Comments on: Read the Manual

By: Dick Kusleika

Dick Kusleika — Wed, 21 May 2008 17:53:00 +0000

Tigerp: If you’re using xl97 and an ActiveX control, change the TakeFocusOnClick property to False.

By: Tigerp

Tigerp — Tue, 20 May 2008 14:41:00 +0000

I am trying to write a simple macro to turn off auto-calculation on hitting the macro button. I recorded hitting Tools/Options/ Calculation and hitting the Manual calc radio button, but the resultant causes a runtime error [1004].
Any ideas? Macro code:
With Application
.Calculation = xlManual '(THIS IS THE LINE THAT FAILED)
.MaxChange = 0.001
End With
ActiveWorkbook.PrecisionAsDisplayed = False
Thanks

By: Randy Harmelink

Randy Harmelink — Tue, 05 Jun 2007 23:59:00 +0000

>> Dim dtoh1, dtoh2, dtoh3, dtoh4, dtoh5, dtoh6, dtoh7, dtoh8, dtoh9, dtoh10 As Date

I was under the impression that doesn't work as one would expect. Each comma separates a full definition, so if you want them all to be type Date, you'd need to code it as:

Dim dtoh1 As Date, dtoh2 As Date, dtoh3 As Date, dtoh4 As Date, dtoh5 As Date,
Dim dtoh6 As Date, dtoh7 As Date, dtoh8 As Date, dtoh9 As Date, dtoh10 As Date

The original coding would define dtoh1 thru dtoh9 as type Variant

By: Wim Gielis

Wim Gielis — Mon, 04 Jun 2007 18:39:00 +0000

Hi all, first comment here for me. Wonderful blog Dick and friends!

Harald, here's an advanced one and perhaps not that useful, but still. What about checking whether variables have a good variable type. For instance, I just saw on a forum:
Dim dtoh1, dtoh2, dtoh3, dtoh4, dtoh5, dtoh6, dtoh7, dtoh8, dtoh9, dtoh10 As Date
Dim dt1, dt2, dt3, dt4, dt5, dt6, dt7, dt8, dt9, dt10 As Date

Don't know if this is desirable / feasible.

Cheers

Wim Gielis

By: Wendy

Wendy — Tue, 29 May 2007 18:34:00 +0000

When user entered a date: 5/29/07 it was automatically changed into a formula. The resulting number, 0.024630542,
when date formatted, ended up with a date format of Jan00. The problem was that the Transition Formula Entry option was set in the Tools, Options, Transition tab. Unchecking this option fixed the problem. The setting was designed to transition Lotus users into Excel, however in this case the file was never originally Lotus. Not sure how the option was set.

By: Brett

Brett — Wed, 21 Jun 2006 12:43:00 +0000

Response 29 should read View...Toolbars...Customize...Options tab of Customize dialogue box. Sorry about that.

Brett

By: Jamie Collins

Jamie Collins — Fri, 07 Apr 2006 09:13:00 +0000

Dianne Butterworth: "Number Precision = 15: first encountered after users had entered hundreds of 16-digit credit card numbers and found that the last digit had been changed to 0 on all of them."

Wrong data type: a credit card number is fixed-width text!

But I take you point and would add: all numerics = double precision floating point (the only fixed point type is CURRENCY, with scale limited to four).

By: Dianne Butterworth

Dianne Butterworth — Thu, 06 Apr 2006 20:06:00 +0000

Number Precision = 15: first encountered after users had entered hundreds of 16-digit credit card numbers and found that the last digit had been changed to 0 on all of them. Not fun.

By: Brett

Brett — Fri, 31 Mar 2006 20:58:00 +0000

Always show full menues
View...Menues...customize...

Thanks,
Brett

By: Brett

Brett — Fri, 31 Mar 2006 20:52:00 +0000

John,

Make sure 'Always show full menus' is selected.

My kingdom for this option's location (disclosure: very small kingdom)! I use the keyboard almost exclusively and commands not in the custom short menus won't respond to mnemonic key strokes. Drives me nuts!!

Thanks,
Brett