Dependent Drop Down Lists - Dependent List Offers No Options?

mjhyne

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Hi all,

Was recommended to visit by a colleague whom people here had previously helped somewhat massively, hoping you won't mind me asking for your assistance as well!

I'm almost certain that this is a really stupid, obvious thing I'm doing wrong, but despite a lot of Googling, different guides & searching these forums, I am still at something of a loss.


So, I've followed a few guides, including: this one.

Seems like its fairly easy right? Create a Row with Headers which forms the first Drop Down List, in this case, I have Headers from I1:P1.

Under each of these are a list of options relevant only to that Header, forming a range I2:P7.


What I Did:

Following the guides, I first applied my Drop Down in B5, reading I1:P1 (this, despite my obvious Excel deficiencies, works fine, as have many before it).

Then, I selected the range, including the Headers, I1:P7 & used Formulas > Create from Selection, using only the "Top Row" Check Box.

Following that, I create a new Drop Down List with Data Validation in cell B22, using the formula:
Code:
=INDIRECT(SUBSTITUTE(B5," ","_"))


Errors & Problems:

However, at this point I get the message:
The Source Currently evaluates to an error. Do you want to continue?


Which, presumably, is my big red flag, because if you try to proceed, the Dependent Drop Down Box offers you a Drop Down Arrow, but nothing more. No options at all.


Like I said, I'm certain that it's a classic case of user error on my part, but I've tried removing the spaces in my range (which is what I had been led to believe the "substitute" portion of my formula was to account for) & a couple of other things I could think of. Unfortunately, this is beyond my limited Excel skill set.

If you are able to help, thanks in advance, & if not, thanks for looking :)
 

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You will get that error if the B5 does not have a value, when you create the new DV.
However once you have selected a value in B5 the DV in B22 should work
 
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I would have sworn blue that I had thought of, & tested that. But its a new day, a new week & the thing is actually working!

Thank you for your help, & apologies that I was even more of an ejit than I had thought!
 
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You're welcome & thanks for the feedback
 
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