Comments on: Dynamic Data Validation

By: texlotus

texlotus — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 06:03:00 +0000

any simple solution that
-- input list box in shhet1 and
-- data range in another sheet2 !
they are not at same page .

By: wayne

wayne — Sun, 27 Sep 2009 16:46:00 +0000

what to do if the name range is on another worksheet?

By: Paul Hazard

Paul Hazard — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 02:56:00 +0000

This is what I've been looking for, thank you. Now I have some questions:
1. There is a comment posted about having the dynamic range on a different sheet than the data validation. There is another comment further down asking about this very thing that wasn't answered.
Due to the large number of entries I have to work with, it is almost imperative that the two be on different worksheets. Is this possible?

2. I will also need to have the user enter a SKU (validated or added to the list), if the entry exists in the list, the description for the SKU needs to be pulled from the dynamic range. I think I have that much figured out in my working model. The question is how I would have a new description added along with the new SKU.

Any help you can give to shed light on this would be appreciated.

By: Flogsta

Flogsta — Tue, 30 Oct 2007 16:53:00 +0000

Does this work if the LIST is on another worksheet?

I have the drop-down worksheet A and the list on B. Everything works fine except when I select (NEW ENTRY). I won't let me add any new entry.

First I get an ERROR Message and after that no error message but (NEW ENTRY) will be typed into the cell.

Thanks for your help and input.

By: Dick Kusleika

Dick Kusleika — Mon, 29 Oct 2007 16:41:00 +0000

Thanks Flogsta. I upgraded it to the new VBA-showing-scheme so the quotes should paste directly now.

By: Flogsta

Flogsta — Thu, 25 Oct 2007 20:48:00 +0000

Never mind.

The fix was... copy the code first into WORD and from there into VB..
for some reason the " signs were not right when pasting directly into VB.

Again, awesome webpage with great people!

By: Flogsta

Flogsta — Thu, 25 Oct 2007 20:39:00 +0000

Hi,

Great webpage!

I do follow all steps.
Can not get it to run.
If I choose (new entry)... (new entry) will be typed...

Thanks for help.

By: Sandy W

Sandy W — Fri, 04 May 2007 11:09:00 +0000

I have the source of the list at C1:C10 and then apply the validation list to A1:A10. If, then I put item 1 to A1, I want the rest cells (A2:A10) doesnt include item 1 in the validation list. And so in A2 with item 4, then range A3:A10 doesnt include item 1 and item 4? When i filled up 9 cells, the last cell will only provide one option, the last item. Is it possible to do that?

By: David Landy

David Landy — Wed, 04 Aug 2004 16:07:00 +0000

Thanks for a great piece of code!

As an extension, if you want the newly-added items to appear in the combo, add a line of code to extend the range after adding the new entry:

'add the new entry to just below ValList
With Me.Range(sRange)
.Cells(.Cells.Count + 1).Value = vResp
'resize the range
.Resize(.Rows.Count + 1, .Columns.Count).Name = sRange
End With

Hope this helps someone out there!

David.

By: Andy Miller

Andy Miller — Fri, 02 Jul 2004 14:57:00 +0000

No problem. To be honest, I thought that they did too, but I must be remembering the older listbox/combobox controls that I've used, rather than validation dropdown boxes.

I figured I'd test my thought before posting, and it turned out that my initial thought, like yours, was wrong. I wonder if it's the same for earlier versions of Excel.