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Bill

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I can provide help with most all EXCEL questions and most all questions about writing EXCEL macros. I have been developing macros for about 10 years in EXCEL and have switched to it from Lotus 1-2-3 after about 10 years of writing macros in it. Typically, I will not write a macro for you unless it is very short because of all the details a macro has to know about to work every time and all the time are rarely provided. If I am not given ALL the details, circumstances, and situations then a "good" macro can not be written. Please understand that I do not know it all and will be the first to say so. As politely as possible, I don't write macros for people on this site who need one, want one, seem to imply that they need one, and/or seem to think I am expected to write one UNLESS they are very short, quick, and simple. 99% of all macros are more involved than what you think and rarely am I provided with enough specific and complete details to have the code work the first time and every time. This typically means too many follow-up emails, and subsequent macro changes due to lack of specific details, just to get those details so that the macro would work, all of which is on my own free time. The voice of experience from responding to many questions from people who ask me to write a macro for them from this site tells me this. I don't mean to come across as unhelpful but macros are usually very specific and without ALL of the specifics the macro I would write will not address all of your needs and the layout, location, formatting, conditions, etc. of your data and any related files the macro would have to work with. What seems like a simple task to you is almost always more involved than what you think to have the macro ALWAYS work in EVERY situation. If you have a macro you have already written and have a question about it then perhaps I could help with that. I am sure and hope you can and do understand.

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2010-10-01 Excel 2007:

Yes, there is a way to answer your question.    Assuming you also want to know HOW to do this then just make the cell references that refer to B4, B5, and B6 be absolute references.  So, instead of seeing

2010-07-15 Excel concatenation doesn't retrieve data:

Have a look at the link below as an example. You will need to use the INDIRECT function.    I am still on vacation though I have not updated my vac dates and therefore I don't have a lot of time to spend

2010-04-21 Formula Help - Anniversary Date?:

What do you mean by highlight and recognize?  If you mean to change the appearance of that cell during that time frame then a formula in a cell will not work.  You will need to use Conditional Formatting

2010-04-20 Hyperlinks in Excel:

Try this.  If this does not work then I don't know and therefore please try another volunteer.    This will send an email with a link to Yahoo that, when clicked, will open Yahoo.    Set ol = CreateObject("Outlook

2010-04-20 vba excel runtime error 1004 generel ODBC-failure:

Have you tried adding the opening and closing french braces inside the string you are building with your date variables?  I suspect you have an ODBC syhtax error in the new string you are trying to build

 

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