general purpose VBA routines that you find useful ? 3

[electricpete]

I'd be interested to hear if you have any general purpose excel vba routines that you find especially helpful

The one I'll present is one that was discussed in another thread thread770-485250

In there I had presented a cell highlighter routine so you can keep track of the current cell if you have multiple windows open (excel's built in current-cell highlighter disappears if you shift focus to another window).
That previous version did have the undesirable characteristic of wiping out some existing formatting of the sheet.
3DDave made a comment which suggested that conditional formatting could overcome that limitation.
I have redone that code to use conditional formatting for highlighting, and that fixed the problem, it doesn't interfere with formatting (minor exception at the end):
[ul]
[li]It doesn't wipe out any existing permanent formatting.[/li]
[li]It doesn't wipe out any existing conditional formatting (I wasn't as sure of this, but my experimentation supports the conclusion.[/li]
[li]It doesn't interfere with using the paintbrush formatter tool to paste format from current selection to another location in the same sheet.[/li]
[li]...(even though you can't see the format while your cursor is in that cell due to the highlighting).[/li]
[li]It DOES interfere with using the paintbrush formatter tool to paste format from current selection to another location in a DIFFERENT sheet[/li]
[li]... (because the target sheet doesn't have the same macro to help clear out that cell highlighting format)[/li]
[li]... I don't think it's a big problem, just don't paste formats from the highlighter sheet into a different sheet[/li]
[li]... ... the fact that you have a big yellow highlight in the cell is an obvious clue that naturally reminds you to think about effects of copying format from that cell[/li]
[/ul]

It only works on one sheet, not a whole workbook.
Below is the new code, which should be pasted into the code area for a particular sheet, NOT into a module area.
Let me know if you have any problem with it. And let us know your own favorite general purpose vba routines

Sub Worksheet_SelectionChange(ByVal Target As Excel.Range)

' Current Cell row/column highlighter
' update 072121 - uses conditional formating, and "union"
' Usage note - if for some reason a cell remains highlighted
'     ... which is not the current cell, then fix it by
'     ... clicking on that cell and then clicking on any other cell

Static lastRow, lastCol ' Holds the cell coordinates from last call to sub

Dim mySheet As Sheet1
Dim thisRange, lastRange As Range
Dim thisFC, lastFC As FormatCondition
Set mySheet = Target.Parent

' Clear highlighting from last (previous) cell from last call to this function:
If lastRow <> "" Then  ' don't proceed if empty values (when initially open workbook)
  Set lastRange = Union(mySheet.Rows(lastRow), mySheet.Columns(lastCol)) '  builds a range that highlights both row and column of last cell
  With lastRange
    For Each lastFC In .FormatConditions
      If lastFC.Type = xlExpression And (lastFC.Formula1 = "=ROW()>0") Then
         lastFC.Delete
      End If
    Next lastFC
  End With
End If

' Highlight current cell:
Set thisRange = Union(mySheet.Rows(Target.Row), mySheet.Columns(Target.Column)) '  builds a range that highlights both row and column of current cell
Set thisFC = thisRange.FormatConditions.Add(Type:=xlExpression, Formula1:="=ROW()>0")
With thisFC
   .SetFirstPriority
    With .Interior
      .Color = vbYellow
      .Pattern = xlSolid
    End With
End With

' Save lastRow and lastCol for the next call...
lastRow = Target.Row
lastCol = Target.Column

End Sub

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[1503-44]

Got quite a few, but not GP, except for one.

It supplements Excel's built-in unit conversion function. The built-in CONVERT function is quite nice with lots of units, although some options are bit weird. Not often I want to convert km to angstroms or light years. It has many basic conversions, but lacks flow rates, velocities and a lot of units particular to engineering work. It also isn't very good at giving you hints of what built-in conversion units are available and the unit abbreviations are hard to remember.

