Formula Help with Sequencing - Microsoft Community Hub I still can change this series manually, but (in VBA) Series().Formula returns, =SERIES(D:\wojtek\docs\Research\Magda\kin_single\woda\2,4-D_RIB500\[2,4D_RIB500_fitonly-ex5N2e-12mix.xls]fit!$D$41, D:\wojtek\docs\Research\Magda\kin_single\woda\2,4-D_RIB500\[2,4D_RIB500_fitonly-ex5N2e-12mix.xls]fit!$E$38:$IJ$38, , 2). This is a great trick. In the pop-up menu, choose Series (the last item). There are several ways to do this Use VBA ALT + F11 to insert and ALT + F8 to execute this little macro This has the benefit that you can insert even invalid references (e.g. =AVERAGE(Sheet1!$B$2:$D$8) For example, I can merge ten ranges like this: =SERIES(Sheet1!$B$1,(Sheet1!$A$2:$A$35,Sheet1!$C$2:$C$35,Sheet1!$E$2:$E$35,Sheet1!$G$2:$G$35,Sheet1!$I$2:$I$35, I have worksheets with 100.000+ rows and like to change the xvalues and values so the user can scroll using buttons. When I copy the sheet with the charts the defined name does not copy correctly. End If Youve made my life so much easier with this macro It seems to have done just what you wanted, changing the string Sp500 to the string none within the larger formula string. Sign up for the Peltier Tech Newsletter: weekly tips and articles, monthly or more frequent blog posts, plus information about training and products by Peltier Tech and others. Thanks so much for this routine. Actually, the utility detects when more than one chart is selected. The glitches have to do with irregularities in how VBA reads the series formulas. Ill sleep better tonight and wanted to thank you from the bottom of my heart! Thank you so much. Just wanted to say echo Alans sentiments above, such a time saver! Is there a formula that i can set up . To change this for a chart, select the chart, click the Select Data button on the ribbon, then click the Hidden and Empty Cells button in the bottom left of the dialog. But I just tested in 2007, and it misbehaved when trying to change a subset of the charts on a sheet. In Make a Copied Chart Link to New Data I show the best way to copy a chart to a new sheet and link the chart to the new sheets data. I do not use your routines and the problem is not *parsing strings* (if there is a problem, it is internal Excel/VBA problem), but the result given by Series.Formula() in VBA (partally empty). or another function, and create Chart with SERIES formula: I have an error when changing from column name with two letters to a column name with one letter. BTW. Edit Series Formulas - Peltier Tech Charts for Excel According to comments in the extended ChangeSeriesFormula routine in my commercial software, Names are not always correctly processed in the series formula, and my code takes pains to detect this, bypass editing the series formula, and fill in the series using the .Values, .XValues, and .Name properties of the series. Thanks for your help and I hope my problem will provide some insight to others. Quickly enter repeated column items into a cell Quickly enter repeated column items into many cells at once Quickly enter a series of numbers or text-and-number combinations Quickly enter a series of dates, times, weekdays, months, or years See also Display dates, times, currency, fractions, or percentages Need more help? Im sure Im doing something wrong but can;t figure out what! 3D Bar chart. Bummer though. The series formula is a text-based Excel formula like any other. The Immediate Window is part of the VB Editor. You dont need them to start with the same character, they just need to be beyond XFD. What I find odd is the ChangeSeriesFormula (for single active charts) works fine in Excel 2007, but the all charts one does not. Next i Tested on Excel 2013 without any modification, the macro (in configuration all graphs/all charts) is totally transparent. Automatically number rows - Microsoft Support Fill series without dragging with Series dialog. Do any of the following. Check Show data in hidden rows and columns, and click OK a couple times to get back to Excel. Thank you very much. Well, I have a newer in-house version that has some enhancements, but I dont remember any problems when I first got 2013. There are three ways to correct this: Before updating the data, convert the data range to a List (Excel 2003) or a Table (Excel 2007). If you were able to define the name using a dynamic formula in the Refers To box of the Define Name dialog, Im sure that would be faster than any VBA approach. Sometimes you have to do things in a particular order in 2007, which never mattered before. What I am working with is inside the parenthesis. Could you tell me what the entire series formula is? Duh, was right on top, looked in the wrong place for it. I think I have clean one and would like to share it. Or is there some bug It looks like every attempt to access the series/objects is useless. Now that I reread your comments, I get what the problem is, missing arguments. I have no idea where these names are defined. The problem is with Names that begin with the letters C or R, an error that was introduced in Excel 2007 and still persists. Application defined or object defined error id have the same question as jeff any way to extend this tool to error bar series? How hard to include a third button Change Charts on ALL Sheets? Here are the three series that do not work: =SERIES(Limit,{41244,41275,41306,41334,41365,41395,41426,41456,41487,41518,41548,41579,41609},{0,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1},2), =SERIES(Limit,{41244,41275,41306,41334,41365,41395,41426,41456,41487,41518,41548,41579,41609},{0,1,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0},2), =SERIES(Limit,{41244,41275,41306,41334,41365,41395,41426,41456,41487,41518,41548,41579,41609},{0,0.4,0.4,0.4,0.4,0.4,0.4,0.4,0.4,0.4,0.4,0.4,0.4},2). Im new to VBA and just copied the code in between the two lines that get created with a new Command Button. Hi Jon, In Excel, select a cell with a formula and hit F2 to enter formula edit mode. Project values in a series - Microsoft Support path change example (note: procedure does not check path validity!) Hover the cursor over the arguments in the Substitute function. urghh crashed after changing 2 numbers with the add-in. to these two lines Thanks CAUTION!!! Each sheet has up to 32 charts. Each chart has two series with one series name and an axis label range. The code simply copies the source data and pivot table data in each worksheet and pastes it as values so there are no links to the Oiriginal workbook. As so, all references are transformed from [sourcefile.xlsx]NameOfTheTab!Range to NameOfTheTab!Range. Edit sequence in excel formulas? - Microsoft Community Hub If (dbg) Then Debug.Print Cancelled: newPath The series formula is a simple text string, but theres no Search and Replace feature in Excel that can access these formulas. Dim oldCF As String First, OldString should be entered using the same case as is found in the formula. The other interesting thing is that if I select the plotted line on my chart (in my New Workbook) with both the Original and the New Workbooks open, the =SERIES formula displays in the formula bar as: If I edit the Series by clicking on Select Data followed by Edit, the Series Values dispaly as, =Causeway Official Return (Regional) 2015_2016.xlsm!North_Forecast, If I have just my New Workbook open and do the same thing, I get nothing shown in the formula bar at all when selecting a plotted line on my chart and when I Edit the Series it dispalys as. If you want the series 2, 4, 6, 8., type 2 and 4. I love you John Peltier! It seem to be hung up on three charts and Im not sure what is different about these charts that is causing the problem. where MySeries is a VBA variable that references the series with the labels. But I have used this code on all 2007+ versions of Excel many times over the past several years without a problem. THANK YOU!!! Exit Do Hi Dustin If you need to label individual points, put these labels in C2:C101 and use Rob Boveys Chart Labeler to assign these as data labels. Also, are the scenarios you described limited to just one Excel version, or are these problems across versions? That turns out to be One Of Those Things. I have heard of the zoom affecting formatting, but since I rarely mess with it, I never think to check the zoom. Fantastic Add On Ive got 11 worksheets each with 23 charts so its just saved me HOURS!!!! Rick Hi Ive been using the VBA Program to Modify All Charts on the Active Sheet for past 4 year Unknown error I used the code you posted to extend to multiple sheets and it worked perfectly. Here is a series of a chart that works: =SERIES(Limit,{41244,41275,41306,41334,41365,41395,41426,41456,41487,41518,41548,41579,41609},{0,17.5,17.5,17.5,17.5,17.5,17.5,17.5,17.5,17.5,17.5,17.5,17.5},2). Thank You so Much for the chart formula utility! The major changes you then describe sounds like a rather large custom chart wizard. If in fact your Name is doing something that I dont understand from my simple recreation, could you instead put the calculations into a worksheet range nearby, and use that range in the chart instead of the Name? Have you tried recording a macro to see how the system would manage this change? I am able to run the code if charts do not contain what Im looking for. Microsoft diagnostic page is unavailable. I tried both single graph and sheet graphs macros, both are really helpful. I only need the charts once a month, which is why Ive put them in a separate workbook. End Sub, Thanks Kenneth (https://peltiertech.com/change-series-formula-improved-routines/#comment-135418). For example, if today is the 11th how do I only show values up to that date. ?WorksheetFunction.Substitute(mySrs.Formula, OldString, NewString) newCF = Join(X, ,) Dim i As Integer, j As Integer Note again the R1C1 notation and that you need to do the labels one by one. Thanks, its working. Then maybe a US port connected to your cranium so the program can use the data youre thinking of. Trevor [A1], instead use ws.Range("A1"). xSeries.XValues = Range(ABC_XValue(ixSeries)) Lets say I have 200 rows, and each row is a chart. Reply to this thread, and include the two series formulas for a chart that cant be updated without crashing. When I unhid the column the data series re-appeared. mySrs.Formula = WorksheetFunction.Substitute(mySrs.Formula, OldString. The X Values can be blank, a literal array of numeric values or text labels enclosed in curly braces, a reference to a worksheet range (one or more cells), or a reference to a named range (named formula). The change series formula tool worked perfectly in MS Excel 2010 Amazing! After copying I want to change the sheet name in the series formulas, I have used this technique