Deleting And Inserting Columns - Reached Its Limit
Apr 29, 2009
lets say i have 200 used columns. if i delete 150 of them and then (without saving the file) try to add 100 more i get an excel has reached its limit error. theoretically 200-150+100 = 150 columns, which should be well within the 258 column limit. but excel still gives me the error )its like its calculating 200+100=300 > 258). HOWEVER, if i save the file after deleting, i dont get any errors at all. is this a "feature" of excel and if so is there anyway of circumventing it? because i dont want to save the file prior to adding the columns (i do the whole thing in vba). actually i dont want to save the file at all unless the user click on the save button or choose save/save as from the menu.
I'm building a bookkeeping workbook that is only currently 800kb with TWO cells that have data validation and no cells have conditional formatting. There are a fair few formulae but they are all simply SUM, SUMIF and CONCATENATE.
How do I disable a range of cells when a numerical limit is reached?
Here is the scenario:
I have two worksheets, one called “Items” which contains a list of Items and their weight. The other sheet is called “Container” and displays a Type of container in cell B2, the weight capacity of that container (the numerical limit) in cell C2, and a range from B5 to B14 that needs to be filled out by an end user. The items in B2:B14 are chosen using Validation, form the Items sheet. The weight is brought in via a vLookup, and the total weight is calculated as items are added.
My problem is that I have yet to find a way to “disable” any extra cells in B5:B14 once the weight limit is reached, and clear the last cell data was selected for, all without destroying the Validation for the cells in range B5:B14.
I have tried many different things in the Worksheet Change Event, but none have yielded the desired result.
I want a script that inserts a picture based upon criteria of another cell. So for instance if cell A1 = Mad then insert Mad.jpg else insert Happy.Jpg
I can get the picture inserted properly based upon the cell however the picture does not delete when I click the sub button again. I cannot make it delete Mad.jpg from it's location and replace it with Happy.jpg if the criteria in A1 says "Happy".
VB: Sub Picture() Dim myPict As Picture Dim myPicts As Integer
I've written a macro for a set of tests I've created. It says "If the old value of the cell is '-' and the user enters 'Pass,' 'Fail,' or '-' then insert something into the cell directly to the right of the modified cell."
However, I'm receiving a Type Mismatch error any time I insert or delete a row. I think this is because of how I'm getting the previous value of a cell. The conditional is saying "I don't have a solution if there was no previous value of the cell."
Code: Dim old_value Private Sub Worksheet_Change(ByVal Target As Range) prev = old_value If Not Application.Intersect(Target, Range("E1:E65000")) Is Nothing Then If prev = "" Or prev = 0 Then 'Do Nothing!
I have been playing with some code and was trying an alternate way. My first approach was matching numbers, inserting rows when needed and then deleting rows when needed. I wasn't satisified with this approach because...Well to be honest, I figured it out on my own and I don't think I'm confident enough in my coding skills yet.
Someone suggested that instead of inserting rows, copy the data below the existing data, sort and then do the rest. I did this, but by doing this it gives me over 1, 000 rows of data to loop through and delete duplicates. Yes, my code was shortened and seemed less complex, but it actually took longer with the new approach.
Is there a way for a macro to be not active when trying to insert a row or a way to have the macro understand that it's just a row shift? I'm trying to have a time stamp that anyone changes the value in a column. The following code generates an error 1004: application or object defined error when I insert or delete a row.
I have a rather expansive spreadsheet with inventory statistics and want to insert some cells for an additional calculation and it will not let me add or delete cells. when i select the range to insert the cell my only choices are insert/delete rows.
I can insert lines fine, but the problem is that now I want the worksheet to be able to delete rows without inputting time stamps. It can insert them with no problems. I have attached the file on as well.
I would love to be able to limit the number of rows in a specific sheet so that I can quickly carry formulas to the bottom of a worksheet without carrying them to row 1,048,576. I'm aware of options to hide rows and/or to limit the scrolling with the "view code" option on the worksheet tab; however, I'm mainly worried about worksheet performance. When I carry a formula down, I don't want to see a spinning blue circle run for minutes at a time, and I'm hoping to avoid the same spinning circle when I undo my formula. Is there any way to actually limit the number of rows, or is there any other limitation I could put in that would increase worksheet performance?
I have data in 4 columns, A, B, C, D. Each column has 5 rows of data. I want to write a macro to automatically insert 2 columns, after each column in original dataset.
what i want to do is have an area where i can input data and then i have three options of inputing the data or resetting data that is already in the list of data so i start to create a list of data but i can reset/change values if i wish for example quantity. i would also like to have a way to subtract or add a number from the quantity assigned to a code/name of some form. i know that's quite a bit
I have recorded a basic macro that allows me to copy a formulas in cells CF11 to CH11, and it pastes it into cells in columns CJ to CL. Copy of code is below if you need it.
