'1004' error in Data Validation sub

[PepDan]

Hello,
I have the following sub within a larger macro.

Sub ValidateData()
'Insert Data Validation
    Sheets("Open Orders").Select
    Range("E3:E65536").Select
    With Selection.Validation
        .Delete
        .Add Type:=xlValidateList, AlertStyle:=xlValidAlertStop, Operator:= _
        xlBetween, Formula1:= _
        "=OFFSET('Inventory Qry'!$A$1,MATCH(C3,'Inventory Qry'!$A:$A,0)-1,1,COUNTIF('Inventory Qry'!$A:$A,C3),1)"
        .IgnoreBlank = True
        .InCellDropdown = True
        .InputTitle = ""
        .ErrorTitle = ""
        .InputMessage = ""
        .ErrorMessage = ""
        .ShowInput = True
        .ShowError = True
    End With
    Range("A1").Select
End Sub

Some users, but not all, get a 1004 error on

        .Add Type:=xlValidateList, AlertStyle:=xlValidAlertStop, Operator:= _
        xlBetween, Formula1:= _
        "=OFFSET('Inventory Qry'!$A$1,MATCH(C3,'Inventory Qry'!$A:$A,0)-1,1,COUNTIF('Inventory Qry'!$A:$A,C3),1)"

When the users gets that error I can end the sub then enter the formula into data validation and it work just fine.

Halp!!!

 

[mole999]

are they all using the same version of excel ? on a vanilla sheet with 2010 I get the same problem.

 

[PepDan]

mole999,
Thanks for replying. I found the issue.

There were some instances where the first line of data would have the cell in E3 blank and thus it was filtered out, this was causing the error.
I was able to amend the code to apply the data validation only to the visible cells and to start applying on the first visible line of data and that seemed to correct the issue.

Sub ValidateData()
'Insert Data Validation
    Sheets("Open Orders").Select
    FirstRow = Range([A3], Cells(Rows.Count, "A")).SpecialCells(xlCellTypeVisible)(1).Row
    Range("E3:E65536").SpecialCells(xlCellTypeVisible).Select
    With Selection.Validation
        .Delete
        .Add Type:=xlValidateList, AlertStyle:=xlValidAlertStop, Operator:= _
        xlBetween, Formula1:= _
        "=OFFSET('Inventory Qry'!$A$1,MATCH(C" & FirstRow & ",'Inventory Qry'!$A:$A,0)-1,1,COUNTIF('Inventory Qry'!$A:$A,C" & FirstRow & "),1)"
        .IgnoreBlank = True
        .InCellDropdown = True
        .InputTitle = ""
        .ErrorTitle = ""
        .InputMessage = ""
        .ErrorMessage = ""
        .ShowInput = True
        .ShowError = True
    End With
    Range("A1").Select
End Sub