columns

[geebee]

hi,

i want to be able to hide and unhide columns in excel depending upon a value
selected and then veryfying whether or not a value entered is correct. but
the only disadvantage of this is that any user who does not enter the value
correctly can just go to the sheet and select column --> unhide. i want to
prevent this from happening.

what is the best way to handle this?

thanks in advance,
geebee

 

[Jim Thomlinson]

One way might be to remove the row and column headers. Tools -> Options ->
View -> uncheck Row & Column Headers.

This will make it distinctly more difficult to unhide the columns without
having to resort to some form of protection.

 

[atpgroups]

 i want to
prevent this from happening.
what is the best way to handle this?

This may not be the _best_ way, but will work. Just turn off the menu
items.

Application.CommandBars("Worksheet Menu
Bar").Controls("Format").Controls("&Column").Controls("&Unhide").Enabled
= False
Application.CommandBars("Column").Controls("&Unhide").Enabled = False

You might need to re-do the Column menu on the workbook_RightClick
event.

 

[geebee]

hi,

i have the following:

If Sheets("detail").Range("IV1").Value = "admin" Then
Sheets("detail").Select
Columns("A").Visible = True
Else
Sheets("detail").Select
Columns("G").Visible = False
End If

but i am getting an "object does not support this method" error message. why?

thanks in advance,
geebee

 

[geebee]

hi,

i am getting an "invalid procedure call or argument". on the following:

Application.CommandBars("Worksheet
MenuBar").Controls("Format").Controls("&Column").Controls("&Unhide").Enabled
= True


thanks in advance,
geebee

 

[atpgroups]

i am getting an "invalid procedure call or argument".  on the following:

Application.CommandBars("Worksheet
MenuBar").Controls("Format").Controls("&Column").Controls("&Unhide").Enable d
= True

Is that space in the middle of"Enabled" really there? That will do
it.
Alternatively, find your own way to the menu item..
Select the words "Application.CommandBars" and then right-click and
"Add watch"
You will then see the tree of all the command bar properties, and you
can burrow on down the tree. I suspect that (for whatever reason) your
commandbars have different names