insert date based on cell date

Trevor3007

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good afternoon,

i am struggling to solve my issue & hope some 'code wizard' can solve?

My issue is , if cell a2 > 0, then insert todays date. So i need a formula for that and if I use Now() the date will change all applicable cells the following day . I need the original date to stay etc.

thank you for your help & for your time today.

KR
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Code:
 Private Sub Worksheet_Change(ByVal Target As Range)
    
    
    ActiveSheet.Unprotect
   
  
    Dim rng As Range
    Dim rng2 As Range
    Dim cell As Range
    Dim r As Long
    Dim c As Long
  
    Set rng = Intersect(Target, Range("E2:H200"))
    
'   Exit sub if no cells updated in range
    If rng Is Nothing Then Exit Sub
    
    Application.EnableEvents = False
    
'   Loop through updated cells in range
    For Each cell In rng
'       Get row and column number of updated cell
        r = Target.Row
        c = Target.Column
'       Count how many cells have "Y" in current row
        Set rng2 = Range("E" & r & ":H" & r)
        If Application.WorksheetFunction.CountIf(rng2, "Y") > 1 Then
'           Clear entry
            cell.ClearContents
'           Return message
            MsgBox "You can put one Y in cell range E-H  " & cell.Address(0, 0), vbOKOnly, "ERROR!"
        ElseIf Application.WorksheetFunction.CountIf(rng2, "Y") = 1 Then
'           See which column was updated and make appropriate adjustments
            If LCase(cell) = "y" Then
                Select Case c
'                   What to do if column E updated to "y"
                    Case 5
                        'enter any desired code here
'                   What to do if column F updated to "y"
                    Case 6
                        'enter any desired code here
'                   What to do if column G updated to "y"
                    Case 7
                        'enter any desired code here
'                   What to do if column H updated to "y"
                    
                    Case 8
                        With Cells(r, "B")
                            .NumberFormat = "dd/mm/yyyy"
                            .Value = Date
                        End With
                End Select
            End If
        Else
            Cells(r, "B").Value = ""
        End If
    Next cell
    
    Application.EnableEvents = True
    
ActiveSheet.Protect DrawingObjects:=False, Contents:=True, Scenarios:= _
        False, AllowFormattingCells:=True

End Sub


is that what you require?
sorry if not, I have not done this B4
 
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Paste this code in any module in your workbook, manually run it, and tell me what it returns:
Code:
Sub AreEventsEnabled()
    MsgBox "It is " & Application.EnableEvents & " that events are enabled."
End Sub
Also, is column B on your "results" sheet protected, or part of a merged cell?
 
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hi

i pasted as requested into 'results' worksheet & it returned:-
it is true all event are enabled..

I don't have your other code in any worksheet ATM , BTW
:pray:

PS

is column B on your "results" sheet protected, or part of a merged cell?

protected


 
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hi

i pasted as requested into 'results' worksheet & it returned:-
it is true all event are enabled..

I don't have your other code in any worksheet ATM , BTW
:pray:

PS

is column B on your "results" sheet protected, or part of a merged cell?

protected
 
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is column B on your "results" sheet protected, or part of a merged cell?

protected
That is critical information! Please be sure to mention such important details.
We obviously cannot update a protected sheet unless we unprotect it first!

Here is all your code, rolled into one procedure.
Code:
Private Sub Worksheet_Change(ByVal Target As Range)

'   ********** CODE BLOCK 1 **********
    Dim rng1 As Range
    Dim cell1 As Range
    
'   Check to see if any cells updated in range G2:G200 on "testdata" sheet
    Set rng1 = Intersect(Target, Range("G2:G200"))
    
'   Exit if no cells updated in that range
    If rng1 Is Nothing Then Exit Sub
    
'   Loop through updated cells
    If Not rng1 Is Nothing Then
'       Unprotect results sheet
        Sheets("results").Activate
        ActiveSheet.Unprotect
        For Each cell1 In rng1
'           If "Y" entered in column G, ...
            If UCase(cell1) = "Y" Then
'               then update column B of same row on "result" sheet
                Sheets("results").Cells(cell1.Row, "B") = Now()
            End If
        Next cell1
'       Reprotect sheet
        ActiveSheet.Protect DrawingObjects:=False, Contents:=True, Scenarios:= _
            False, AllowFormattingCells:=True
        Sheets("testdata").Activate
    End If
    

