Header or Footer

dforgacs

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Is it possible to:
1. Extract the first, second or third line out of a header or footer with code?
2. Put it in a user form and edit that line and then put it back?

I can extract the Left, Center or Right, Header or Footer but only as a whole. I'm trying to split the lines up for editing in an ISO tool. Help!

dforgacs
 

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I've searched the archives for threads and all the book I have, and haven't found anything! No one has replied?
Isn't there someone who knows if this is possible?
I would appreciate any comments or direction!
Help!
dforgacs
 
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I had a go at setting up a Userform for this task using ComboBoxes but it gave too many opportunities for things to go wrong. I seem to have come back to a method that seems to have stood me in good stead for various applications - mainly because it is so easy to read to, edit, and write from a worksheet without too many possibilities for error.

The following consists of 2 macros. One to extract the header/footer data and another to write it back after editing. It also allows for additional lines.
Code:
'==============================================================================
'- 2 MACROS TO EDIT WORKSHEET HEADER & FOOTER
'- 1. 'READ_HEADER_FOOTER'  reads from the active sheet (makes a new worksheet)
'- 2. 'WRITE_HEADER_FOOTER' writes amended data back to the original
'- Handles multi lines.
'- Brian Baulsom  July 2007 using Excel 2000
'==============================================================================
Option Explicit
Dim WS As Worksheet
Dim ToRow As Long
Dim ToCol As Integer
Dim OriginalSheetName As String
Dim HeadFootStrings(6)
Dim s, c, c1, c2, L

'==============================================================================
'- 1. READ MACRO -
'- Run macro from the sheet to be checked - *EITHER* makes a new sheet
'- *OR* updates an existing "Read" sheet (looks for $A$3 = "Left Header")
'==============================================================================
Sub READ_HEADER_FOOTER()
    Dim LastCell As String
    Dim LastRow As Long
    Dim LastCol As Integer
    Dim MyStr As String
    '-------------------------------------------------------------------
    '- check active sheet for new or existing data
    If ActiveSheet.Range("A3").Value = "Left Header" Then
        '- UPDATE EXISTING SHEET
        OriginalSheetName = ActiveSheet.Range("A1").Value
        '------------------------------
        LastRow = ActiveSheet.Cells.Find(What:="*", SearchDirection:=xlPrevious, _
        SearchOrder:=xlByRows).Row
        '------------------------------
        LastCol = ActiveSheet.Cells.Find(What:="*", SearchDirection:=xlPrevious, _
        SearchOrder:=xlByColumns).Column
        '------------------------------
        LastCell = ActiveSheet.Cells(LastRow, LastCol).Address
        Range("A4:" & LastCell).ClearContents
    Else
    '-------------------------------------------------------------------
        '- MAKE NEW WORKSHEET
        OriginalSheetName = ActiveSheet.Name
        Set WS = Worksheets.Add
        WS.Name = "HF - " & OriginalSheetName
        '-----------------------------------------------------------------
        '- original sheet name
        With WS.Range("A1")
            .Value = OriginalSheetName
            .Font.Bold = True
            .Font.Size = 14
            .RowHeight = 30
        End With
        '-----------------------------------------------------------------
        '- column headers
        With WS.Range("A3:F3")
            .ColumnWidth = 28
            .Value = _
            Array("Left Header", "Centre Header", "Right Header", "Left Footer", "Centre Footer", "Right Footer")
            .Interior.ColorIndex = 34
            .Font.Bold = True
        End With
        '------------------------------------------------------------------
        '- add WRITE button
        ActiveSheet.Buttons.Add(200, 5, 150, 25).Select
        Selection.OnAction = "WRITE_HEADER_FOOTER"
        With Selection.Characters
            .Text = "WRITE HEADERS & FOOTERS"
            .Font.Size = 10
        End With
    End If
    '================================================================
    '- GET HEADER & FOOTER DATA
    '================================================================
    With Worksheets(OriginalSheetName).PageSetup
        HeadFootStrings(1) = .LeftHeader
        HeadFootStrings(2) = .CenterHeader
        HeadFootStrings(3) = .RightHeader
        HeadFootStrings(4) = .LeftFooter
        HeadFootStrings(5) = .CenterFooter
        HeadFootStrings(6) = .RightFooter
    End With
    '-------------------------------------------------------------
    '- parse strings
    ToCol = 1
    For s = 1 To 6
        ToRow = 4
        MyStr = HeadFootStrings(s)
        c1 = 1
        L = Len(MyStr)
        If L = 0 Then Exit Sub
        '--------------------------------------------------------------
        '- parse string
        For c = 1 To L
            '- check for end of line character chr(10)
            If Asc(Mid(MyStr, c, 1)) = 10 Then
                WS.Cells(ToRow, ToCol).Value = Mid(MyStr, c1, c - c1)
                ToRow = ToRow + 1
                c1 = c + 1
            End If
        Next
        If c1 < L Then
            WS.Cells(ToRow, ToCol).Value = Mid(MyStr, c1, c - c1)
        End If
        '-------------------------------------------------------------
        '- next column
        ToCol = ToCol + 1
    Next
    '-----------------------------------------------------------------
    MsgBox ("Done")
End Sub
'===========END OF READ ROUTINE ======================================

'======================================================================
'- 2. WRITE MACRO
'- Writes amended data from the "Read" sheet to the original worksheet
'======================================================================
Sub WRITE_HEADER_FOOTER()
    Dim LastRow, MyStr As String
    '-----------------------------------------------------------------
    '- sheet data to HeadFootStrings
    Set WS = ActiveSheet
    For ToCol = 1 To 6
        LastRow = WS.Cells(65536, ToCol).End(xlUp).Row
        MyStr = ""
            For ToRow = 4 To LastRow
                MyStr = MyStr & WS.Cells(ToRow, ToCol).Value
                If ToRow < LastRow Then MyStr = MyStr & Chr(10)
            Next
        HeadFootStrings(ToCol) = MyStr
    Next
    '----------------------------------------------------------------
    '- update original worksheet
    OriginalSheetName = WS.Range("A1").Value
    With Worksheets(OriginalSheetName).PageSetup
        .LeftHeader = HeadFootStrings(1)
        .CenterHeader = HeadFootStrings(2)
        .RightHeader = HeadFootStrings(3)
        .LeftFooter = HeadFootStrings(4)
        .CenterFooter = HeadFootStrings(5)
        .RightFooter = HeadFootStrings(6)
    End With
    '----------------------------------------------------------------
    MsgBox ("Done")
End Sub
'============= END OF WRITE ROUTINE ====================================
 
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