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zinah

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Hi,

I have below macro which work successfully and created required box and loop through all the data


Code: 
Sub add_EMPLOYEE_rectangles()Set aSht = ActiveSheet
Set rSht = Sheets("Role Scorecard")
    rSht.Activate


Call reset_EMPLOYEE_rectangles
Dim galaxyF As Shape
Dim Empl_Lbl, Empl_Txt As Shape
    Set galaxyF = rSht.Shapes("Galaxy_frame")


Dim eCnt As Long, e As Long, pix As Long
pix = 72  'use to convert inches to pixels
    eCnt = 17  'number of data boxes in Employee Info section


Dim el, et, ew, eh As Single
Dim etl, ett, etw, eth As Single


'''BUILD THE eCnt LABEL BOX'''


For e = 1 To eCnt


    ew = galaxyF.Width / 2
    eh = galaxyF.Height / eCnt
    el = galaxyF.Left
    et = galaxyF.Top + (eh * (e - 1))
Set Empl_Lbl = rSht.Shapes.AddShape(msoShapeRectangle, el, et, ew, eh)
With Empl_Lbl
    .Name = "Empl_" & e & "_Lbl"
    .Placement = xlFreeFloating
    .Fill.ForeColor.RGB = RGB(255, 255, 255)
    .Fill.Visible = msoFalse
    .Line.ForeColor.RGB = RGB(100, 100, 100)
    .Line.Visible = False
    
    .TextFrame2.TextRange.Font.Fill.ForeColor.RGB = RGB(0, 0, 0)
    .TextFrame2.TextRange.Font.Size = 8
    .TextFrame2.TextRange.Font.Name = "Tahoma"
    .TextFrame.MarginLeft = 0.05 * pix
    .TextFrame.MarginRight = 0.15 * pix
    .TextFrame.MarginTop = 0.05 * pix
    .TextFrame.MarginBottom = 0.05 * pix
    .TextFrame2.TextRange.ParagraphFormat.Alignment = msoAlignLeft
    .TextFrame2.VerticalAnchor = msoAnchorMiddle
    .TextFrame2.AutoSize = msoAutoSizeNone
    .TextFrame.VerticalOverflow = xlOartVerticalOverflowOverflow
    .TextFrame.HorizontalOverflow = xlOartHorizontalOverflowOverflow
    .TextFrame2.WordWrap = msoTrue


Dim shp As Shape
Dim lblRng As Range
    
        Set lblRng = [LabelRange]
        i = 0
        
        For lbl = lblRng.Row To (lblRng.Row + lblRng.Rows.Count - 1)
        i = i + 1
        
        For Each Empl_Lbl In ActiveSheet.Shapes
        If InStr(1, Empl_Lbl.Name, i) > 0 Then
            Set shp = ActiveSheet.Shapes(i)
            .TextFrame2.TextRange.Characters.Text = Cells(lbl, lblRng.Column).Value 
            .TextFrame2.TextRange.Font.Bold = msoTrue
    
            End If
        Next Empl_Lbl
        
      Next lbl


End With




aSht.Activate


Next






End Sub

However, when I add below macro it bugs out "run-time error 424, Object required", can you help me fixing this macro?

Code: 
'''BUILD THE eCnt TEXT BOX'''

    etw = galaxyF.Width - Empl_Lbl.Width
    eth = Empl_Lbl.Height
    etl = Empl_Lbl.Left + Empl_Lbl.Width
    ett = Empl_Lbl.Top
Set Empl_Txt = rSht.Shapes.AddShape(msoShapeRectangle, etl, ett, etw, eth)


With Empl_Txt
    .Name = "Empl_" & e & "_Txt"
    .Placement = xlFreeFloating
    .Fill.ForeColor.RGB = RGB(255, 255, 255)
    .Fill.Visible = msoFalse
    .Line.ForeColor.RGB = RGB(100, 100, 100)
    .Line.Visible = False
    
