I have data in column "AK" and a button in Column "AL"; there are several hundred rows and there is only one macro for all buttons as it uses relative references based on the row it is in.
I want the button to only be visible when there is data in the adjacent cell. The following pseudo-code explains what I am trying to achieve:
Private Sub Worksheet_Change(ByVal Target As Range)
If Target.Column = 37 Then
If Target.Value = 0 Then
Shapes(Target.offset(0, 1)).Visible = False
Else
Shapes(Target.offset(0, 1)).Visible = True
End If
End If
End Sub
The reason for doing this is that the value in AK is calculated based on other values and only displays once all mandatory fields have been completed. The button should only be available for an automation task once all details are complete. What real code would make this work without having to call each button out individually?
I'm not sure if you can directly reference a shape by its location on the sheet.
This code will look at each shape until it finds the one to the right of the cell you've just changed, it will then change the visibility based on the contents of the cell.
(Target.Value <> "")
returns TRUE/FALSE.This will only work if your buttons are placed in the correct cell (slightly too high and it will return the cell above).
Edit:
I've updated the code so it checks that only a single cell has been changed and then looks at each dependent cell of the cell that was changed.
This will probably muck up if the dependent cell is on another sheet though.
NB: I got the idea for checking the dependent cell from here: How can I run a VBA code each time a cell get is value changed by a formula?