Good Morning Excel'ers
I am trying to validate data across tabs within a workbook. The data is alphanumeric Formated as (ABC123). In the data validation options I've tied =isnumber(match(A1,list,0)) but only works for numbers. I'ved tried =istext(match(A1,list,0)) but no luck.
Do any of you have any insight on how to validate a large list of alphanumeric characters on a seperate tab?
Thanks
JP
Name the list (select the cells, alt, i, n, d) then in the data validation bit where it asks for the list type =<the name of the list>
hth
CC
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=isnumber(match(A1,list,0)) does not only work for numbers.
The ISNUMBER() part is checking of MATCH() returned a position number, meaning it found an exact match to A1 in your list.
So is ABC123 and exact match to something in the list named List? Check for spaces too.
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I've tied that under the list options as well as the custom options and sadly it still wont give me the error message when I enter an invalid vender ID
To best describe or illustrate your problem you would be better off attaching a dummy workbook, the workbook should contain the same structure and some dummy data of the same type as the type you have in your real workbook - so, if a cell contains numbers & letters in this format abc-123 then that should be reflected in the dummy workbook.
If needed supply a before and after sheet in the workbook so the person helping you can see what you are trying to achieve.
Doing this will ensure you get the result you need!
Is there a reason we can't do this?Originally Posted by Cheeky Charlie
That would probably be a better choice, for accuracy and to avoid errors...
I was basing my solution on assumption of continuation on a thread that the OP and I were involved in yesterday....
I've included a test workbook with a request & vendor tabs. Maybe this will help. Ideally I would like the user to hit the look up botton search through the Vendors and then be able to click on the Vendor ID cell and it fill in the Vendor number cell (D6) on the Request tab But since I don't know how to do that, I thought validation would be a good second option
I've tried the list=Vendor where the list includes all vendor ids from the Vendor List tab. But it still wont give me the error option if I imput an inproper ID. I've tried, IsText, IsNonText, IsNumber, etc. and all gets the same results. Its ok when I enter the correct ID but when I purposely enter an invalid one to test... I get no message warning the user of the error.
On the Error Alert tab, in the Data Validation Wizard.. make sure the Show error alert after invalid data is entered checkbox is checked.
It is checked. The error message does not display when data is entered that is invalid
Sorry just saw your attachment ... uncheck the Ignore Blank checkbox in the Settings tab.
Or make VENDOR a dynamic named range with formula:
=OFFSET('Vendor List'!$B$6,0,0,COUNTA('Vendor List'!$B:$B)-1,1)
so that blanks are not included in the list.
Finally got it to work. I wouldn't have thought that simple check box would stop it but unchecking it did the trick. Thanks for all the help again.
I've started a new thread on the programing section on how to let the user to hit the look up botton search through the Vendors and then be able to click on the Vendor ID cell and it fill in the Vendor number cell (D6) on the Request tab. Would you know how to do that too?
NBVC knows everything...
I will leave the VBA solutions to more VBA-knowledgeable people..
What if I said please???? will you help then?
It is not that I don't want to help, it is that I don't know how to accomplish your request. If you haven't got answers to the query you have not posed the question so that one understands your request easily or maybe somebody is working on a solution as we speak. If you don't get replies in a reasonable amount of time (hours not minutes) then try to bump your thread and add clarity to it.
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