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Checking for todays date

I am getting an error "Object Required on this line
If Not Intersect(Target, range("C2")) Is Nothing Then
in the below code. I am trying to show a message box if the value in C2 of Sheet21 is <> now().

Thanks in advance.

Dim ws As Worksheet
Dim r As range
Sheets("IDC").Activate

Set ws = Application.ActiveSheet
Set r = Sheet21.range("C2")

If Not Intersect(Target, range("C2")) Is Nothing Then
If r("C2").Value = "<> now()" Then MsgBox ("Future dates not allowed!")

End If

Mark Damen

Try r.value as you've already declared which cell r is.

Also, try today(). Definitely works in word, not sure about excel.

leezac

ASKER

What if the date in the cell is formated like 20130606???

leezac

ASKER

like this?

Set r = Sheet21.range("C2")

If r.Value = "<> now()" Then MsgBox ("Future dates not allowed!")

Mark Damen

Yes. I'll try it myself tomorrow when in front of excel.

Michael

Hi leezac,

I think the second if-statement should be as follows:

If r.Value > Now() Then MsgBox ("Future dates not allowed!")

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But the error occurs at the following line, am I correct?

If Not Intersect(Target, range("C2")) Is Nothing Then

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Have you set Target as a range?

leezac

ASKER

I will look at tomorrow.

leezac

ASKER

JazzyJoop - yes error is on second line.

Michael

What is Target? Is it set as a range?

leezac

ASKER

Not sure what Target means, but added Set target and the code seems to work. What would be right way though?

Set ws = Application.ActiveSheet
Set r = Sheet21.Range("C2")
Set target = Sheet21.Range("C2")
If Intersect(target, Range("C2")) > 0 Then
'If Not (Sheet21.Range("C2")) Is Nothing Then
If r.Value > Now() Then MsgBox ("Future dates not allowed!")
End If

leezac

ASKER

Another problem is the date in C2 is 20130605 format not in date
I tried changing
If r.Value <> Format(Now(), "yyyymmdd") Then MsgBox ("File not today'

but does not work.

Michael

Intersect returns a range object that represents the intersection of (in this case) two ranges.

I'm getting the idea that you're not needing this particular method?
If you set target as C2, then you're checking of C2 intersects with C2, which it does, but seems unnecessary.

If you're only interested in testing if the date in C2 is not a future date, you can leave this part out:

Set target = Sheet21.Range("C2")
If Intersect(target, Range("C2")) > 0 Then
End if

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leezac

ASKER

I need to check that the date is not todays date

Michael

There are probably better ways to convert that string into a date, but the following works:

Set r = Sheet21.Range("C2")
If DateSerial(Left(r, 4), Mid(r, 5, 2), Mid(r, 7, 2)) <> DateValue(Now) Then MsgBox ("File not today")

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Left(r, 4) returns the year
Mid(r, 5, 2) returns the month
Mid(r, 7, 2) returns the day
DateValue converts it into a date

This assumes that months and days are always a two character number.

leezac

ASKER

=DATE(LEFT(C2,4),MID(C2,5,2),RIGHT(C2,2))

I am using this to convert the date issue

Michael

It's the same approach, yours is a worksheet function. Mine is the vba variant.

leezac

ASKER

Yes - thanks for date code. I did not see before my last post

This is what I am ending up with

Set ws = Application.ActiveSheet
Set r = Sheet21.Range("C2")

If DateSerial(Left(r, 4), Mid(r, 5, 2), Mid(r, 7, 2)) <> DateValue(Now) Then MsgBox ("File not today")

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leezac

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Thanks - good to go.