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  1. searlerm

    Shell Compile error calling program from excel VB

    Hi all I wonder whether anyone can help me with this one please... I am trying to call an external application from within Excel VB but am getting a "Compile error - Expected list separator or )" message. The command line is as below and I have simply prefixed it with "shell(". The command...
  2. searlerm

    Hhidden Crystal dialogue box on extended desktop

    HI I am using an extended desktop/screen with my laptop & am running Crystal reports. When I go to open a dialogue box, it doesn't appear but is obviously open as I can't do anything else in Crystal unless I press the Esc. Button Can anyone help please?
  3. searlerm

    Group date fields by month n pivot table

    Hi I have a pivot table with invoices by date & product quantities on each invoice. The raw data comes from Access using date/time a fields. I have grouped the invoices into days, months & then years using the group facility but this now prevents me from formatting the invoices dates as...
  4. searlerm

    Filter list of transactions from as MS Query by date range

    Hi I am trying to setup an ODBC query where one of my source fields is "Date" and I want to be able to select a date range on which to filter the information at runtime - i.e. each time I run the query. How can I set this up so that I can enter the start & end dates of the range each time I...
  5. searlerm

    How do I set CurrentPage value in pivot table from drop down box?

    I have a pivottable with "Date" as the page field and this feeds into a drop-down combo box on another sheet via a macro. I want to be able to change the currentpage value in the pivot table by selecting a different date from the combo box but can't seem to think of the macro required. Can...
  6. searlerm

    Create drop down box based on pivot page items?

    I am using a pivot table with Page items being dates of transactions and want to be able to use a Combo-Box on another sheet to select the required date. I have looked at Getpivotdata etc and various basic VB codes but am a bit lost. Can anyone advise please?
  7. searlerm

    Word repeats data entry field request with Fill-in Field

    I am using fill-in fields in basic Word documents to allow the user to enter information in a dialogue box when a template is opened, so that Word places the entered text in the correct place. This is to create standard forms. When I open such documents, Word pops up the field entry boxes...
  8. searlerm

    How do I create dynamic hyperlinks to new Excel worksheets?

    I have drafted a macro to create new sheets in a workbook which are named as per the user entry into a text box on a user form. This works fine but I also want to create a hyperlink "Contents" type table pointing to each sheet as part of the macro. I can do this using a line as...
  9. searlerm

    Date format error in Windows 2000

    I have recently upgraded from Win98 to Windows 2000 & the system seems to want US date formats (i.e. "mm/dd/yyy")even though my regional settings are set for UK (i.e. "dd/mm/yyy"). In other systems this can be fixed by editing the win.ini International settings but these...
  10. searlerm

    Changing ODBC links in Excel

    Is there a way to change an ODBC link in excel without having to recreate the entire query?
  11. searlerm

    Referring to next page number in Word

    I am trying to automate a page number reference in Word whereby I have a footer on each page along the lines of "Continued.......xx" where [/u]xx is the number of the next page. I think I need to use a formula such as 1+ "Page" number field but Word won't accept any...
  12. searlerm

    Running totals in Excel Pivot tables

    Does anyone know how to create a running total in the data area of a pivot table? The table is taken from data in another sheet in the same workbook & using the summary field option I can only get #N/A errors

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