'Data Validation from a Dropdown list with additional settings
I have a workbook that I'm trying to amend to validate what is being entered based on the text entered + another field that has already been entered.
So the users would enter ABC in B5, then as they type into A8 I want the validation to be ABC + Whatever is typed.
I have the following VBA today:
Option Explicit
Private Sub Worksheet_SelectionChange(ByVal target As Range)
'Update by Extendoffice: 2018/9/21
' Update by Chris Brackett 2018-11-30
Dim xWs As Worksheet
Set xWs = Application.ActiveSheet
On Error Resume Next
Dim xCombox As OLEObject
Set xCombox = xWs.OLEObjects("PartsCombo")
' Added this to auto select all text when activating the combox box.
xCombox.SetFocus
With xCombox
.ListFillRange = vbNullString
.LinkedCell = vbNullString
.Visible = False
End With
Dim xStr As String
Dim xArr
If target.Validation.Type = xlValidateList Then
' The target cell contains Data Validation.
target.Validation.InCellDropdown = False
' Cancel the "SelectionChange" event.
Dim Cancel As Boolean
Cancel = True
xStr = target.Validation.Formula1
xStr = Right(xStr, Len(xStr) - 1)
If xStr = vbNullString Then Exit Sub
With xCombox
.Visible = True
.Left = target.Left
.Top = target.Top
.Width = target.Width + 5
.Height = target.Height + 5
.ListFillRange = xStr
If .ListFillRange = vbNullString Then
xArr = Split(xStr, ",")
Me.PartsCombo.List = xArr
End If
.LinkedCell = target.Address
End With
xCombox.Activate
Me.PartsCombo.DropDown
End If
End Sub
Private Sub PartsCombo_KeyDown( _
ByVal KeyCode As MSForms.ReturnInteger, _
ByVal Shift As Integer)
Select Case KeyCode
Case 9 ' Tab key
Application.ActiveCell.Offset(0, 1).Activate
Case 13 ' Pause key
Application.ActiveCell.Offset(1, 0).Activate
End Select
End Sub
Here is an image of the sheet:
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