Hide Columns based on a Cell Value

ian9999

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Hi all

I would really appreciate any help on this. I want to design a worksheet to hidecolumns depending on the value of cell A1. I am guessing I would need to use VBA to do this, but I only started looking at VBA very recently so don’t know how to do this.

The columns will start from C and contain 151 different suppliers ending at EW, we need to enter loads of data for each supplier and hiding the columns will greatly help with this data entry<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:eek:ffice:eek:ffice" /><o:p></o:p>
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Is it possible to have the VBA match the column heading against what is requested in A1 and hide all other columns?<o:p></o:p>
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As far as I’m aware the other way would be write the VBA code for each column which would be a very long winded way for all 151 different suppliers

Just so you are aware I'm using Excel 2007
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Ian :)
 

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Code:
Sub HideCols()
Dim rngTest, rngStart, rngUnion, rngC As Range
 
Set rngTest = Worksheets("Sheet3").Range("A1")
Set rngStart = Worksheets("Sheet3").Range("B1:H1")
Set rngUnion = Nothing
 
Application.ScreenUpdating = False
 
For Each rngC In rngStart
    If rngC = rngTest Then
        If rngUnion Is Nothing Then
            Set rngUnion = rngC
        Else
            Set rngUnion = Union(rngC, rngUnion)
        End If
    End If
Next rngC
 
rngStart.EntireColumn.Hidden = True
rngUnion.EntireColumn.Hidden = False
 
Application.ScreenUpdating = True
 
End Sub
 
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Hi Yard

I have copied the code into the sheet both Sheet 1 and Sheet 3 without any success

I know I am doing somehting wrong, but I can't seemt o find out what

Can you please help me with this

Thanks

Ian
 
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Define "without any success".

Do you get an error when you run the code? If so, what?

Does nothing happen when you run the code?

Are you thinking "what do you mean, 'run the code'?!"?

...

Do you want the code to run every time you change the value in cell A1? If so, is A1 a manual entry, or is it the result of a calculation?
 
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Hi Yard

I am unable to upload a HTML copy of the spreadsheet here from work, I will upload the spreadsheet when I get home tonight

The update can either be as a result of a vlookup or if the user selects a certain supplier from a drop down list

I don't see any columns of data being hidden or no error report is being reported

Many thanks for your help regarding this matter

Ian
 
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How can the update of A1 be either a VLOOKUP result or a manual entry? If you make a manual entry then you overwrite the VLOOKUP formula.

It's important to know, since it will determine the area of the code that we need to work on. If it's a manual entry then we can use the Worksheet_Change event. If it's the result of a formula we have to use the Worksheet_Calculate event (unless we can identify the manual entry which would lead to the formula changing).

Add this line of code, which will confirm that you have actually run the code or not:

Rich (BB code):
Sub HideCols()
Dim rngTest, rngStart, rngUnion, rngC As Range

MsgBox "Code is about to run"
....
 
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