So... I wrote a module that first tries to convert my number using Excel's built-in units, but when it does not find MMCFD to m3/h, it checks my custom unit conversions and gives me the answer I want in my desired units. I also included a form with a button that lists all XL built-in units and their abbreviations for easy reference. With one leg in the US and the other in Europe, I find it is pretty helpful. Lbm/hr to kg/s, or gal/m to m3/h, W/m2 to BTU/ft2-s ... directly. No muss, no fuss.

 

[IRstuff]

I despise having to do unit conversions in Excel, which is why most of my stuff involving units is done in Mathcad. All the conversion is done in the background. I enter something in angstroms, and ask for it in light years, and it does it, no fuss, little muss. Conversion factors are are the worst; was THAT one divided into the quantity or multiplied, ACK!

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[electricpete]

Haha, I'm going to try to slip in a length measurement in units of lightyears into one of my evaluations... then I'll find out if my boss actually reads it.

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[skeletron]

Very novice VBA user here (unfortunately). But my two general purpose programs are:

1. A "Paste as Text" macro. For a spectra analysis calc, I pull the data from a standard website and the bring it to the line and paste as text. It saves me about 4-5 keystrokes and clicking through the menu.

2. A "Clear Inputs" macro. Basically helps me start a sheet fresh.

Both were created with recording, so I actually didn't have to code anything. Once I get some time I would like to start getting more coding going on to limit some of my calcs in cell. It's a slow process.

 

[IRstuff]

Which version of Excel are you using? Paste as Text should be on the right-click context menu; that's faster than even hunting for a macro, unless you've installed it directly on a context menu.

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[1503-44]

The kool thing about light years is you can use it for length, vol and time.

1,000,000,000 m3/yr = = 1E-39 m2LY
Mass rates get a little tricky.

 

[IRstuff]

One thing annoying about the speed of light is that when we test laser rangefinders, we HAVE to use the speed of light in air, which hardly anyone knows, since everyone is always using the vacuum speed of light. Tiny error it is, but big enough to fail a laser rangefinder.

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[Denial]

One (rather large) subroutine that I use frequently is for ensuring that Excel's XY-Chart has equal scaling on its two axes. I use it whenever I am using the chart to create a data-driven diagram rather than an actual graph.

ElectricPete will recognise it, because he contributed to its evolution.

I thought I had put into my FAQ Archive, but if I did it has since disappeared.