    .TextFrame2.TextRange.Font.Fill.ForeColor.RGB = RGB(0, 0, 0)
    .TextFrame2.TextRange.Font.Size = 8
    .TextFrame2.TextRange.Font.Name = "Tahoma"
    .TextFrame.MarginLeft = 0.15 * pix
    .TextFrame.MarginRight = 0.05 * pix
    .TextFrame.MarginTop = 0.05 * pix
    .TextFrame.MarginBottom = 0.05 * pix
    .TextFrame2.TextRange.ParagraphFormat.Alignment = msoAlignLeft
    .TextFrame2.VerticalAnchor = msoAnchorMiddle
    .TextFrame2.AutoSize = msoAutoSizeNone
    .TextFrame.VerticalOverflow = xlOartVerticalOverflowOverflow
    .TextFrame.HorizontalOverflow = xlOartHorizontalOverflowOverflow
    .TextFrame2.WordWrap = msoTrue


.TextFrame2.TextRange.Characters.Text = "TEXT " & Format(e, "00000")
    .TextFrame2.TextRange.Font.Bold = msoFalse




End With
 
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zinah said:
However, when I add below macro it bugs out "run-time error 424, Object required", can you help me fixing this macro?
Click to expand...
On what line of code does it "bug out"?

Also, where inside your macro are you putting this second code snippet?
 
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Hi,

Here are my answers:
On what line of code does it "bug out"? this line:etw = galaxyF.Width - Empl_Lbl.Width


Also, where inside your macro are you putting this second code snippet? all my macros under one module and the additional macro is exactly below the first macro
Click to expand...

Here's the full macro:
Code: 
Sub add_EMPLOYEE_rectangles()Set aSht = ActiveSheet
Set rSht = Sheets("Role Scorecard")
    rSht.Activate


Call reset_EMPLOYEE_rectangles
Dim galaxyF As Shape
Dim Empl_Lbl, Empl_Txt As Shape
    Set galaxyF = rSht.Shapes("Galaxy_frame")


Dim eCnt As Long, e As Long, pix As Long
pix = 72  'use to convert inches to pixels
    eCnt = 17  'number of data boxes in Employee Info section


Dim el, et, ew, eh As Single
Dim etl, ett, etw, eth As Single


'''BUILD THE eCnt LABEL BOX'''


For e = 1 To eCnt


    ew = galaxyF.Width / 2
    eh = galaxyF.Height / eCnt
    el = galaxyF.Left
    et = galaxyF.Top + (eh * (e - 1))
Set Empl_Lbl = rSht.Shapes.AddShape(msoShapeRectangle, el, et, ew, eh)
With Empl_Lbl
    .Name = "Empl_" & e & "_Lbl"
    .Placement = xlFreeFloating
    .Fill.ForeColor.RGB = RGB(255, 255, 255)
    .Fill.Visible = msoFalse
    .Line.ForeColor.RGB = RGB(100, 100, 100)
    .Line.Visible = False
    
    .TextFrame2.TextRange.Font.Fill.ForeColor.RGB = RGB(0, 0, 0)
    .TextFrame2.TextRange.Font.Size = 8
    .TextFrame2.TextRange.Font.Name = "Tahoma"
    .TextFrame.MarginLeft = 0.05 * pix
    .TextFrame.MarginRight = 0.15 * pix
    .TextFrame.MarginTop = 0.05 * pix
    .TextFrame.MarginBottom = 0.05 * pix
    .TextFrame2.TextRange.ParagraphFormat.Alignment = msoAlignLeft
    .TextFrame2.VerticalAnchor = msoAnchorMiddle
    .TextFrame2.AutoSize = msoAutoSizeNone
    .TextFrame.VerticalOverflow = xlOartVerticalOverflowOverflow
    .TextFrame.HorizontalOverflow = xlOartHorizontalOverflowOverflow
    .TextFrame2.WordWrap = msoTrue


Dim shp As Shape
Dim lblRng As Range
    
        Set lblRng = [LabelRange]
        i = 0
        
        For lbl = lblRng.Row To (lblRng.Row + lblRng.Rows.Count - 1)
        i = i + 1
        
        For Each Empl_Lbl In ActiveSheet.Shapes
        If InStr(1, Empl_Lbl.Name, i) > 0 Then
            Set shp = ActiveSheet.Shapes(i)
            .TextFrame2.TextRange.Characters.Text = Cells(lbl, lblRng.Column).Value '="LABEL " & e & ":"
            '.TextFrame2.TextRange.Characters.Text = Cells(lbl, lblRng.Column).Value
            .TextFrame2.TextRange.Font.Bold = msoTrue
    
