past no possible

[fette_hehne]

HI,


I created a command button which delets the any content in a certain range

Private Sub CommandButton1_Click()
Worksheets("Paste").Range("A6:N6200").ClearContents
End Sub

When I now copy a certain range from another spreadsheet and want to paste this selection into the first worksheet where I deleted the previous content neither CTRL + V nor Edit/Paste is working. What is the reason for that????

I checked under Tools/Options whether 'Show past option buttion' has been selcted and it is still ticked.

 

[erik.van.geit]

Hello, fette_hehne,

When I now copy a certain range from another spreadsheet and want to paste this selection into the first worksheet where I deleted the previous content neither CTRL + V nor Edit/Paste is working. What is the reason for that????

in what order did you proceed ?

this won't work
COPY
click button
try to paste
why: even manually you cannot copy then do another operation and then paste

this will work
click button
COPY
PASTE

this way you can paste the values
even when you do operations in between

Public arr As Variant

Sub test()
arr = Range("A1:A10")
End Sub

Sub continue()
Range("C1").ClearContents
'any code
Range("B1:B10") = arr
End Sub

kind regards,
Erik

 

[fette_hehne]

That is the reason why I am suprised myself. The order is:

1) Click the command button which deletes the contents of the range
2) Go to another workbook
3) copy a range there
4) go back to the original workbook
5) paste the copied cells

For step 2 I didnt open an entirely new excel, so they are running under the same excel application.

The problem arrises at the 5) step. No past icon


However after the step 5) I type a value into a cell, select it the paste icon appears and paste is possible again.
Any idea why?

 

[fette_hehne]

Actually CTRL- V does not work nore Edit/Paste, however pasting via the clipboard works. What is the reason, because I do not want to be tied to only using the clipboard, as the users will want to use that funtion.

 

[GlennUK]

At step 5), do you click in a cell before you try to paste? If not, does the focus remain with the CommandButton?

 

[erik.van.geit]

do you have any event in your VBA (sheetmodule)?
like

Private Sub Worksheet_Activate()

End Sub

 

[fette_hehne]

Dear Erik

thank you very much. I have been sitting here for two hours to figur it out. Yes, I had the following activate event.

Private Sub Worksheet_Activate()

End Sub

I deleted it and the paste function works perfectly.