Sub GiveActivePlotEqualScales()
'
'  PURPOSE
'
'  Changes the X and Y scales of an Excel XY-Scatter chart by
'  exactly the right amount to result in the two scales being equal.
'
'  The chart, which can be embedded in a worksheet or can be on its
'  own ChartSheet, has to be "active" when this subroutine runs.
'
'  The subroutine will not run on a protected worksheet unless the
'  protection allows the user to "edit objects".  However a user who
'  can "edit objects" can also mess up the plot in various ways, so
'  the protection would seem to be somewhat pointless.
'
'  HISTORY
'
'  The original subroutine was developed by Jon Peltier, and placed
'  on his PeltierTech website at URL
'  [URL unfurl="true"]www.peltiertech.com/Excel/Charts/SquareGrid.html[/URL]
'  where it was still accessible in September 2015.
'  A modified version of the routine was placed on the "Engineering
'  spreadsheets" forum of the Eng-Tips web site ([URL unfurl="true"]www.Eng-Tips.com)[/URL]
'  by contributor Panars in December 2005, in thread 770-141275.
'  Two other EngTip-ers, Electricpete and Denial then made some
'  further modifications to it as the thread developed.
'
'  In 2010 Denial posted an improved version on Eng-Tips.  See
'  thread 770-274998.   The main problem fixed was that for
'  charts with at least one axis displayed there were still some,
'  seemingly random, circumstances under which the resulting scales
'  would not be adequately equal.
'
'  MODIFICATIONS SINCE MID 2015
'
'  Sep 2015.  Correction for where a worksheet has more than one embedded
'      chart object.  (Previously chart object 1's series were used to
'      calculate the scaling factors for all the chart objects.)
'  Sep 2015.  In charts where only one axis is utilised we now set that
'      axis's MajorUnitsIsAuto parameter to True.  This avoids some grossly
'      inappropriate label spacings under some circumstances.
'  24Sep15.  This updated version was posted on Eng-Tips
'      as thread 770-395377 and as FAQ 770-1901.
'  27Sep15.  Added check for whether a chart is actually "active".
'
Dim s As Series, PointsList As Variant, PointCount As Long
Dim PlotInHt As Double, PlotInWd As Double
Dim HaveXaxis As Boolean, HaveYaxis As Boolean
Dim PlotName As String, PlotNumb As Long
Dim TypeOfPlot As Long, SubtypeOfPlot As Long
Dim IsEmbedded As Boolean
Dim Xmax As Double, Xmin As Double, Xdel As Double
Dim Ymax As Double, Ymin As Double, Ydel As Double
Dim XmaxData As Double, XminData As Double
Dim YmaxData As Double, YminData As Double
Dim Xpix As Double, Ypix As Double
Dim Distort As Double, Distort_pc As Double
Dim CycleCount As Long, MaxCycles As Long
Dim AxisControlling As String
Dim MoveDist As Double, Shift As Long
Dim Margin As Double, Temp As Double
'
Const SubName As String = "GiveActivePlotEqualScales"
'
'  Check whether there is in fact an active chart.
'
If ActiveChart Is Nothing Then
    MsgBox "There is no active chart.", , "Subroutine " & SubName
    Exit Sub
End If
'
'  Determine whether the active chart is embedded in a worksheet or
'  is a sheet in its own right.  (If the activesheet's type is not
'  a worksheet, assume that it is a chart.)
'
IsEmbedded = (ActiveSheet.Type = xlWorksheet)
'
With ActiveChart    'The "End With" for this is at the very end of the subroutine.
'
'  Get various properties of the chart.  Check chart type.
'
If IsEmbedded Then
    PlotName = .Parent.Name
Else
    PlotName = .Name
End If
TypeOfPlot = .Type
SubtypeOfPlot = .ChartType
