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[snax500]

In Excel2000, I have the following code in a macro...

NAME = Application.InputBox("Type in Name to be filtered")

I want the user to use a list box ( with references to
range("o3450") instead of InputBox, less chance for spelling errors.
How do I replace the code?

Thanks

 

[Bob Phillips]

How about Data Validation? Debra Dalgleish has details on her website at

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HTH

Bob


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[JP]

In addition to Bob's suggestion, you could also use the Type property
to let the user select a range of cells. See for example:

http://www.ozgrid.com/VBA/inputbox.htm

Set rRange = Application.InputBox(Prompt:= _
"Please select a range with your Mouse to be bolded.", _
Title:="SPECIFY RANGE", Type:=8)

If you use Type 8 then the user can select a range.

HTH,
JP

 

[snax500]

I wanted to have it within the macro so that a listbox pops on the
screen, the user chooses the name and then my macro takes the user
picked name and filters the data. I did not want data validation.

 

[JP]

You could create a userform on the fly and populate a listbox with the
list of named ranges from your worksheet. Seems like a big project
though.


HTH,
JP

 

[Bob Phillips]

You could easily use the value selected in DV in your macro.

BTW, that website was http://www.contextures.com/xlDataVal01.html

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HTH

Bob


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



I wanted to have it within the macro so that a listbox pops on the
screen, the user chooses the name and then my macro takes the user
picked name and filters the data. I did not want data validation.