This site provides a partial answer to my problem- http://www.j-walk.com/ss/excel/tips/tip98.htm
That link worked for me but there's a problem with it, it does not work if a table has different types of validations.
I am currently setting up protection on an excel sheet - I have a proceedure to open a specific worsheet and lock and unlock cells according to whether or not certain information exisit. My question is, although I can lock cells and prevent users changing them using code I can't seem to stop them selecting cells in the first place - this is obviously achieveable from the 'Protection'>'protect workbook' menu but I want to do it from code since the sheet is unprotected and reprotected a number of times during a session....
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Is there a way to disable the "save" function from the FILE drop-down box?
I am instantiating Excel 2003 from vb.net and populating the spreadsheet from SQL. The workbook itself will be maintained even when the .Net program is inactive (so that the column headers are established and saved.) Is it possible to prevent the users from inserting columns within a certain range?
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ex: user clicks on cell E33 and types in '1234568' and then move to next cell. The user can click back on E33 and can correct by retyping. That is all the user is allowed.
The cells in question are also in ranges if this helps. EX: 'E33:AJ67'
i have a query spreadsheet where all business queries are logged. Next to each query you need to select a resolving reason from a drop down list, however i would like some of these to be locked so only certain people could use them.
Lets for ease of use the resolving reasons are the following -
Not paid
Allocated Correctly
Rejected
And say the drop down list is in column P
I would like everyone to use the top 2 but only certain members of the team to be able to use the last one.
I was thinking protect the cells in some way and a worksheet change event of some kind so protect / unprotect depending on the resolving reason.
When users paste data into cell , I need to protect data validation/ conditional formatting etc. How can one do this?
View 14 Replies View RelatedI am trying to secure a worksheet using data validation. I want to prevent users pasting over data validation fields, however I want to allow users to be able to still use the copy/paste feature as long as the data is valid.
Attached is a sample that I found on the forums. The current code does not allow any paste functionality.
Paste Restriction on Validation Cells.xlsm
I wish to prevent the use of the " ' " apostrophe in an entire column and I was wondering if this can be done with conditional formatting including a message of some type.
View 4 Replies View RelatedIs there a way to have a data validation drop down menu but at the same time allowing users to enter free text as well.
View 3 Replies View RelatedShould be simple but I can't get this to work,
I have used =value(a1) that prevents any formula, but it also prevents a zero being entered.
I have amended trying and/or statements in the validation but then it allows zeros and formulas!
I am in need of 2 validation macros (formulas) to enter into the validation criteria formula box when creating a custom validation.
1. A formula that will generate an error if there is a space in the text entry. Example:060107_Halo3CG prev.mpg would be an invalid entry due to the space after CG.
2. The same formula as above but this one also needs a 50 character limit added to the criteria.
I'm looking for a formula which will enable typing (in cell A1) positive numbers between 0-1000000 but will prevent the user from leaving that cell in an empty state. Empty cell means: cell with space(s) or deleting the legitimate value that is, already, in it).
I must emphasize that I know how to handle this by VBA code and/or by using a "named" pre-defined list of values + un-checking the "ignore empty cell" option - but I would like to know, once and for all, the solution WITHOUT using Macro and/or 'List' (if any..)
I tried that, without success:
=AND(A1>=0,A1<=100000,NOT(ISBLANK(A1))
I need to write a formula that calculates after a value is entered. As in I want the cell to show 12% of whatever value is entered. The form needs to look as it does so I considered inserting a column and shrinking it down so it isn't visible, however this would be a last resort. I am building a spreadsheet for others to use and excel is not something they readily understand.
I am thinking something like:
if(0,0),ifx,(x*12%)
x being the entered value. Is this possible? I am hoping for some out of the box thoughts.
I set up a spread*** with drop-down menus for some of the cells. The user can only select values from that list and an error message pops up when something is typed it that is not in the list (via Data Validation
Error Alert).
So this works all fine ... except if the user copies and pastes a cell with a different drop-down menu into a cell overwriting the existing validation.
I cannot totally lock the work*** and if I lock the cells with the drop-down menus nothing can be changed. So how can I prevent this from happening? Is there a way to block all copy/paste operations that are copying the validation? I know that with the Paste Special I can have cells copied without the validation.
How do I set up a custom validation formula to prevent duplicate enties?
For example I I've already enter the song name 19 and Paul Hardcastle (BandName), how do I set it up where I can not enter that combination again on a row?
I was wanting to use a custom CountIF function but I could not get it to work.
A
B
Song
BandName
19
Paul Hardcastle
[Code] ....
I want to prevent user from entering duplicate text or numbers in a cell using the Data Validation.
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On most users' machines, this works well. On one user's machine, the procedure is still asking: " Do you want to save the changes you made to 'filename'? "
at each workbook close. Considering that a typical run might inspect over 2,000 workbooks, this is a problem for the user. Is there a setting that can override "SaveChanges:=False"?. If so, where would I find it, and how would I programmatically turn it on/off?
I'm just looking to prevent users from using the print screen or the alt print screen buttons on the keyboard. I have this script that works if I use "39" (Right Arrow)but wont work if I use "42" (Print Screen Button).
View 5 Replies View RelatedA2's validation is dynamic as it's selectables varies based on the selection made by the A1 Validation. (=indirect(a1)).
My problem is this....once if have selected from both validations...if I go back and change the A1 validation to a blank (or empty value) or clear the contents on that cell....validation A2's value remains as it was. I would like it to recognize that A1 is blank and also become blank (or goto an empty value).
I would like to know if it's possible to populate a data validation list based on what is selected from 4 validation lists?
for example:
On sheet1:
If 'Group1' is selected from data validation list1 then data validation list5 will show a list of all items from Group1. If 'Group2' is selected from data validation list2, then data validation list5 will display all the items in 'Group2'...
(I do not want to use a combo box for this)
I am after increasing the number of allowed users that can log onto a form. Currently I have used someone elses code, but that seems to only allow 1 userID to be able to log in. I am not after making the sheet into Fort Knox, just a simple UserID so I know who hasd made any changes.
Private Sub CommandButton1_Click()
If txtuserid.Value = ActiveSheet. Range("b100").Value Then
CPFRVinputfrm.Show
Me.Hide
End If
If txtuserid.Value = "admin" Then
CPFRVadminfrm.Show
Me.Hide
End If
I want to run an event for specific user. In this case, only John Doe should be able to run this command. It works fine if i put john doe in there and i get the MSGBOX since my windows log in is not John doe. But when I put my windows login there (and only I can run it), i dont get any msgbox or the rest of the command does not run..
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View 9 Replies View RelatedAlthough I'm able to write UDFs and distribute addins, one thing I've found is that if you use a UDF formula on a sheet on one machine, save it, then open it on another, Excel doesn't automatically look in the local .xla for the formula. In fact it tries to find it on the network (expecting to locate the originating user's machine, I suspect) and then throw a strop....
View 9 Replies View RelatedI have a sheet which has many columns in it, all columns are protected except column B. When I want to enter data always I have to insert a column in column B. When I clicked insert button, my B column move to C and B column become protected and C become unprotected. My query is always I want B column should be protected (even if i clicked on insert column button too).
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View 9 Replies View RelatedWe use a spreadsheet for developing loans. I can open and print all of them just fine and so can almost all of the other employees. We have two people, though, that have the margins change when they open them. I can open it and have it be just fine, close it, they open the exact same file and see changed margins.
How to change that. I don't want them to have to do it on each spreadsheet. I am looking for a complete, one-time-only fix.
I am looking for a code to let users select an excel file like File Manager.
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