'   ********** CODE BLOCK 2 **********
    Dim rng As Range
    Dim rng2 As Range
    Dim cell As Range
    Dim r As Long
    Dim c As Long
  
    Set rng = Intersect(Target, Range("E2:H200"))
    
'   Exit sub if no cells updated in range
    If rng Is Nothing Then Exit Sub
    
    ActiveSheet.Unprotect
    Application.EnableEvents = False
    
'   Loop through updated cells in range
    For Each cell In rng
'       Get row and column number of updated cell
        r = cell.Row
        c = cell.Column
'       Count how many cells have "Y" in current row
        Set rng2 = Range("E" & r & ":H" & r)
        If Application.WorksheetFunction.CountIf(rng2, "Y") > 1 Then
'           Clear entry
            cell.ClearContents
'           Return message
            MsgBox "You can put one Y in cell range E-H  " & cell.Address(0, 0), vbOKOnly, "ERROR!"
        ElseIf Application.WorksheetFunction.CountIf(rng2, "Y") = 1 Then
'           See which column was updated and make appropriate adjustments
            If LCase(cell) = "y" Then
                Select Case c
'                   What to do if column E updated to "y"
                    Case 5
                        'enter any desired code here
'                   What to do if column F updated to "y"
                    Case 6
                        'enter any desired code here
'                   What to do if column G updated to "y"
                    Case 7
                        'enter any desired code here
'                   What to do if column H updated to "y"
                    
                    Case 8
                        With Cells(r, "B")
                            .NumberFormat = "dd/mm/yyyy"
                            .Value = Date
                        End With
                End Select
            End If
        Else
            Cells(r, "B").Value = ""
        End If
    Next cell
    
    Application.EnableEvents = True
    
    ActiveSheet.Protect DrawingObjects:=False, Contents:=True, Scenarios:= _
        False, AllowFormattingCells:=True
    
    
End Sub
 
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thanks again,


all seemed great but:

in my original code if any cell with in e-h had 2 x y it would issue a message:-

You can put one Y in cell range E-H and displays the applicable 2nd Y cell ref and removes the 2 Y , when your code is included it does not display the error message

also, when the Y is removed, it does not remove the date from the range b2:b200 on the results worksheet. and I noticed that you are using now() within your code, would not date change when the file is used again on another day ? (IE all previous work done on 21/8/18 would change to the IE 22/8/18?)

The original date must remain as they are used for daily/weekly management statistics

so sorry to send you disappointing news :{ but I do appreciate all your hard work of course :)
 
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You can put one Y in cell range E-H and displays the applicable 2nd Y cell ref and removes the 2 Y , when your code is included it does not display the error message
Sorry, I forgot to remove the part about exit the sub at the top of the code. I have amended that.

also, when the Y is removed, it does not remove the date from the range b2:b200 on the results worksheet.
You didn't mention that as a requirement. I have updated the code so that if the value in column G is removed, the corresponding time stamp in column B on the "results" will be removed.

I noticed that you are using now() within your code, would not date change when the file is used again on another day ? (IE all previous work done on 21/8/18 would change to the IE 22/8/18?)
No, I have explained this twice already (in post 8 and 10). Using NOW() in VBA is NOT the same as using =NOW() on the spreadsheet. If you don't believe me, it is really easy to prove to yourself.
Update cell G2 to "Y", and then take a look at the contents of cell B2 on the "results" sheet. Do you see the "=NOW()" formula in that cell, or do you see a hard-coded date/time?
Now, save your file, wait a few minutes, and open it back up. Check cell B2 on the "results" sheet again. Has the time changed? You will see that it doesn't.

The only way that date/time will be updated again is if you type "Y" into column G on the "testdata" sheet again.
If you like, we can add a further check that says if there is already a time stamp in column B on the "results" sheet, do not update it if they accidentally enter "Y" again in column G on the "testdata" sheet.

