cadwal01
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Excel User Defined Function to Change Locked Status of Range
I am trying to auto-(un)lock a range based on a value in another column. As a simple example I have three cells and am trying to use a user defined function to solve instead of a long loop cycle.
D5: is the value that drives the change (1=unlock,else=lock)
E5: UDF (see code below)
G5: range to lock
On page UDF first
The module level function
The code is running without error, but the range lock status is not happening.
Thanks.
D5: is the value that drives the change (1=unlock,else=lock)
E5: UDF (see code below)
G5: range to lock
On page UDF first
=LockIt(D5,"G5")
The module level function
Public Function LockIt(ByVal nlValue As Integer, ByVal rangeIN As String) As Boolean
On Error GoTo ErrHandler:
Dim lLock As Boolean
Dim lSuccess As Boolean
If nlValue = 1 Then
lLock = False
Else
lLock = True
End If
Sheet1.range(rangeIN).Locked = lLock
Debug.Print Sheet1.range(rangeIN).Locked
LockIt = lLock
ErrCleanup:
LockIt = lSuccess
Exit Function
ErrHandler:
lSuccess = False
MsgBox Err.Description, vbExclamation + vbOKOnly, "Error Encountered"
Resume ErrCleanup
End Function
The code is running without error, but the range lock status is not happening.
Thanks.
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that's good to know, imnorie. I've been trying to troubleshoot this code to work but with no success. No doubt because UDFs are not meant to accomplish this sort of task.
cadwal01, maybe you need to do this with a user-triggered macro or with the worksheet_change event.
cadwal01, maybe you need to do this with a user-triggered macro or with the worksheet_change event.
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Unfortunately, and I forgot to mention, I had to develop this in 2003 b/c of client environment. Kind of figured this would be the answer. Appreciate the insights.
It's not a version thing as far as I know, you've never been able to use VBA UDFs for this sort of thing.
Also, I'm afraid you can't really use the Change event - it's not triggered by value of a formula changing.
If you wanted to use the Change event I suppose you could monitor other cells, but that might not be practical if you don't know where the UDF will be used and what cell references might be used in it.
Also, I'm afraid you can't really use the Change event - it's not triggered by value of a formula changing.
If you wanted to use the Change event I suppose you could monitor other cells, but that might not be practical if you don't know where the UDF will be used and what cell references might be used in it.
do you mean that part of the selection structure is not being hit when it you expect that it should?