[SOLVED] how to stop/ restart macro after selecting from autofilter list

How do I stop and restart macro after selecting item from an autofilter list

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Don Guillett
SalesAid Software
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"ronnie davidson" <ronnie [email protected]> wrote in
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> How do I stop and restart macro after selecting item from an autofilter
> list

Hi Ronnie,

I agree with Don, it is much easier to offer suggestions when we can consider what you already have. However, in saying that, from what you have stated, I'd suggest incorporating the filtering action into the existing macro & entering the value using an input box eg:

Dim StringToFind As String
StringToFind = InputBox("Please enter your string to find", "String to Find")

'To end sub if "cancel" was pressed sourced from _
http://www.excelforum.com/showthread...vbcancel+input & http://vb.mvps.org/tips/varptr.asp
If StrPtr(StringToFind) = 0 Then
MsgBox "no string to find entered"
GoTo ExitSub
Else
End If

Range("a1", ActiveCell.SpecialCells(xlLastCell)).AutoFilter Field:=1, _
Criteria1:="=*" & StringToFind & "*"

Have a play with this & see if it works for you. To set the column for filtering, change "Field:=1," to another #. NB, 1 is not necessarily col A, it is the first column with a filter on it.
If you would like a complete macro (which can be linked to a short cut key)that will do things like filter for contents of active cell/ blanks/ your input etc, let me know & I can post my toy!
Or for something more bulletproof but potentially slower try searching for Ron DeBruin's EasyFilter addin.

hth
Rob Brockett
NZ
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