Fix Row Reference in VBA Using String Variable

ttbuson

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Hi All,

I'm using this snippet of code to define a cell that changes depending on how the user specifies a couple different parameters.

Code:
Dim matchcell As String
matchcell = Sheets("Control").Cells(LastRow1 * 2 - 2, 1).Address(0, 0)

Then, I'm using the following bit of code to insert a function into the spreadsheet using the matchcell string in place of a relative cell reference.

Code:
With Sheets("Control").Cells(LastRow1 * 2 - 2, 2)
    .Formula = _
    "=INDEX(Data1,MATCH($" & matchcell & ",Dates,0),COLUMN())*INDEX(Data2,MATCH($" & matchcell & ",Weights,0),COLUMN())"
    .NumberFormat = "0.0%"
    .HorizontalAlignment = xlRight
End With

Here, I've manually inserted the "$" character before the string "matchcell" to define a cell reference where the column is fixed, but the row is not. Is there a way to fix the row reference and not the column reference with the string variable and address function? Or, is there even a way to manually insert the "$" character so that the macro inserts a formula with a fixed row reference?
 

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Try changing:

matchcell = Sheets("Control").Cells(LastRow1 * 2 - 2, 1).Address(0, 0)

to

matchcell = Sheets("Control").Cells(LastRow1 * 2 - 2, 1).Address

and then lose that first "$" sign in the formula.
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Use msgboxes to isolate where your error is coming from.

what does this return?
Code:
Dim matchcell As String
matchcell = Sheets("Control").Cells(LastRow1 * 2 - 2, 1).Address
msgbox matchcell
 
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Wow, that's a neat trick. I had never used msgbox before. The cell reference is now $B$7, which isn't quite what I'm looking for as I'd like it to insert B$7. But, now the debugger is stopping at this line of code:

Code:
With Sheets("Control").Range("B8")
    .Formula = _
    "=INDEX(INDIRECT(R3C4),MATCH(RC1,INDIRECT(R2C4),0),MATCH(" & matchcell & ",INDIRECT(R1C4),0) + 2)"
    .NumberFormat = "0%"
    .HorizontalAlignment = xlRight
End With

I'm all kinds of confused.
 
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Well, I figured out with the help of this webpage (http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/office/aa174749(v=office.11).aspx) that you can adjust the absolute cell or row reference by doing this:

Code:
Dim matchcell As String
matchcell = Sheets("Control").Cells(7, 2).Address(ColumnAbsolute:=False)

But, I'm still unable to enter the index formula as it is without encountering a runtime error. Any ideas?
 
Last edited:
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My first thought it that you're using a mix of RC references and regular cell references, I don't know if that would give errors. I never use RC style, so I'm afraid I have no tips here. Sorry. :(
 
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