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    Problem between Excel english / french

    This is probably a bug, but Im looking for a way to bypass the problem.

    I dynamically (VBA) add dropdown list on top of some cells and set a call to a macro on the OnAction command like this:
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    When Excel is in english, no problem, when Excel is in french the OnAction give me an execution error '1004' the formula is to complicated to be affected to the object (translated from french...).

    I suspect that in french the reference "MacroAutoComplete!R1C1:R5C1" is not possible. What should be the universal compatible way to set the reference?

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    Hi Ritch and welcome to the board
    Does the debugger give the line with the RC ref as the wrong one?

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    Yes it highlight this line.

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    So anyone, any idea?

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    the OnAction property expects a macro name not a range

    what exactly is the code trying to do?
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    "MacroAutoComplete" is a Macrosheet 4.0 and "R1C1:R5C1" is the row:column reference where are the macro command on the sheet.

    And dont forget its wokring with english excel version, the problem occur only with french version.

    So maybe there's another way to give the OnAction event the sheet!row:column reference?
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    I'm too young to know about Macro 4 things

    Sorry I can help.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Andy Pope View Post
    I'm too young to know about Macro 4 things

    Sorry I can help.

    Gosh now I feel old!!!

    Its ok its very hard to find info about macro 4.0, and if you wanna know, its used for mobile device like pocket pc. Since you cant run (not yet) VBA on mobile device I use those old macro to do some automated actions.

    Is there another way to reference a cell not using R1:C1 ?

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    have you tried using a named range?

    otherwise the only way I know is A1 notation.

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    isnt french equivalent of R1C1 ..... L1C1
    look in tools options general(what that is in french i have no idea)for where youd expect see the use r1c1 reference style

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    Quote Originally Posted by Andy Pope View Post
    have you tried using a named range?
    Named range?

    Quote Originally Posted by martindwilson View Post
    isnt french equivalent of R1C1 ..... L1C1
    look in tools options general(what that is in french i have no idea)for where youd expect see the use r1c1 reference style
    Yes in tools / options / general / ref style its L1C1 in french, whats that? You mean Excel expect L1 instead of R1?

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    possibly, try it or maybe
    OnAction = "MacroAutoComplete!Cells(1, 1).Cells(5, 1)"

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    No luck, any other idea I could try?

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