If TypeOfPlot <> xlXYScatter Then
    MsgBox "Scale-equalising macro is intended only for an XY Scatter chart.", , _
           PlotName & " / " & SubName
    Exit Sub
End If
'
'  Get presence/absence for each axis.
'
HaveXaxis = .HasAxis(xlCategory)
HaveYaxis = .HasAxis(xlValue)
'
'  Determine the extreme X and Y values of all the data points,
'  looping through all the data series on the chart.
'
'  Note that VBA generates an error if we try to do anything with
'  an empty series:  hence the need for the "on error" statements.
'
Xmin = 9.999999E+100:   Ymin = Xmin:   Xmax = -Xmin:   Ymax = Xmax
PointCount = 0
If IsEmbedded Then
    PlotNumb = ActiveChart.Parent.Index
    For Each s In ActiveSheet.ChartObjects(PlotNumb).Chart.SeriesCollection
        On Error Resume Next
        PointCount = PointCount + s.Points.Count
        PointsList = s.XValues
        Xmax = Application.Max(Xmax, PointsList)
        Xmin = Application.Min(Xmin, PointsList)
        PointsList = s.Values
        Ymax = Application.Max(Ymax, PointsList)
        Ymin = Application.Min(Ymin, PointsList)
        On Error GoTo 0
    Next s
Else
    For Each s In .SeriesCollection
        On Error Resume Next
        PointCount = PointCount + s.Points.Count
        PointsList = s.XValues
        Xmax = Application.Max(Xmax, PointsList)
        Xmin = Application.Min(Xmin, PointsList)
        PointsList = s.Values
        Ymax = Application.Max(Ymax, PointsList)
        Ymin = Application.Min(Ymin, PointsList)
        On Error GoTo 0
    Next s
End If
'
'  Suppress the following two error messages, because in the present
'  context the subroutine is being initiated automatically.  (And
'  we don't want to alarm the user, do we?)
'
If PointCount <= 0 Then
'    MsgBox "Chart contains no points.", , PlotName & " / " & SubName
    Exit Sub
End If
If Xmax - Xmin + Ymax - Ymin <= 1E-20 Then
'    MsgBox "Chart is of zero size.", , PlotName & " / " & SubName
    Exit Sub
End If
'
'  Expand these maximum and minimum values very slightly, so that
'  line segments running along the very edge of the graph area
'  do not get missed.  If the chart sub-type is "smoothed"
'  use a bit more expansion, to allow for the smoothed edges to
'  extend beyond the actual data points.
'
'  The sizes used for these "margins" are no better than guesses.
'
Margin = 0.005
If SubtypeOfPlot = xlXYScatterSmooth Or _
   SubtypeOfPlot = xlXYScatterSmoothNoMarkers Then Margin = 0.04
Temp = Margin * (Xmax - Xmin)
Xmax = Xmax + Temp
Xmin = Xmin - Temp
Temp = Margin * (Ymax - Ymin)
Ymax = Ymax + Temp
Ymin = Ymin - Temp
'
'  Record these max & min values for later use.
'
XminData = Xmin:   XmaxData = Xmax:   YminData = Ymin:   YmaxData = Ymax
'
'  If we have an X axis, find out what MajorUnit would auto-apply.
'
If HaveXaxis Then
    With .Axes(xlCategory)
        .MaximumScaleIsAuto = True
        .MinimumScaleIsAuto = True
        .MajorUnitIsAuto = True
        Xdel = .MajorUnit
        .MaximumScaleIsAuto = False
        .MinimumScaleIsAuto = False
        .MajorUnitIsAuto = False
    End With
    If Xmax = Xmin Then Xdel = 0
End If
'
'  If we have a Y axis, find out what MajorUnit would auto-apply.
'
If HaveYaxis Then
    With .Axes(xlValue)
        .MaximumScaleIsAuto = True
        .MinimumScaleIsAuto = True
        .MajorUnitIsAuto = True
        Ydel = .MajorUnit
        .MaximumScaleIsAuto = False
        .MinimumScaleIsAuto = False
        .MajorUnitIsAuto = False
    End With
