Countif declaration problem with ""word""

Thanks to those who previously helped me with a few problems. Here is another one.

I am programming a database in which the user can specify a range of rows that should be used in the formula. For example, the user enters for beginning row 10 and for ending row 20, where x will be assigned 10 and y will be 20. In the used module the formula goes as follows...

Worksheets("promotion").Range("L22").Formula = "=COUNTIF('Database'!$AR" & x & ":$AR" & y & ","T-shirt")"

Now, the problem lies with the declaration of "T-shirt", where VBA expects the end of some expression. I need -> T-shirt <- to appear in the formula as -> "T-shirt" <- .
How would I be able to assign "T-shirt" as a name, so that it does not cause any conflicts. Thanks for anyone who can give me some advice.

Worksheets("promotion").Range("L22").Formula _
= "=COUNTIF('Database'!$AR" & x & ":$AR" & y & ",""T-shirt"")"

You have to double up those double quotes.

mpot4 wrote:
>
> Thanks to those who previously helped me with a few problems. Here is
> another one.
>
> I am programming a database in which the user can specify a range of
> rows that should be used in the formula. For example, the user enters
> for beginning row 10 and for ending row 20, where x will be assigned 10
> and y will be 20. In the used module the formula goes as follows...
>
> Worksheets("promotion").Range("L22").Formula =
> "=COUNTIF('Database'!$AR" & x & ":$AR" & y & ","T-shirt")"
>
> Now, the problem lies with the declaration of "T-shirt", where VBA
> expects the end of some expression. I need -> T-shirt <- to appear in
> the formula as -> "T-shirt" <- .
> How would I be able to assign "T-shirt" as a name, so that it does not
> cause any conflicts. Thanks for anyone who can give me some advice.
>
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Dave Peterson

try

Worksheets("promotion").Range("L22").Formula = _
"=COUNTIF('Database'!$AR" & x & ":$AR" & y & ",""T-shirt"")"

"mpot4" wrote:

>
> Thanks to those who previously helped me with a few problems. Here is
> another one.
>
> I am programming a database in which the user can specify a range of
> rows that should be used in the formula. For example, the user enters
> for beginning row 10 and for ending row 20, where x will be assigned 10
> and y will be 20. In the used module the formula goes as follows...
>
> Worksheets("promotion").Range("L22").Formula =
> "=COUNTIF('Database'!$AR" & x & ":$AR" & y & ","T-shirt")"
>
> Now, the problem lies with the declaration of "T-shirt", where VBA
> expects the end of some expression. I need -> T-shirt <- to appear in
> the formula as -> "T-shirt" <- .
> How would I be able to assign "T-shirt" as a name, so that it does not
> cause any conflicts. Thanks for anyone who can give me some advice.
>
>
> --
> mpot4
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
> mpot4's Profile: http://www.excelforum.com/member.php...o&userid=27418
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>
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