Range offset

[jsd219]

Can anyone tell me how to set a range offset? i am trying to write a
script that will start from the active cell and perform an action 1 row
above and several columns to the left.

example:

if cell "N100" is the active cell my script will go up to "N99" and
over to column "D" then perform its action.

God bless
jsd219

 

[PCLIVE]

ActiveCell.Offset(-1, -10).Select

Regards,
Paul

 

[jsd219]

ok, what am i doing wrong here?

Set rng = ActiveCell.Offset(-1, -10).Select

i get an error

God bless
jsd219

 

[Gary Keramidas]

you don't use select at the end

Set rng = ActiveCell.Offset(-1, -10)
rng.Select

but you rarely need to select, you can just act on the rng

 

[Alan Beban]

Set rng = ActiveCell(0, -9)

Alan Beban

 

[jsd219]

Here is a problem i am having, i need to not only make the range start
one row above the selected cell but i also need it to cover multiple
columns. any ideas?

God bless
jsd219

 

[Gary Keramidas]

give us an example of exactly what you're trying to do

 

[jsd219]

Sure this is a post from an earlier thread:

I am trying to write a script that looks for a cell with specified text
in a specified column, once it finds the cell it needs to check six
different columns (a,b,c,d,e,f) one row above and find the column that
has an "x", it then needs to place an "x" in its row one column to the
right from the previous "x"

example: if it finds the cell with "Went up the hill" the script needs
to look up one row and check columns (a,b,c,d,e,f) until it finds the
"X".

In this case it will find the "X" on the row with "JACK AND JILL" in
column "a" so it will place an "X" for the row "Went up the hill" (the
orginal cell searched for) in column "b"

a b c d e f g
X JACK AND JILL

Went up the hill

To fetch 3.5 Pales

God bless
jsd219

 

[Tom Ogilvy]

Dim rng as Range, rng1 as Range
Dim res as variant
set rng = cells.Find("Went up the hill")
set rng1 = cells(rng.row-1,"A").resize(1,6)
res = application.Match("x",rng1,0)
if not iserror(res) then
cells(rng.row,res + 1).Value = "x"
end if

What happends if the match was made in F; write to G?


What happended to Don?

 

[jsd219]

If the match is made in F it should just place an "x" in the same
column (F) but i was only planning on using this for a small segment of
the script. I am trying to figure this part out for two reasons, to
keep moving forward tonight and to learn how to do this.

The plan i have for this script is to be called by another script that
searches the cells for specific criteria i.e All CAPS or Starts with a
number, etc. once it finds the proper cell then it will, hopefully,
call up this script to place an "x" in the appropriate place.

The hardest task so far is figuring out the rules to search for, for
instance:

STANDARDS FOR FOREIGN LANGUAGE LEARNING
Vocabulario en acción 1
Communication 1.1 Students engage in conversations

i can easily find All CAPS and "Word Space NumberDotumber but the
middle cell is the hardest. I have started to conclude after all of
this that i might have to have the script start at a starting position
and work its way down the column checking each cell not only for a
series of rules but then comparing to the cell above and below. In
other words, when the script comes to (in the above example) the middle
cell (Vocab) it will have to check to see if it is all CAPS or has
NumberDotNumber, if it does not it then it checks the cell above,
(STANDARDS) if the cell above is All CAPS i now know that the cell
(Vocab)'s "x" will fall in the tier one column to the right of whatever
tier the cell above (STANDARDS) is.

I have a few main rules that everything will fall under.
Cell = Chapter #
Cell contains = DAY or BLOCK
First word or entire contents = All CAPS or the Text "Pre-AP Practice"
First word = (# min.) i.e (3 min.) or (7 min)
Cell contains = (Word Space NumberDotNumber)

Any help with this would be awesome. i am way over my head.

God bless
jsd219

 

[jsd219]

I got the script to work and i am using

Set rng = Selection

now i am in the position you referenced earlier. Column "F"

How would i tell the script that if it finds an "x" in column "F" of
the above row place an "x" in the same column NOT one to the right.

God bless
jsd219

 

[Tom Ogilvy]

If you mean in my code:

Dim rng as Range, rng1 as Range
Dim res as variant
set rng = selection
set rng1 = cells(rng.row-1,"A").resize(1,6)
res = application.Match("x",rng1,0)
if not iserror(res) then
if res < 6 then
cells(rng.row,res + 1).Value = "x"
else
cells(rng.row,res).Value = "x"
end if
end if

 

[jsd219]

Thank you Tom,

FYI: i had to change the lines to get the "x" in the proper place.

