Option of Print Preview or Save As

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Bob Reynolds

Hello,
I have the following code in my spreadsheet that does a "Find last row" and
then gives me a print preview.

The missing link is how can I get it to "Save as" after the preview? The
preview is used to make sure the "Findlastrow" worked and for formatting.

It can be either a choice to to to a message box that asks do you want to
saveas or do you want to print preview? Obviously the selection would be
operators choice.....

Or can I put a save as dialog box into the print preview so that once it's
reviewed I can save it?

Sub findlastrow()
Dim lastrow As Long
Dim r As Range
lastrow = ActiveSheet.Cells(Rows.Count, "A").End(xlUp).Row
Set r = ActiveSheet.Range("A1:p" & lastrow + 1)
r.PrintPreview
End Sub

Thanks
BOB
 
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Bob Phillips

ans = mMsgBox "Save file now?", vbYesNo
If ans = vbYes Then
Activworkbook.SaveAs filename:="c:\myTest\myFile.xls"
End If

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HTH

Bob Phillips
... looking out across Poole Harbour to the Purbecks
(remove nothere from the email address if mailing direct)
 
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Bob Reynolds

Thanks Bob,

What about if I want a msg box when yes is selected asking for the filename?
Also is there a way to save just the worksheet instead of the workbook.

I'm looking at file size here where the ws is a lot smaller than the wb.
Thanks
BOB
 
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Bob Reynolds

Ok, since I'm not as familiar as I thought, I still need and answer to the
issue of the ws but
I tried to incorporate the code you sent me into the macro and I don't
understand where it goes, therefore I get an error.
Since I'm a novice can you explain a little more??
Thanks again
BOB
 
B

Bob Phillips

Bob,

I wouldn't use a msgbox, I would use GetSaveAsFilename.

Here is an example

Sub findlastrow()
Dim lastrow As Long
Dim r As Range
lastrow = ActiveSheet.Cells(Rows.Count, "A").End(xlUp).Row
Set r = ActiveSheet.Range("A1:p" & lastrow + 1)
r.PrintPreview

ans = MsgBox("Save file now?", vbYesNo)
If ans = vbYes Then
fileSaveName = Application.GetSaveAsFilename( _
fileFilter:="Microsoft Excle Files Files (*.xls), *.xls")
If fileSaveName <> False Then
Activworkbook.SaveAs Filename:=fileSaveName
End If
End If

End Sub

As to saving a sheet against a workbook, no you can't do taht - directly.
What you can do is to copy that sheet to a new single sheet workbook, like

Sub findlastrow()
Dim lastrow As Long
Dim r As Range

ActiveSheet.Copy

lastrow = ActiveSheet.Cells(Rows.Count, "A").End(xlUp).Row
Set r = ActiveSheet.Range("A1:p" & lastrow + 1)
r.PrintPreview

ans = MsgBox("Save file now?", vbYesNo)
If ans = vbYes Then
fileSaveName = Application.GetSaveAsFilename( _
fileFilter:="Microsoft Excle Files Files (*.xls), *.xls")
If fileSaveName <> False Then
Activworkbook.SaveAs Filename:=fileSaveName
End If
End If

End Sub

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HTH

Bob Phillips
... looking out across Poole Harbour to the Purbecks
(remove nothere from the email address if mailing direct)
 
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Bob Reynolds

Thanks for the help, it's greatly appreciated.
I don't think I've explained my workbook totally, the findlastrow() looks
for the last entry and then stops the find at the last entry. There can be
up to 208 entries, totaling 8 pages, so this shortens the printing to
whatever data is there.

So when the data is printed to print preview, it is the truncated form and
might only be 1 of 8 pages or whatever. Once we get the print preview I need
to have this truncated form to be the one to save.

How about instead of print preview, after the findlastrow, we make it copy
all the information that would go to the preview and make a new sheet. The
print preview isn't absolutely necessary.

Is this possible?
Thanks again
BOB
 
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Bob Reynolds

After running up till selecting the filesaveas it works good. Once I've
selected the name to sava as and hit save I then get this error
run timne error 424: object required.

Any ideas

BOB
 
M

MikeR

Bob Reynolds said:
After running up till selecting the filesaveas it works good. Once I've
selected the name to sava as and hit save I then get this error
run timne error 424: object required.

Any ideas
Click to expand...
Bob, put the "e" back-into "Activ_"
 
B

Bob Reynolds

Thanks Mike, that took care of the save. However I need it to save the file
as it went to printpreview. When I've entered data I use the "find last row"
to determine the last row data was entered into and the print preview allows
me to print it whether it is one or eight pages. I need to actually save the
worksheet looking just like the page printed.

with the routine state above, it does a print preview and then I have to
close it and then the save box comes up.. it save the entire worksheet, all
eight pages of it. Any suggestions, not that my spelling was fixed.....
Thanks
BOB
 
M

MikeR

Bob Reynolds said:
Thanks Mike, that took care of the save. However I need it to save the file
as it went to printpreview. When I've entered data I use the "find last row"
to determine the last row data was entered into and the print preview allows
me to print it whether it is one or eight pages. I need to actually save the
worksheet looking just like the page printed.

with the routine state above, it does a print preview and then I have to
close it and then the save box comes up.. it save the entire worksheet, all
eight pages of it. Any suggestions, not that my spelling was fixed.....
Thanks
BOB
Click to expand...
Bob, as I understand Excel... when you save you save "it all" you
can't save a
sheet only...theres no point. PrintPreview will show you whats on a
worksheet regardless of determining the last line. You can play with
the "Print_Area"... and this can be manipulated with VBA. This will
limit what you see at PrintPreview. But all this has no effect on file
sizes etc. when saving.
 
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Bob Reynolds

Thanks,
How about something to make a copy of what result the search comes up with
and copying it? then have the copy pasted into a blank worksheet. I saw that
once but can't find it anywhere now.. don't know enough about vba to get
anywhere near it...
Thanks, I appreciate the time you took......

BOB
 
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