Select a Range Through a Variable

[GoFigure]

Excel ver: 2003 [11 (SP2)]
OS: WXP (SP2)

In the following code, VBA returns the error "Method 'Range' of object'_Global' failed" at the statement Range(BorderRange).Select.

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How can I create a named range in this manner and use it to select that range?

For example, the first pass through the code results in the range "K53:L53". But Range(BorderRange).Select produces the above error.

Thanks,

- Al

[Tom Ogilvy]

Change

BorderRange = Chr(34) & Mid(str2, 1, _
(InStr(1, str2, ":") - 1)) & str1 & ":" _
& Mid(str2, (InStr(1, str2, ":") + 1), _
Len(str2)) & str1 & Chr(34)

to

BorderRange = Mid(str2, 1, _
(InStr(1, str2, ":") - 1)) & str1 & ":" _
& Mid(str2, (InStr(1, str2, ":") + 1), _
Len(str2)) & str1

in otherwords, lose the doublequote on each end.

--
Regards,
Tom Ogilvy


"GoFigure" <[email protected]> wrote in
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>
> Excel ver: 2003 [11 (SP2)]
> OS: WXP (SP2)
>
> In the following code, VBA returns the error "Method 'Range' of
> object'_Global' failed" at the statement Range(BorderRange).Select.
>
>
> Code:
> --------------------
> Dim PageBorderRows, TotalBorderCells, RestoreBorderCells
> Dim str1 As Variant, str2 As Variant, BorderRange
>
> PageBorderRows = Array("53", "96")
> TotalBorderCells = Array("K:L", "V:W", "AG:AH")
> For Each str1 In PageBorderRows
>
> For Each str2 In TotalBorderCells
> BorderRange = Chr(34) & Mid(str2, 1, (InStr(1, str2, ":") - 1)) & str1 &
":" _
> & Mid(str2, (InStr(1, str2, ":") + 1), Len(str2)) & str1 & Chr(34)
> Range(BorderRange).Select
> With Selection.Borders(xlEdgeTop)
> .LineStyle = xlContinuous
> .Weight = xlThin
> .ColorIndex = xlAutomatic
> End With
>
> Next ' TotalBorderCells
> Next ' PageBorderRows
>
> --------------------
>
> How can I create a named range in this manner and use it to select that
> range?
>
> For example, the first pass through the code results in the range
> "K53:L53". But Range(BorderRange).Select produces the above error.
>
> Thanks,
>
> - Al
>
>
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[Arvi Laanemets]

Hi

Try
ActiveSheet.Range(BorderRange).Select
or
Sheets(Sheetname).Range(BorderRange).Select


--
Arvi Laanemets
( My real mail address: arvil<at>tarkon.ee )


"GoFigure" <[email protected]> wrote in
message news:[email protected]...
>
> Excel ver: 2003 [11 (SP2)]
> OS: WXP (SP2)
>
> In the following code, VBA returns the error "Method 'Range' of
> object'_Global' failed" at the statement Range(BorderRange).Select.
>
>
> Code:
> --------------------
> Dim PageBorderRows, TotalBorderCells, RestoreBorderCells
> Dim str1 As Variant, str2 As Variant, BorderRange
>
> PageBorderRows = Array("53", "96")
> TotalBorderCells = Array("K:L", "V:W", "AG:AH")
> For Each str1 In PageBorderRows
>
> For Each str2 In TotalBorderCells
> BorderRange = Chr(34) & Mid(str2, 1, (InStr(1, str2, ":") - 1)) & str1 &
> ":" _
> & Mid(str2, (InStr(1, str2, ":") + 1), Len(str2)) & str1 & Chr(34)
> Range(BorderRange).Select
> With Selection.Borders(xlEdgeTop)
> .LineStyle = xlContinuous
> .Weight = xlThin
> .ColorIndex = xlAutomatic
> End With
>
> Next ' TotalBorderCells
> Next ' PageBorderRows
>
> --------------------
>
> How can I create a named range in this manner and use it to select that
> range?
>
> For example, the first pass through the code results in the range
> "K53:L53". But Range(BorderRange).Select produces the above error.
>
> Thanks,
>
> - Al
>
>
> --
> GoFigure
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
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> http://www.excelforum.com/member.php...fo&userid=4274
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[GoFigure]

Thanks, Tom and Arvi. I just modified the statement as Tom suggested.

Does Excel figure out that BorderRange is a string and that's why you don't have to form a double-quoted string?

- Al