The issue I have is that I need to insert new coumns into the worksheet, and I need to copy the formulas from columns CF to CH, and they will now need to pasted to columns CN to CP. Note that this is a monthly report where we keep the prior months, so each month will need to add new columns. There are 8 tabs in the workbook, and they all use the same macro, just over different rows (columns all line up).
Is there a way that I can get the macro to paste into the correct column without me having to adjust the macro each time?
I have a macro recorded that inserts into column E in the attached report, and then retrieves data from another worksheet in the workbook. In column D I am trying to keep a 6 month average which includes the latest inserted data, however every time I insert a column the relationship with column D is moved out by one. e.g. range E8:J8 becomes F8:K8.
I am also stuck with setting up a macro to import a new model into the report. I have set up a worksheet called new model with the manufacturer, model and fail descriptions, however all macros I have recorded fail when trying to insert the manufacturer and model into mulitple cells.
I have a very simple inventory spreadsheet that I used to keep track of certain products. The issue is that I often have to insert new columns and when I do, the formulas get convoluted. Is there a trick to making them follow the structure of the formula before?
My formula is =SUM(GT4:GU4) and appears in the Running Total column. When I insert two columns - a white column where an order will be inserted, as well as a running total column. When I perform the insert, the formula for the inserted columns, as well as the set of columns immediately to the right require corrections:
Inserted columns: =SUM(GT4:GW4) [Should be GV4:GW4] Columns to the right: =SUM(GV4:GY4) [Should be GX4:GY4]
I know how to manipulate the formulas correctly, I would like to keep a clean file for my predecessor.
I have a VBA macro I recorded that won't insert and copy columns into the proper areas. When I run this, It inserts every column all grouped together.
For example: I want to insert a column before column D, and give certain cells formulas. Instead, it inserts it before column C. The whole macro seems to, when ran, insert EVERYTHING before the range of data I am trying to split up.
Here is the Sub Macro1() ' ' Macro1 Macro ' Macro recorded 6/30/2008 by kmayfield ' ' Range("C3:F3").Select ActiveCell.FormulaR1C1 = "Jan-2008" Range("G3:J3").Select ActiveCell.FormulaR1C1 = "Feb-2008" Range("K3:N3").Select ActiveCell.FormulaR1C1 = "Mar-2008" Range("O3:R3").Select ActiveCell.FormulaR1C1 = "Apr-2008" Range("S3:V3").Select ActiveCell.FormulaR1C1 = "May-2008" Range("W3:Z3").Select
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?
I have a spreadsheet that I can modify. It currently has a three product column but I need to insert 2 or 3 more columns to make 5 plus the total at the end. It also have a summary sheet. I insert the 2 columns and somehow got the formulas flowing. However when I hit the summary page its not showing results for those two new columns in the total. I am lost. I wish I could post the sheet. Its a multiple product break-even analysis exercise.
For some reason I don't seem to be able to insert any columns/rows/cells in to my excel spreadsheet. This is a problem in both basis sheets and more advanced ones.
firstly i am cross-posting this topic so here is the URL to the same thread in a different forum.
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whats up everybody? i have to use two excel worksheets that someone else already created to make CSV (comma seperated value) files. these CSV files are to be dumped into a database. the problem is that the table has more fields than the spreadsheet does (the spreadsheet has 3 fields - network, mask, size - and the table has 10 fields). i can insert one entire column before (to the left of) network (for the ID field in the table) without a problem, but when i try to insert entire blank columns after size (to the right of the pre-existing columns) it only makes columns for the first 14 rows. i know this because when i save it as a CSV file there are only 6 extra commas for the first 14 rows. is there a way to insert an entire blank column for the entire spreadsheet (as in all the way to the bottom)? i dont want to have to manually type in all those commas. i am using excel 2002.
I have an excel spreadsheet with Extra columns that have no data in them. I want to delete this columns so that there is no horizontal scroll, but highlighting and right-clicking and choosing delete isn't working. Not sure why. How can I delete?
I tried to write a macro for deleting some columns automatically in my workbook
- it will be applied to all worksheets, except two worksheets called "samsung" and "toshiba" - columns will be deleted from V to AA and AU to AZ in the related worksheets
Please check my attached file and my macro inside it.
I want to delete columns that contain a 0 value in row 2 of the column.
In my case, I have headers in row 1 and values in rows 2 and below. I eventually want to filter out the columns that contain no values below the headers.
Let me know if you need any more information for clarification.
