > tidy into something more cumbersome (having to create the style
> > programmatically before applying it).
> >
> > So suggestions as to why the simple approach isn't working are still sought.
> >
> > TIA and Cheers, Matt
> >
> > "veryeavy" wrote:
> >
> > > Hi,
> > >
> > > Hope this qualifies as "programming".
> > >
> > > the following macro:
> > >
> > > Selection.NumberFormat = "#,##0_);(#,##0)"
> > >
> > > does not do the job I was hoping.
> > >
> > > On examination the format that is applied is:
> > >
> > > #,##0;-#,##0
> > >
> > > any way to get my preferred format to "take"?
> > >
> > > TIA, Matt
>
> --
>
> Dave Peterson
>

Your code worked fine for me also.
Does this small code help in debugging.
It returns the current format, what it should be, and what it was changed
to.

Sub Test()
Const s As String = "#,##0_);(#,##0)"

Debug.Print Range("A1").NumberFormat
Range("A1").NumberFormat = s

Debug.Print s
Debug.Print Range("A1").NumberFormat
End Sub

For me, it returned:

General
#,##0_);(#,##0)
#,##0_);(#,##0)

--
HTH :>)
Dana DeLouis
Windows XP & Office 2003


"veryeavy" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:4CB87E05-AD81-4342-AB11-(E-Mail Removed)...
> Hi,
>
> Hope this qualifies as "programming".
>
> the following macro:
>
> Selection.NumberFormat = "#,##0_);(#,##0)"
>
> does not do the job I was hoping.
>
> On examination the format that is applied is:
>
> #,##0;-#,##0
>
> any way to get my preferred format to "take"?
>
> TIA, Matt

veryeavy -

> Can I expect to get differing results via the immediate window rather than
> the macro? <

Yes, you can expect different formatting in the VBE immediate window
compared with the formatting in a cell in an Excel worksheet.

- Mike
http://www.mikemiddleton.com

In WinXP Home, I can get to the Control panel
then Regional and language options
then click the customize button
On the currency tab, I see "negative currency format" as the 3rd dropdown.


veryeavy wrote:
>
> Hi Dave,
>
> I don't seem to have a specific negative currency option.
>
> My Options are Number: and Currency:
>
> and are set to:
>
> 123,456,789.00 and $123,456,789.00 respectively.
>
> I am running Excel 2003 SP1 on Windows XP Professional SP2.
>
> TIAA :-)
>
> Matt
>
> "Dave Peterson" wrote:
>
> > Excel depends on somethings from windows.
> >
> > Try changing the negative currency format under windows regional settings (under
> > control panel) to:
> > ($1.1)
> >
> > When I changed it to:
> > -$1.1
> >
> > I had the same problem as you.
> >
> > And I had to close excel and reopen to see the difference.
> >
> > veryeavy wrote:
> > >
> > > Further Developments :-)
> > >
> > > Irony of Ironies - this is the example in the Help system:
> > >
> > > Example
> > > These examples set the number format for cell A17, row one, and column C
> > > (respectively) on Sheet1.
> > >
> > > Worksheets("Sheet1").Range("A17").NumberFormat = "General"
> > > Worksheets("Sheet1").Rows(1).NumberFormat = "hh:mm:ss"
> > > Worksheets("Sheet1").Columns("C"). _
> > > NumberFormat = "$#,##0.00_);[Red]($#,##0.00)"
> > >
> > > and this doesn't work either!
> > >
> > > My colleague very helpfully suggested using "Styles" and while this should
> > > be workable this is starting to turn something that should be super-neat and
> > > tidy into something more cumbersome (having to create the style
> > > programmatically before applying it).
> > >
> > > So suggestions as to why the simple approach isn't working are still sought.
> > >
> > > TIA and Cheers, Matt
> > >
> > > "veryeavy" wrote:
> > >
> > > > Hi,
> > > >
> > > > Hope this qualifies as "programming".
> > > >
> > > > the following macro:
> > > >
> > > > Selection.NumberFormat = "#,##0_);(#,##0)"
> > > >
> > > > does not do the job I was hoping.
> > > >
> > > > On examination the format that is applied is:
> > > >
> > > > #,##0;-#,##0
> > > >
> > > > any way to get my preferred format to "take"?
> > > >
> > > > TIA, Matt
> >
> > --
> >
> > Dave Peterson
> >

--

Dave Peterson