    If Ymax = Ymin Then Ydel = 0
End If
'
'  If have both X and Y axes, use the larger MajorUnit for both.
'
If HaveXaxis And HaveYaxis Then
    If Ydel >= Xdel Then
        Xdel = Ydel
    Else
        Ydel = Xdel
    End If
End If
'
'  For directions with axes, round the minimum values down to be
'  multiples of the axis's MajorUnit.  Round only the "minimum"
'  values, since these are the ones that serve as the base for the
'  markings along the axes.  (And if we do it for the maximum
'  as well we risk overconstraining our problem.)
'
'  At the same time, set the MajorUnit.
'  Note that the calculation for the MajorUnit needs to be
'  set to "Auto" if the axis concerned is the only axis in use,
'  or the unit spacing can be badly wrong. (MajorAxisIsAuto was
'  set to False near the start of the subroutine.)
'
If HaveXaxis And Xdel <> 0 Then
    Xmin = Xdel * Round((Xmin - 0.5 * Xdel) / Xdel)
    If HaveYaxis Then
        .Axes(xlCategory).MajorUnit = Xdel
    Else
        .Axes(xlCategory).MajorUnitIsAuto = True
    End If
End If
If HaveYaxis And Ydel <> 0 Then
    Ymin = Ydel * Round((Ymin - 0.5 * Ydel) / Ydel)
    If HaveXaxis Then
        .Axes(xlValue).MajorUnit = Ydel
    Else
        .Axes(xlValue).MajorUnitIsAuto = True
    End If
End If
'
'  Get the dimensions of the part of the chart used for the actual
'  graphing, then use these to calculate the present values of the
'  relative scaling factors in the X & Y directions.
'
PlotInWd = .PlotArea.InsideWidth
PlotInHt = .PlotArea.InsideHeight
Xpix = (Xmax - Xmin) / PlotInWd
Ypix = (Ymax - Ymin) / PlotInHt
'
'  We can now set about equalising the scales.  In an ideal world
'  this would be a simple, single pass, exercise.  But it turns
'  out that, for a chart that has any axes displayed, a change to
'  the defined extents of a displayed axis will sometimes change
'  the chart's InsideWidth or InsideHeight properties.  I cannot
'  find a way to predict when this will or will not happen.
'
'  This behaviour is a major PITA.  It requires us to adopt an
'  iterative approach.  Implement the iterations with a For—Next
'  loop, and set a fairly low limit on the maximum number of
'  iterations allowed.  (But not too low:  I had one chart which
'  required 9 iterations to achieve adequately equal scales.)
'
MaxCycles = 15
For CycleCount = 1 To MaxCycles
    '
    '  Adjust one of the scales in an attempt to achieve equality.
    '
    If Ypix < Xpix Then
        '
        '  X DIRECTION CONTROLS THE SIZE OF THE CHART.
        '
        AxisControlling = "X"
        '
        'Set the X-axis extents to the data's extents.
        '
        .HasAxis(xlCategory) = True
        .Axes(xlCategory).MinimumScale = Xmin
        .Axes(xlCategory).MaximumScale = Xmax
        If Not HaveXaxis Then .HasAxis(xlCategory) = False
        '
        '  Recalculate the scaling factors, which might have changed.
        '
        PlotInWd = .PlotArea.InsideWidth
        PlotInHt = .PlotArea.InsideHeight
        Xpix = (Xmax - Xmin) / PlotInWd
        Ypix = (Ymax - Ymin) / PlotInHt
        '
        '  Calculate the value of Ymax that will result in
        '  the same value for the scale of the Y-axis as we
        '  have just defined for the scale of the X-axis.
        '
        Ymax = Ymin + Xpix * PlotInHt
        '
        '  The available space in the Y-direction will be greater
        '  than what is needed by the actual graphing.  Attempt
        '  to position the graphing centrally in this space.  If