            End If
        Next Empl_Lbl
        
      Next lbl


End With
Next


'''BUILD THE eCnt TEXT BOX'''


    etw = galaxyF.Width - Empl_Lbl.Width
    eth = Empl_Lbl.Height
    etl = Empl_Lbl.Left + Empl_Lbl.Width
    ett = Empl_Lbl.Top
Set Empl_Txt = rSht.Shapes.AddShape(msoShapeRectangle, etl, ett, etw, eth)


With Empl_Txt
    .Name = "Empl_" & e & "_Txt"
    .Placement = xlFreeFloating
    .Fill.ForeColor.RGB = RGB(255, 255, 255)
    .Fill.Visible = msoFalse
    .Line.ForeColor.RGB = RGB(100, 100, 100)
    .Line.Visible = False
    
    .TextFrame2.TextRange.Font.Fill.ForeColor.RGB = RGB(0, 0, 0)
    .TextFrame2.TextRange.Font.Size = 8
    .TextFrame2.TextRange.Font.Name = "Tahoma"
    .TextFrame.MarginLeft = 0.15 * pix
    .TextFrame.MarginRight = 0.05 * pix
    .TextFrame.MarginTop = 0.05 * pix
    .TextFrame.MarginBottom = 0.05 * pix
    .TextFrame2.TextRange.ParagraphFormat.Alignment = msoAlignLeft
    .TextFrame2.VerticalAnchor = msoAnchorMiddle
    .TextFrame2.AutoSize = msoAutoSizeNone
    .TextFrame.VerticalOverflow = xlOartVerticalOverflowOverflow
    .TextFrame.HorizontalOverflow = xlOartHorizontalOverflowOverflow
    .TextFrame2.WordWrap = msoTrue


.TextFrame2.TextRange.Characters.Text = "TEXT " & Format(e, "00000")
    .TextFrame2.TextRange.Font.Bold = msoFalse




End With






aSht.Activate




End Sub
 
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@zinah
When posting code please use code tags, the # icon in the reply window, rather than quotes.
Cheers
 
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@Fluff
Thank you for your input and edit, I'll make sure using code tags in future.
 
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zinah said:
Here's the full macro:
Click to expand...
Snippets from your code and comments...

Rich (BB code): 
Dim Empl_Lbl, Empl_Txt As Shape
The above line of code declares Empl_Lbl as a Variant, not as a Shape. In VBA, you must declare each variable individually as to its data type or it will default to Variant. That is not a source of your error, though, and is probably not harmful, just slightly inefficient. The above line of code should be declared this way...

Dim Empl_Lbl As Shape, Empl_Txt As Shape




Rich (BB code): 
For Each Empl_Lbl In ActiveSheet.Shapes
  If InStr(1, Empl_Lbl.Name, i) > 0 Then
    Set shp = ActiveSheet.Shapes(i)
    .TextFrame2.TextRange.Characters.Text = Cells(lbl, lblRng.Column).Value '="LABEL " & e & ":"
    '.TextFrame2.TextRange.Characters.Text = Cells(lbl, lblRng.Column).Value
    .TextFrame2.TextRange.Font.Bold = msoTrue
  End If
Next Empl_Lbl
This next one is probably the source of your error. Here you are reusing the Empl_Lbl variable as the iteration variable in a For..Next loop. Once that loop has completed, that variable is probably not referencing the Shape you expect it to be referencing when you try to execute this line of code which follows it...

etw = galaxyF.Width - Empl_Lbl.Width
 
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THANK YOU so much Rick for your clarification and walking me through the macro in depth. I'm so fresh to the macro world and started recently. But with the members of this valuable website I believe my learning journey would be easier.

Once again thank you and appreciate your time!
Have a good one.
 
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