Cells(rng.Row, res + 3).Value = "x"
Else
Cells(rng.Row, res + 2).Value = "x"

I am only telling you this because when i changed another script you
sent me you pointed out that the script would not work properly with my
change and you should me what the correct change should be.

I just want to make sure the +3 and +2 above are ok.

Speaking of the other script:

For Each cell In rng
start_str = InStr(1, cell.Value, myword, vbBinaryCompare)
If start_str Then
Range("B" & cell.Row).Value = 0
cell.EntireRow.Interior.Color = RGB(255, 255, 153)
cell.Offset(0, 1).Value = Trim(Left(cell.Value,
start_str - 1))
cell.Value = Trim(Right(cell.Value, Len(cell.Value) -
start_str + 1))
End If

This script works great when it looks for "Chapter" which is at the end
of each cell.

I have added below: for a second search that looks for "DAY"
"DAY" is found at the beginning of the cells followed by a number. i
have to keep DAY plus the number in the current cell and move the rest
of its contents over. notice what i have done with the -5 and +2. can
you show me what i did wrong?

start_str2 = InStr(1, cell.Value, myword2, vbBinaryCompare)
If start_str2 Then
cell.EntireRow.Interior.Color = RGB(255, 204, 0)
Range("B" & cell.Row).Value = 1
cell.Offset(0, 1).Value = Trim(Right(cell.Value,
Len(cell.Value) - start_str2 - 5))
cell.Value = Trim(Left(cell.Value, Len(myword2) +
start_str2 + 2))
End If

God bless
jsd219

 

[Tom Ogilvy]

According to your description of what you wanted to do, it would be
incorrect.

rng1 should refer to A:F of the row above the row you were working in.

Application.Match("x",rng1,0) would return the column number where the x was
located.

If you want to put the new x in the column on to the right, then that would
be

Cells(rng.row,res + 1).Value = "x"

res + 3 would be 3 columns to the right. res + 2 would be 2 columns to the
right.

demo'd from the immediate window:

set rng1 = Range("A1:F1")
Range("C1").Value = "x"
res = Application.Match("x",rng1,0)
? res
3

 

[jsd219]

here is what i have: tha actual columns Start at column "C" and go to
cloumn "F"

Set rng = Selection
'Cells.find ("Warm-Up")
Set rng1 = Cells(rng.Row - 1, "C").Resize(1, 6)
res = Application.Match("x", rng1, 0)

If Not IsError(res) Then
If res < 6 Then
Cells(rng.Row, res + 3).Value = "x"
Else
Cells(rng.Row, res + 2).Value = "x"
End If
End If

God bless
jsd219

 

[Tom Ogilvy]

That certainly wasn't the situation originally described where you were
looking at A:F.

Set rng = Selection
'Cells.find ("Warm-Up")
Set rng1 = Cells(rng.Row - 1, "C").Resize(1, 4)
res = Application.Match("x", rng1, 0)

If Not IsError(res) Then
If res < 4 Then
Cells(rng.row, res + 3).Value = "x"
Else
Cells(rng.row, res + 2 ).Value = "x"
' or Cells(rng.row,6).Value = "x"
End If
End If

 

[jsd219]

My bad, i meant to say column "C" - "H"

God bless
jsd219

 

[Tom Ogilvy]

Which time?

here is what i have: tha actual columns Start at column "C" and go to

cloumn "F"

it needs to check six

different columns (a,b,c,d,e,f) one row above

If you actually want C - H the code would be:

Set rng = Selection
'Cells.find ("Warm-Up")
Set rng1 = Cells(rng.Row - 1, "C").Resize(1, 6)
res = Application.Match("x", rng1, 0)

If Not IsError(res) Then
If res < 6 Then
Cells(rng.row, res + 3).Value = "x"
Else ' found in column H, so write in H
Cells(rng.row, res + 2 ).Value = "x"
' or Cells(rng.row,8).Value = "x"
End If
End If

 

[Tom Ogilvy]

start_str2 = InStr(1, cell.Value, myword2, vbBinaryCompare)
If start_str2 Then
cell.EntireRow.Interior.Color = RGB(255, 204, 0)
Range("B" & cell.Row).Value = 1
cell.Offset(0, 1).Value = Trim(Right(cell.Value, _
Len(cell.Value) - start_str2 - 5))
cell.Value = Trim(Left(cell.Value, start_str2 + 5))
End If

worked for me.