I also changed the order of these two things in the VBA code to make the two things work a little better. Here is the latest version of the code.
Code:
Private Sub Worksheet_Change(ByVal Target As Range)


'   ********** CODE BLOCK 1 **********
    Dim rng As Range
    Dim rng2 As Range
    Dim cell As Range
    Dim r As Long
    Dim c As Long
  
    Set rng = Intersect(Target, Range("E2:H200"))
    
    ActiveSheet.Unprotect
    Application.EnableEvents = False
    
    If Not rng Is Nothing Then
'       Loop through updated cells in range
        For Each cell In rng
'           Get row and column number of updated cell
            r = cell.Row
            c = cell.Column
'           Count how many cells have "Y" in current row
            Set rng2 = Range("E" & r & ":H" & r)
            If Application.WorksheetFunction.CountIf(rng2, "Y") > 1 Then
'               Clear entry
                cell.ClearContents
'               Return message
                MsgBox "You can put one Y in cell range E-H  " & cell.Address(0, 0), vbOKOnly, "ERROR!"
            ElseIf Application.WorksheetFunction.CountIf(rng2, "Y") = 1 Then
'               See which column was updated and make appropriate adjustments
                If LCase(cell) = "y" Then
                    Select Case c
'                       What to do if column E updated to "y"
                        Case 5
                            'enter any desired code here
'                       What to do if column F updated to "y"
                        Case 6
                            'enter any desired code here
'                       What to do if column G updated to "y"
                        Case 7
                            'enter any desired code here
'                       What to do if column H updated to "y"
                        Case 8
                            With Cells(r, "B")
                                .NumberFormat = "dd/mm/yyyy"
                                .Value = Date
                            End With
                    End Select
                End If
            Else
                Cells(r, "B").Value = ""
            End If
        Next cell
    
        Application.EnableEvents = True
    
        ActiveSheet.Protect DrawingObjects:=False, Contents:=True, Scenarios:= _
            False, AllowFormattingCells:=True
        
    End If
    

'   ********** CODE BLOCK 2 **********
    Dim rng1 As Range
    Dim cell1 As Range
    
'   Check to see if any cells updated in range G2:G200 on "testdata" sheet
    Set rng1 = Intersect(Target, Range("G2:G200"))
    
'   Loop through updated cells
    If Not rng1 Is Nothing Then
'       Unprotect results sheet
        Sheets("results").Activate
        ActiveSheet.Unprotect
        For Each cell1 In rng1
            Select Case UCase(cell1)
'               Add date stamp to column B on "results" sheet if "Y" added to column G
                Case "Y"
                    Sheets("results").Cells(cell1.Row, "B") = Now()
'               Clear date stamp from column B on "results" if column G changed to blank
                Case ""
                    Sheets("results").Cells(cell1.Row, "B").ClearContents
            End Select
        Next cell1
'       Reprotect sheet
        ActiveSheet.Protect DrawingObjects:=False, Contents:=True, Scenarios:= _
            False, AllowFormattingCells:=True
        Sheets("testdata").Activate
    End If
    
    
End Sub
 
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thank you for all your hard work.


As for the date remaining, actully this is OK and will be an asset to the stats :}


However ….

a couple of issues unfortunately

when I place 2 x Y in any cell between E2:H200 range I don't get the error message as before?
and on the testdata sheet, placing a Y in any cell within h2:h200 range it should (as previously) trigger a date stamp in the range b2:b200.

KR
Trevor
 
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thank you for all your hard work.


As for the date remaining, actully this is OK and will be an asset to the stats :}


However ….

a couple of issues unfortunately

when
I place 2 x Y in any cell between E2:H200 range (IE e2 & f2) I don't get the error message as before (testdata)?
and also the testdata sheet, placing a Y in any cell within h2:h200 range (ie h2) it should (as previously) trigger a date stamp in the range b2:b200 (ie b2).

KR
Trevor

PS
sorry I should have added this in my previous post to you & realised after allowed 10min edit limit
 
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