Application or object error - one last try

[salgud]

I've posted about this error before, but no one can seem to figure it out.
I'm validating the input in a spreadsheet that is created by VBA. The
validation criteria works just fine when I enter it into the custom
validation box:
=AND(LEN(B7)=7,ISNUMBER(MID(B7,2,6)*1),CODE(LEFT(UPPER(B7),1))>64,CODE(LEFT(UPPER(B7),1))<91)

When I put that same forumla into VBA, as validation criteria, it looks
like:

..Add Type:=xlValidateCustom, AlertStyle:=xlValidAlertStop, Operator:= _
xlBetween, Formula1:="=AND(LEN(B7)=7,ISNUMBER(MID(B7,2,6)*1)
,CODE(LEFT(UPPER(B7),1))>64,CODE(LEFT(UPPER(B7),1))<91)"

This line gives a Application defined or object defined error. I've run the
first term (LEN(B7)=7 separately, and it runs fine. But the second term,
ISNUMBER(MID(B7,2,6)*1)
,CODE(LEFT(UPPER(B7),1))>64,CODE(LEFT(UPPER(B7),1))<91)

doesn't run. So does anyone see what is causing the problem?
Thanks in advance!

 

[Luke M]

a few things:

It probably just copied poorly into the newsgroup, but your formula is all
on one line in VB?

Is there any validation already in cell? I get the same error message when
this occurs. You could add something like

ActiveCell.Validaition.Delete

to clear out any previous validation.

 

[Joel]

I got it to work very simply.

1) I copied your formula from th epsting not including the equal sign or the
double quotes and pasted th estring into notepad. Then I made the formula
one line with not spaces in the line.

2) I went to the worksheet and turned on Macro recorder.
3) I went to cell I7 and manual created a validation list. went to data
validation custom. Then I pasted the formula from notepad into the formula
box and pressed oK. Here is the formula I got

With Selection.Validation
.Delete
.Add Type:=xlValidateCustom, AlertStyle:=xlValidAlertStop,
Operator:= _
xlBetween, Formula1:= _

"AND(LEN(B7)=7,ISNUMBER(MID(B7,2,6)*1),CODE(LEFT(UPPER(B7),1))>64,CODE(LEFT(UPPER(B7),1))<91)"
.IgnoreBlank = True
.InCellDropdown = True
.InputTitle = ""
.ErrorTitle = ""
.InputMessage = ""
.ErrorMessage = ""
.ShowInput = True
.ShowError = True
End With


You code is incorrect. You have the equal sign in the formula which isn't
needed in VBA.

 

[salgud]

a few things:

It probably just copied poorly into the newsgroup, but your formula is all
on one line in VB?

Is there any validation already in cell? I get the same error message when
this occurs. You could add something like

ActiveCell.Validaition.Delete

to clear out any previous validation.

Thanks for your reply. Should have mentioned I already had the .delete in
there.

 

[salgud]

"AND(LEN(B7)=7,ISNUMBER(MID(B7,2,6)*1),CODE(LEFT(UPPER(B7),1))>64,CODE(LEFT(UPPER(B7),1))<91)"

Thanks for finding the error, that really helps. Now that the code runs, I
just have to figure out a formula that validates the data correctly.