Edit Part Text In DDE Arrays Linked To External Program
Sep 27, 2006
I have a datafeed program that offers multiple DDE link types to retrieve different types of data. After pasting the DDE links into Excel, all works well. However... To modify the links means manually editing upto 12 different array formulas located on different pages then pressing Ctrl + Shift + Enter after each to change the data source being analysed.
I found that I can manually copy and paste a few characters into each linked array formula, Ctrl+Shift+Enter but it needs to be by Macro referring to a couple cells (Say A1, A2) containing the variables that alter the data source being linked to.
I need to make a VBA Macro that refers to these two cells containing text, and modify the 12-odd linked array formulas.
eg. {=SUB33|getlocation!'N,pg,9,vp,A,30'}
In this example Linked Array formula, the bolded PG and 9 would be variables pulled from cell A1 and A2.
All other components of the array formulas stay unmodified, it is only the "pg,9" text that needs to change in each linked array.
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Apr 2, 2007
I am building a summary spreadsheet which will bring in a number of values from other spreadsheets located in folders on a network. Each set of external references will return the same cells, but the location and filenames are different. In order to make it quick and easy to modify the file names and locations without having to change the cell references in my summary sheet i want to type the full reference in a cell as text then use this in another cell as part of the external reference...
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Jan 4, 2009
My system is Vista Ultimate with Office 2007. I use Norton Internet Security 2007 with Microsoft Office Automatic Scan disabled.
For many years I have used a spreadsheet which links to an external data source - eSignal. eSignal provides real time updates to the spreadsheet.
The problem occurs after I click the link to enable automatic update of links.
About 2 out of 3 times when I load this spreadsheet Excel has a problem with indigestion and closes.
Here is the problem report:
Problem signature
Problem Event Name:APPCRASH
Application Name:EXCEL.EXE
Application Version:12.0.6331.5000
Application Timestamp:48fa2869
Fault Module Name:EXCEL.EXE
Fault Module Version:12.0.6331.5000
Fault Module Timestamp:48fa2869
Exception Code:c0000005
Exception Offset:000453a2
OS Version:6.0.6001.2.1.0.256.1
Locale ID:1033
Extra information about the problem
LCID:1033
Brand:Office12Crash
skulcid:1033
Bucket ID:1048410467
Does anyone have any idea how this error can be avoided? (Even with a clumsy workaround?)
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1) Open internet explorer at noon
2) Go the website from which the radio station streams
3) Click the button that starts freecorder recording
4) At 3 o'clock click the button that stops recording
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A typical cell has formulas like =[E:ReportsAug-2007.xls]Data!F25
Another cell =[E:ReportsAug-2007.xls]Data!F43
and so on.
Every new month I actually have to replace all [E:ReportsAug-2007.xls] occurrences with for example [E:ReportsSep-2007.xls]. So, is it possible to have a macro which opens a textbox of which i can type the new month 'Sep', so that when the macro runs I save all the typing?
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How do I replace from
='C:folder1[file1.xls]SHEET1'!
to
='SHEET1'!
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What is the best way of handling this transition, will I have to manually change all of the links?
I have attached a much simplified example, unfortunately I cannot post the original due to sensitive data.
Apologies if the explanation isnt clear enough, let me know and I'll give further detail.
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I've run into a roadblock in excel 2003 in trying to create an accounting spreadsheet that will pull in information from several separate workbooks (invoice files) using formulas which substitute invoice Nos. (which coincide with the tab/worksheet names).
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I plug in a formula in a remote cell of my accounting spreadsheet "Y" which basically says to bring in the value on file ["X"]; worksheet "tab"; cell $J$11 - where "tab is just a filler that I would like to use the substitute function to exchange with respective invoice Nos. (i.e. 049; 050; 051; etc.) My hope is that by adding these 3-digit sheet identifiers; all other information from respective cells (in file "X") will be pulled into my accounting sheet - file "Y" (i.e. invoice total; applicable pst; gst; expenses; etc.) I have written as many formulas as required for the different types of info sought after, the only variable being the 3-digit worksheet identifier. The problem has been that excel first processes the formula in the remote formula cell(in file "Y"); then applies the substitute function to info already brought in from File "X"; whether it is a date value; or a currency value. I can't figure how to have the substitute function change the formula... not the result of the original function...!
I've tried to format the source formula cell as text (therefore not calculating a result at that instant) however the substitute function inherits the format of the source formula cell.
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|---,---,---,---,---,---,---|
|---,---,---,---,---,---,---|
|---,---,---,---,---,---,---|
|---,---,---,---,---,---,---|
|---,---,---,---,---,---,---|
|---,---,---,---,---,---,---|
|---,---,---,---,---,---,---|
.
. extending until the end of the data set
.
I've managed to dice this thing into a jagged array by first splitting it using vbLf as a delimiter, and therefore adding those to an array called Lines(). Then I split Lines() up using commas as the delimiter and threw those into a jagged array, let's call it Breadcrumbs()(). I want to throw all the values from Breadcrumbs(i)(6) into an array of its own. Here's my code so far:
Code:
Public Sub CSVparser(file As String)
Dim Lines As Variant
Dim j As Integer
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Next i
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I will explain
say my text (data.txt) file looks like this:
AB 0.5 20 2/2/07
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Sub read()
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i = 0
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Line Input #1, z
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A
B
C
D
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