        '  the chart has its Y-axis displayed, then any shift
        '  must be a multiple of the MajorUnit.
        '
        MoveDist = 0.5 * (Ymax + Ymin - YmaxData - YminData)
        If HaveYaxis Then
            Shift = Round(MoveDist / Ydel, 0)
            Ymin = Ymin - Shift * Ydel
            Ymax = Ymax - Shift * Ydel
        Else
            Ymin = Ymin - MoveDist
            Ymax = Ymax - MoveDist
        End If
        '
        '  Set the Y-axis extents to these calculated values.
        '
        .HasAxis(xlValue) = True
        .Axes(xlValue).MinimumScale = Ymin
        .Axes(xlValue).MaximumScale = Ymax
        If Not HaveYaxis Then .HasAxis(xlValue) = False
    Else
        '
        '  Y DIRECTION CONTROLS THE SIZE OF THE CHART.
        '
        AxisControlling = "Y"
        '
        '  Set the Y-axis extents to the data's extents.
        '
        .HasAxis(xlValue) = True
        .Axes(xlValue).MinimumScale = Ymin
        .Axes(xlValue).MaximumScale = Ymax
        If Not HaveYaxis Then .HasAxis(xlValue) = False
        '
        '  Recalculate the scaling factors, which might have changed.
        '
        PlotInWd = .PlotArea.InsideWidth
        PlotInHt = .PlotArea.InsideHeight
        Xpix = (Xmax - Xmin) / PlotInWd
        Ypix = (Ymax - Ymin) / PlotInHt
        '
        '  Calculate the value of Xmax that will result in
        '  the same value for the scale of the X-axis as we
        '  have just defined for the scale of the Y-axis.
        '
        Xmax = Xmin + Ypix * PlotInWd
        '
        '  The available space in the X-direction will be greater
        '  than what is needed by the actual graphing.  Attempt
        '  to position the graphing centrally in this space.  If
        '  the chart has its X-axis displayed, then any shift
        '  must be a multiple of the MajorUnit.
        '
        MoveDist = 0.5 * (Xmax + Xmin - XmaxData - XminData)
        If HaveXaxis Then
            Shift = Round(MoveDist / Xdel, 0)
            Xmin = Xmin - Shift * Xdel
            Xmax = Xmax - Shift * Xdel
        Else
            Xmin = Xmin - MoveDist
            Xmax = Xmax - MoveDist
        End If
        '
        '  Set the X-axis extents to these calculated values.
        '
        .HasAxis(xlCategory) = True
        .Axes(xlCategory).MinimumScale = Xmin
        .Axes(xlCategory).MaximumScale = Xmax
        If Not HaveXaxis Then .HasAxis(xlCategory) = False
    End If
    '
    '  Recalculate the scaling factors, which might have changed yet again.
    '
    PlotInWd = .PlotArea.InsideWidth
    PlotInHt = .PlotArea.InsideHeight
    Xpix = (Xmax - Xmin) / PlotInWd
    Ypix = (Ymax - Ymin) / PlotInHt
    '
    '  If the discrepancy between the scaling factors is less than
    '  say 0.5%, then we can apply the Bobby McFerrin / Meher Baba
    '  algorithm ("Don't worry, be happy").
    '
    '  Otherwise, sigh deeply and begin another iteration.
    '
    Distort = Abs((Xpix - Ypix) / (Xpix + Ypix))
    If Distort < 0.0025 Then GoTo Finish_Off
Next CycleCount
'
'  Tell the long-suffering user that adequate convergence
'  has not been achieved.  Then carry on regardless.
'
Distort_pc = Round(100 * Distort, 1)
MsgBox "Discrepancy between scales is " & Distort_pc & "%" & Chr(13) & _
       "after " & MaxCycles & " iterations.", , _
       PlotName & " / " & SubName
'
Finish_Off:
'
End With        'Terminates the "With ActiveChart" near the top of the subroutine.
'
End Sub

