Is there a requirement to select a workbook or worksheet to ensure that the filter (if there is one) is null?
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Ensure that filter is null
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AskWoody LoungerNovember 22, 2009 at 8:17 am #464016Viewing 5 reply threadsAuthorReplies-
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AskWoody LoungerNovember 22, 2009 at 10:48 am #1186381But:
(I always get cunfused with this “selection” business)
To sort a range, like so:
Code:Set y1a = w1a.Range("A2:R" & x1a) y1a.Sort Key1:=Range("K2"), Order1:=xlAscending, Key2:=Range("L2"), Order2:=xlAscending, Header:=xlNo
where w1a is the worksheet, that has to be active, right??
No “actual selection” is made, but if the sheet is not active, I get:
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AskWoody LoungerNovember 22, 2009 at 10:55 am #1186382No, w1a doesn’t have to be the active sheet. The problem here is that the sort keys Range(“K1”) and Range(“L2”) do refer to the active sheet because you don’t tell VBA that they are on w1a. But of course you can’t sort w1a on keys on another sheet! You must specify explicitly that the sort keys are on w1a:
Set y1a = w1a.Range(“A2:R” & x1a)
y1a.Sort Key1:=w1a.Range(“K2”), Order1:=xlAscending, Key2:=w1a.Range(“L2”), Order2:=xlAscending, Header:=xlNo
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AskWoody LoungerNovember 22, 2009 at 1:01 pm #1186396Another little’un if I may:
Set v2 = Workbooks.Open(Filename:=”C:UsersNathanDocumentsmybook.xls”, ReadOnly:=True)
This then becomes the active wb, at front, so I currently use an activate command to flick back to my prime wb. Is there any way to open workbooks but not have them becoming active, to front?
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AskWoody LoungerNovember 22, 2009 at 2:13 pm #1186402Is there any way to open workbooks but not have them becoming active, to front?
No, when you open a workbook it will always become the active workbook. You could hide it immediately after opening it, by using
ActiveWindow.Visible = False
If you don’t want to hide it, you’ll have to reactivate the previously active workbook explicitly.
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