dealing with autoshapes

Jackeb · Mar 21st, 2002, 08:58 AM

Here is a quick one for ya'

how do you tell (using vba) if there is an autoshape above your cusor, ie, activecell.range("A1").select ...... does it have a shape above it?

Ed??

Tom Schreiner · Mar 21st, 2002, 09:20 AM

Good Luck On This One

API??????????????????

Jackeb · Mar 21st, 2002, 09:40 AM

yup.. it is a bit tricky... I challenge ya'

Ed...

can anyone resist a challenge??

Tim Francis-Wright · Mar 21st, 2002, 09:52 AM

How's this?

Sub trythis()
Dim sh As Object, flag As Boolean
Dim r1%, r2%, c1%, c2%, acr%, acc%

flag = False
acc = ActiveCell.Column
acr = ActiveCell.Row
For Each sh In ActiveSheet.Shapes
r1 = sh.TopLeftCell.Row
r2 = sh.BottomRightCell.Row
c1 = sh.TopLeftCell.Column
c2 = sh.BottomRightCell.Column
If (r1 <= acr And r2 >= acr And c1 <= acc And c2 >= acc) Then
MsgBox "Autoshape " & sh.Name & " is over this cell"
flag = True
End If
Next sh
If Not (flag) Then MsgBox "No Autoshapes at this cell."
Set sh = Nothing
End Sub

Jackeb · Mar 21st, 2002, 09:58 AM

I like this... elegant yet simple...

another of those, why didn't I think of that ..

just to add an aditional question to the forum,

If you have a timeline with filled autoshapes representing the location of a gas turbine, the rectangles are added by selecting a range and finding its locatin and size (top, left, height and width functoins) but it would be nice to update the rectangles so that if they were coded with some tag or another they automaticaly extended their length with the month....

is this one asking too much??

Ed...?

Mar 21st, 2002, 09:52 AM	#4
Tim Francis-Wright Board Regular Join Date: Feb 2002 Posts: 74	How's this? Sub trythis() Dim sh As Object, flag As Boolean Dim r1%, r2%, c1%, c2%, acr%, acc% flag = False acc = ActiveCell.Column acr = ActiveCell.Row For Each sh In ActiveSheet.Shapes r1 = sh.TopLeftCell.Row r2 = sh.BottomRightCell.Row c1 = sh.TopLeftCell.Column c2 = sh.BottomRightCell.Column If (r1 <= acr And r2 >= acr And c1 <= acc And c2 >= acc) Then MsgBox "Autoshape " & sh.Name & " is over this cell" flag = True End If Next sh If Not (flag) Then MsgBox "No Autoshapes at this cell." Set sh = Nothing End Sub __________________ "Interfere? Of course we should interfere! Always do what you're best at, that's what I say!" -- The Doctor, Nightmare of Eden

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Mar 21st, 2002, 08:58 AM	#1
Jackeb Board Regular Join Date: Mar 2002 Posts: 81	Here is a quick one for ya' how do you tell (using vba) if there is an autoshape above your cusor, ie, activecell.range("A1").select ...... does it have a shape above it? Ed??

Mar 21st, 2002, 09:20 AM	#2
Tom Schreiner Board Regular Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Cincinnati, Ohio, USA Posts: 6,824	Good Luck On This One API??????????????????

Mar 21st, 2002, 09:40 AM	#3
Jackeb Board Regular Join Date: Mar 2002 Posts: 81	yup.. it is a bit tricky... I challenge ya' Ed... can anyone resist a challenge??

Mar 21st, 2002, 09:58 AM	#5
Jackeb Board Regular Join Date: Mar 2002 Posts: 81	I like this... elegant yet simple... another of those, why didn't I think of that .. just to add an aditional question to the forum, If you have a timeline with filled autoshapes representing the location of a gas turbine, the rectangles are added by selecting a range and finding its locatin and size (top, left, height and width functoins) but it would be nice to update the rectangles so that if they were coded with some tag or another they automaticaly extended their length with the month.... is this one asking too much?? Ed...?