 

[IDS]

General purpose stuff I use a lot:

Cubic, quartic and higher order polynomial equation solvers.
Brent's method solver (variation of Newton's method).
Section properties for defined shapes and from coordinates.
Intersection of lines defined by a series of points.
Evaluate formulas entered as text on the spreadsheet.
Unit conversion and formula evaluation with units.
Linear algebra functions, including solving large matrix equations.
Draw images to scale from coordinates.

Code for all the above can be found on the blog, but let me know if there is something specific you would like a link to.

Doug Jenkins
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[IDS]

Denial - I just clicked on your name and found:

https://www.eng-tips.com/faqs.cfm?fid=1901

It's under the FAQ column in the list of all posts, rather than the FAQ archive.



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[Denial]

Thanks, Doug.
It was a bit like the house keys, or my reading glasses:[ ] I knew I'd put it somewhere but couldn't remember where.

 

[IDS]

Always the last place you look


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[yakpol]

Here's my favorite UDF, it shows the numbers behind the variables in excel formulas.

Spoiler

Option Explicit
Option Base 1

Public Function Disfor(x, Optional precision = 10)

Dim CallerSheet As String, CallerBook As String
Dim OriFor As String, FormularLen As Integer
Dim MathOp As Variant, i As Integer
Dim SearchStart As Integer, k As Integer
Dim SwapOp As Boolean, LastK As Integer
Dim CellAdd As String, Genfor As String, GenOpt As String
Dim Variable As Variant
Dim Bf As String, Md As String, Af As String



Static AlreadyOpen As Boolean
Application.Volatile

CallerSheet = Application.Caller.Parent.Name
CallerBook = Application.Caller.Parent.Parent.Name

MathOp = Array("=", "+", "-", "*", "/", "^", ",", ":", "<", ">")

OriFor = x.Formula
FormularLen = Len(OriFor)
ReDim Operator(FormularLen) As Integer

If Left$(OriFor, 1) <> "=" Then
OriFor = "=" + OriFor
FormularLen = FormularLen + 1
End If

'Replace ":\" with "|\"
SearchStart = 1
Do While InStr(SearchStart, OriFor, ":\") > 0
k = InStr(SearchStart, OriFor, ":\")
Mid$(OriFor, k, 2) = "|\"
SearchStart = SearchStart + 1
Loop


k = 1
For i = 1 To UBound(MathOp) '10 math operators (include ',' and ':')
SearchStart = 1
Do While InStr(SearchStart, OriFor, MathOp(i)) > 0
Operator(k) = InStr(SearchStart, OriFor, MathOp(i))
SearchStart = Operator(k) + 1
k = k + 1
Loop
Next i
Operator(k) = FormularLen + 1
LastK = k



'Sort Operator()
Do
SwapOp = False
For i = 1 To LastK - 1
If Operator(i) > Operator(i + 1) Then
'swap Operator(I), Operator(I + 1)
k = Operator(i)
Operator(i) = Operator(i + 1)
Operator(i + 1) = k
SwapOp = True
End If
Next i
Loop Until SwapOp = False


Genfor = ""
For i = 1 To LastK - 1
CellAdd = Mid$(OriFor, Operator(i) + 1, Operator(i + 1) - Operator(i) - 1)
GenOpt = Mid$(OriFor, Operator(i), 1)
Call CheckBK(CellAdd, Bf, Md, Af)
GenOpt = GenOpt + Bf
CellAdd = Md

If CellAdd <> "" Then

FormularLen = Len(CellAdd)
' For K = 1 To FormularLen

' Next K

Call ObtainValue(CellAdd, CallerSheet, CallerBook, Variable, precision)

Else
Variable = ""
End If

Select Case GenOpt
Case Is = ":"
GenOpt = " to "
'GenOpt = "->"
'Case Is = "*"
' GenOpt = "x"
End Select
Genfor = Genfor + GenOpt + Variable + Af

Next i

'Set supercript

Genfor = Right$(Genfor, Len(Genfor) - 1)
Call ReplaceConstant(Genfor)

If Left$(Genfor, 1) = "+" Then
Disfor = Right$(Genfor, Len(Genfor) - 1)
Else
Disfor = Genfor
End If

'Replace "|\" with ":\"
SearchStart = 1
Do While InStr(SearchStart, Disfor, "|\") > 0
k = InStr(SearchStart, Disfor, "|\")
Mid$(Disfor, k, 2) = ":\"
SearchStart = SearchStart + 1
Loop


End Function

Sub CheckBK(ForStr As String, Bf As String, Md As String, Af As String)
'Check for Brackets ie. '()'
'Bf = before '('
'Md - between '('&')'
'Af -after ')'

Dim i As Integer, k As Integer, L As Integer
Dim Opb As Integer, Clb As Integer

L = Len(ForStr)
k = 0
Do While InStr(k + 1, ForStr, "(") > 0
k = k + 1
Loop
Opb = k
Clb = InStr(1, ForStr, ")")
If Clb = 0 Then Clb = L + 1

Bf = Left$(ForStr, Opb) ': Print "bf="; "@"; Bf$; "@"
Md = Mid$(ForStr, Opb + 1, Clb - Opb - 1) ': Print "md="; "@"; Md$; "@"
Af = Right$(ForStr, L - Clb + 1) ': Print "Af="; "@"; Af$; "@"

End Sub

Sub RmvU(Md)

