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David wonders if there is any way for cell references in a macro to change when adding or deleting rows, similar to the way a formula responds to such changes?
When you reference a cell in a macro, such as using Range("B6"), then VBA treats that reference as absolute, meaning that it doesn't change. Even if you add or delete cells that affect where the info that was in B6 is now located, the macro reference will remain the same.
The way around this is to not use direct references to cells in your macros. Instead, rely on named ranges. In Excel, define a name for cell B6 (such as "MyData"), and then use that name in the reference, as in Range("MyData"). This approach works because VBA looks up the name in order to determine which cell is being referenced, and Excel makes sure the named range references remain up-to-date as you add or delete cells.
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2015-01-24 07:09:59
abhijit
[1] I want customized text formatting i.e. Text_Colour, Bold, Italic, Underline with any preferable font individually or jointly in the formula givne below (using CONCATENATE and/or without using CONCATENATE) as result.
[2] I want to use the Indian Rupee sign replacing ` in in the same formula i.e. CONCATENATE.
FORMULA:-
=CONCATENATE(" ","Now, total monthly family income is ",(AC31),TEXT(AD31,"00,000.00")," falls below / above 90% of Gross Monthly Salary ",(AC31),TEXT(L12,"00,000.00")," but falls below / above ",(AC31),TEXT(AD10,"00,000.00")," minimum Salary of L.D.C. / Group-'D'. So, may be eligible / not eligible for consideration.")
2014-01-27 09:49:35
Bryan
There are many ways around this problem, depending on what, exactly, you are trying to accomplish. For example, instead of deleting cells/rows one at a time, I've had success adding each range to be deleted to a master deletion range (using Union), then deleting them all at the end of the macro.
The most important part of Allens tip is that you should almost never hard-code cell references.
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