Vba

[mmdmalta]

Hello, I am trying to make multiple selections in a drop-down list in Excel. I know the only way is to use a VBA code. I have my drop down list in Data Validation list in Column G, and my drop down in column I. Here is the vba code that i'm using.... and it's not working. I did the code exactly the way it was explained on line and I also tried removing the two parts with the apostrophe (underneath Private Sub Worksheet" and it still did not work. I did a test using the Target Address they listed in the VBA and it worked, but it won't work in my document with the cells i mentioned above. Can someone tell me what i'm missing in this VBA formula.Option Explicit

Private Sub Worksheet_Change(ByVal Target As Range)

'Code by Sumit Bansal from https://trumpexcel.com
' To make mutliple selections in a Drop Down List in Excel

Dim Oldvalue As String
Dim Newvalue As String

On Error GoTo Exitsub
If Target.Address = "$g$43" Then
If Target.SpecialCells(xlCellTypeAllValidation) Is Nothing Then
GoTo Exitsub
Else: If Target.Value = "" Then GoTo Exitsub Else
Application.EnableEvents = False
Newvalue = Target.Value
Application.Undo
Oldvalue = Target.Value
If Oldvalue = "" Then
Target.Value = Newvalue
Else
Target.Value = Oldvalue & ", " & Newvalue
End If
End If
End If
Application.EnableEvents = True
Exitsub:
Application.EnableEvents = True
End Sub

 

[JLGWhiz]

With the code, as currently written, your dropdown would have to be in cell G43 and that would have to be the cell that is changed. The Target variable in the code refers to the cell (or cells) which are selected at the time the change occurs on the worksheet. You cannot use a precedent cell to change the value in a linked cell and then use the linked cell to evaluate as the target. The target was the cell that was selected.