Hello Stackoverflow friends,
I am struggling for 1 hour with a formula I would like to insert via VBA:
Formula = "=IFERROR(VLOOKUP(Q" & j & ";Table1[#All];2;FALSE);"""")"
ThisWorkbook.Worksheets("Sheet1").Cells(j, "AE").FormulaArray = Formula
I get the following error message:
Run-time error '1004' - Application-defined or object-definied error
Is there an issue with the brackets or double quotes?
Thanks!
Replace the semicolons with commas:
Formula = "=IFERROR(VLOOKUP(Q" & j & ",Table1[#All],2,FALSE),"""")"
OpenOffice uses semicolons to separate function parameters, Excel normally uses commas, and always uses commas when setting formulas in the above fashion.
Depending on the regional settings, the list separator (which is also used to separate parameters in functions) is either the semicolon or the comma. This applies when typing a formula into a cell.
Excel dynamically adjusts the list separator (and function names) according to the regional settings of the current computer when a file is opened.
So, if a user with German regional setting, which have the list separator ; saves a file, then a user with US regional settings and a list separator , opens the same file, Excel will adjust the German list separators in the formulas automatically.
When writing VBA, though, you will always need to use the US-English conventions for the list separator, which is the comma.
When programming in any lanugage also in VBA - better not tied up user to specific regional settings or specific excel version. So instead of this:
Formula = "=IFERROR(VLOOKUP(Q" & j & ";Table1[#All];2;FALSE);"""")"
ThisWorkbook.Worksheets("Sheet1").Cells(j, "AE").FormulaArray = Formula
Better use this approach, when you determine exact user environment:
s = Application.International(xlListSeparator)
Formula = "=IFERROR(VLOOKUP(Q" & j & s +"Table1[#All]" + s + "2" + s + "FALSE)" + s + """"")"
ThisWorkbook.Worksheets("Sheet1").Cells(j, "AE").FormulaArray = Formula
p.s. I didn't checked the formula for the brackets etc. but just indicating the correct usage of list separator, and how to insert formulas with VBA code within cells in correct way.
As well, as previous post says - excel probably change the formula automatically when you open it. However excel do not change VBA code automatically, so be aware and pay attention to proper code in VBA.