'Remove unwanted formating in number format string

Dim L As Integer, NewMd As String, i As Integer
Dim TempMd As String

NewMd = ""
L = Len(Md)

For i = 1 To L
TempMd = Mid(Md, i, 1)
Select Case TempMd
Case Is = "?"
'do nothing

Case Is = "_"
i = i + 1

Case Else
NewMd = NewMd + TempMd
End Select

Next i

Md = NewMd

End Sub

Sub ObtainValue(CellAdd, CallerSheet, CallerBook, Variable, precision)
On Error GoTo NonAdd
Dim Md As String
Dim VarAdd As Object

'Print #1, CellAdd, TypeName(Range(CellAdd).Value)
If Asc(Left$(CellAdd, 1)) < 58 And Left$(CellAdd, 1) <> "$" Then
Variable = CellAdd
'Print #1, "no address ", CellAdd
Else
If InStr(CellAdd, "!") = 0 Then
'Set VarAdd = Workbooks(CallerBook).Worksheets(CallerSheet).Range(CellAdd)
Set VarAdd = Workbooks(CallerBook).Worksheets(Range(CellAdd).Parent.Name).Range(CellAdd)
Else
Set VarAdd = Range(CellAdd)
End If

'With VarAdd
'Md = TypeName(Worksheets(CallerSheet).Range(CellAdd).Value)
Md = TypeName(VarAdd.Value)
If Md = "Empty" Or Md = "Null" Or Md = "Error" Or Md = "String" Then
Variable = Md
Exit Sub
End If
'Print #1, CellAdd, Range(CellAdd).Value
'Variable = Str$(Range(CellAdd).Value)
'Variable = Str$(Range(CellAdd).Value)
'Md = Worksheets(CallerSheet).Range(CellAdd).NumberFormat
Md = VarAdd.NumberFormat
Call RmvU(Md)
'Print #1, CellAdd

If Md = "General" Then
'Variable = Str$(Worksheets(CallerSheet).Range(CellAdd).Value)
Variable = Str$(Round(VarAdd.Value, precision))
Else
'Variable = Format$(Worksheets(CallerSheet).Range(CellAdd).Value, Md)
Variable = Format$(Round(VarAdd.Value, precision), Md)
End If
'End With
End If

Exit Sub
NonAdd:
Variable = "Address Error"
On Error GoTo 0
End Sub
Sub ReplaceConstant(Genfor)

'Replace PI() with 3.142

Dim i As Integer, L As Integer, k As Integer

L = Len(Genfor)

For i = 1 To L
If InStr(i, Genfor, "PI()") > 0 Then
k = InStr(i, Genfor, "PI()")
Mid$(Genfor, k, 4) = "3.142"
End If
Next i

End Sub

 

[1503-44]

Saving functions in a module and uploading the file makes a cleaner forum post.

 

[IDS]

I have added Yakpol's code to my Eval2 spreadsheet (see the VBA Yakpol Module):

https://interactiveds.com.au/software/Eval2.ZIP

Doug Jenkins
Interactive Design Services

http://newtonexcelbach.wordpress.com/

 

[electricpete]

Yes that looks like it would be a useful way to document both the formula (FormulaText / getformula) and the values of the input variables (yakpol's DisFor).
I wonder how hard it would be to put all numbers into a common format, like scientific with 2 decimal places.

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[yakpol]

The numbers displayed have the similar format to referenced in the formula. In addition, the second argument (optional) limits precision. Like disfor(A1, 3)

 

[electricpete]

Aha, you're way ahead of me. I didn't look close enough. Thanks.

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[yakpol]

One more thing. Disfor() requires these two functions to be placed in ThisWorkbook module, they help to keep screen and print updated.
[tt]
Private Sub Workbook_Activate()
Application.CalculateFull
End Sub

Private Sub Workbook_BeforePrint(Cancel As Boolean)
Application.CalculateFull
End Sub
[/tt]

Also, extensive use of this function slows down the worksheet, especially when running VBA routines.