VBA Loop for Column select from input box

Earlyfreak

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I have a input box to select the column with the dates thenwhere I want to put the time span into words.
I am trying to use a loop to enter formula down the column but keep getting error's


Code:
Sub DateSpan2Words()
Dim DateNumCol As Integer
Dim TimeSpanCol As Integer
Dim isnumber As Long
Dim MyCol As Long
Application.ScreenUpdating = False
On Error Resume Next
MyCol = ActiveCell.Column
DateNumCol = Application.InputBox(Prompt:="If not this column, then Enter Column Number where Date is In", Default:=MyCol, Type:=1)
TimeSpanCol = Application.InputBox(Prompt:="Enter Column Number where Time Span to be entered in", Default:=MyCol, Type:=1)
FinalRow = Cells(Rows.Count, LocNumcol).End(xlUp).row
On Error Resume Next
For i = 1 To FinalRow
).VaCells(i, TimeSpanCollue = .FormulaR1C1 = _
        "=IFERROR(IF(DATEDIF(RC[-1],TODAY(),""y"")=0,"""",DATEDIF(RC[-1],TODAY(),""y"")&"" years "")&IF(DATEDIF(RC[-1],TODAY(),""ym"")=0,"""",DATEDIF(RC[-1],TODAY(),""ym"")&"" months "")&IF(DATEDIF(RC[-1],TODAY(),""md"")=0,"""",DATEDIF(RC[-1],TODAY(),""md"")&"" days""),"""")"
  Next
Application.ScreenUpdating = True
End Sub
[CODE]

errors on the loop "Cells(i, TimeSpanCol).Value = .FormulaR1C1 = _"
any direction would be greatly appreciated
 
What is the error message & number, & what line is highlighted?
 
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Code:
Cells(i, TimeSpanCol).FormulaR1C1 = _
"=IFERROR(IF(DATEDIF(RC" & DateNumCol & ",TODAY(),""y"")=0,"",DATEDIF(RC" & DateNumCol & ",TODAY(),""y"")&"" years "")&IF(DATEDIF(RC" & DateNumCol & ",TODAY(),""ym"")=0,"""",DATEDIF(RC" & DateNumCol & ",TODAY(),""ym"")&"" months "")&IF(DATEDIF(RC" & DateNumCol & ",TODAY(),""md"")=0,"""",DATEDIF(RC" & DateNumCol & ",TODAY(),""md"")&"" days""),"""")"
Next

line-0
 
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We got it Fluff with your direction I checked and added two more "" after Year between next Datedif

final working code

Code:
Sub WorkingSolutionDateSpan2Words()
    
Dim DateNumCol As Integer
Dim TimeSpanCol As Integer
'Dim isnumber As Long
Dim MyCol As Long
Application.ScreenUpdating = False
On Error GoTo DateSpan2Words_Error
MyCol = ActiveCell.Column
DateNumCol = Application.InputBox(Prompt:="If not this column, then Enter Column Number where Date is In", Default:=MyCol, Type:=1)
TimeSpanCol = Application.InputBox(Prompt:="Enter Column Number where Time Span to be entered in", Default:=MyCol, Type:=1)
FinalRow = Cells(Rows.Count, DateNumCol).End(xlUp).row
For i = 1 To FinalRow
Cells(i, TimeSpanCol).FormulaR1C1 = _
"=IFERROR(IF(DATEDIF(RC" & DateNumCol & ",TODAY(),""y"")=0,"""",DATEDIF(RC" & DateNumCol & ",TODAY(),""y"")&"" years "")&IF(DATEDIF(RC" & DateNumCol & ",TODAY(),""ym"")=0,"""",DATEDIF(RC" & DateNumCol & ",TODAY(),""ym"")&"" months "")&IF(DATEDIF(RC" & DateNumCol & ",TODAY(),""md"")=0,"""",DATEDIF(RC" & DateNumCol & ",TODAY(),""md"")&"" days""),"""")"
Next
  
   On Error GoTo 0
    Exit Sub
Application.ScreenUpdating = True
DateSpan2Words_Error:
    MsgBox "Error " & Err.Number & " (" & Err.Description & ") in procedure DateSpan2Words, line " & Erl & "."
End Sub



Thanks for guiding me through, much appreciated. Thanks for the education.
 
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If your dates are in col A, try
Code:
"=IFERROR(IF(DATEDIF(RC1,TODAY(),""y"")=0,"""",DATEDIF(RC1,TODAY(),""y"")&"" years "")&IF(DATEDIF(RC1,TODAY(),""ym"")=0,"""",DATEDIF(RC1,TODAY(),""ym"")&"" months "")&IF(DATEDIF(RC1,TODAY(),""md"")=0,"""",DATEDIF(RC1,TODAY(),""md"")&"" days""),"""")"
 
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