sucessfully for years, now, I have defined my ranges, both x and y, but the Chart series function gives me an error, Function is not valid yet it actually locates the correct data set in my lookup table. Or you can skip all of the noise, scroll to the end of this article, and download the new Change Series Formula Utility. The code worked with the dialogue boxes (as you wrote it) and with my modifications. I do not know whether it is a problem with formula length (over 256 chars), or commas in paths, file names or sheet names (I do not use commas in file name this is inherited problem; a person who supplied the data created such names and I wanted to keep this original tree structure for easier comparisons). =Sheet1!ALim1 Para acceder en la versin Excel 2007 iremos al Men Inicio > Opcin Modificar > Rellenar > Series, desde el que se abrir la misma ventana dilogo que en la versin Excel 2003. My series formulas include the Data source even though it is open. Im trying to take the code you gave to be able to edit multiple charts in one workbook but I confess my VBA experience is one college class many years ago. Lists contains various named ranges used in the Worksheet Source Data. =Sheet1!Lim1 There needs to be a workbook that contains data and a workbook that contains the chart. Great website, and a great utility that has saved me lots of work. and into A4 I put a cell, heavily bordered, in which I enter a value to represent a number of days. These clients come from small and large organizations, in manufacturing, finance, and other areas. Shown below is an example of one of my series formulas: =SERIES(CF-DATA!$AL$25,NEW ASR DATABASE3.xls!CF_X23,NEW ASR DATABASE3.xls!CF_Y23,17). Using Excel 2003. In the Select Data Source dialog box, we will select Edit under the Legend Entries (Series) Figure 3 - how to name a series in excel We will see the Series name box Figure 4 - Changing the series name in the Edit Series dialog In the Series name box, we will enter the name we wish to use. Do all charts in all sheets What youve put out there to download works great. This causes an error and the code stops working. I was just trying to increase my VBA skills a little. Where am I going wrong? Results of my Immediate window are C:\Documents and Settings\Jon Peltier\My Documents\test\[ChartSource.xls]Sheet1!$B$2:$B$6, I didnt include the algorithm here but its built into my Chart Utility. 2. change this one line Select the chart and go to the Chart Tools tabs ( Design and Format) on the Excel ribbon. Thanks so much!! Learn how your comment data is processed. Debug.Print Empty & LinkTypeName xlExcelLinks When running step by step, it seems like the code does not run the 2 lines for each mySrs [] & mySrs.Formula = [] and keep looping between the previous line and Next. The chart was created recently. Select the cells that contain the starting values. Is it possible to change all charts on all sheets (ignoring sheets with no charts)? Ignore the parenthesis in the examples below. In the Series values box, type =Sheet1!Sales, and then click OK.. Can you help? The scenarios could describe any version of Excel as far as I know. Ive never tried that. When I copy region 1s sheet to get region 2, I run your utility to change the data in the region 2 charts, but the labels stay pointing at region 1. Thank you! I dont want to deal with A2:B751. in A2, for a seven-day SMA, I can enter the formula =SUM(A1:G1)/7. eg. Note that the text entered into the Find old text box must exactly match capitalization of the text in the series formula. If its a line or XY chart, does the series currently have data? This question was asked before but there was no reply. [1] Your email address will not be published. I understand. C:\Documents and Settings\Jon Peltier\My Documents\test\[ChartSource.xls]Sheet1!$B$2:$B$6,,1). Dominick New partial path: Are the data sheets both in the same workbook? This works to a point. Thanks again for your code which saves us countless hours every month. Hover the cursor over the arguments in the Substitute function. Posted: Wednesday, December 17th, 2008 under Data Techniques.Tags: Chart Data, SERIES Formula. Jon, awesome, I was annoyed by this a few days ago, and lo behold. Ah-ha! I then tried it in Excel 2010 and it works fine but not in 2013 which still does not display the add-in button in the toolbar unless the file is double clicked each time you want to use it in order to activate the add-in. Heres an approach that might work: Copy Chart to New Sheet and Link to Data on New Sheet. I have encountered problems with long formulas like this. The good news is I found a totally different approach for my precise problem. Project A\Business Analysis\Data\[Department A v0.3.xls]Department A Raw!$D$3:$D$10). HI Jon, I left a comment /question up above that you did not respond to re lots of charts on one sheet not working in v2010, can you help? What are you using for NewString and OldString To make this change, I replaced the X data range in each formula with the new X data range (different ranges for different series), and then applied the whole formula to the series: I have a question about using VBA to scroll chart. I myself follow the Way (i.e. Manfred. I rarely use R1C1 notation, so I dont think of it. I did a quick test in 2007, and it seems to work regardless of source data validity. Dim R(1) As String, R(0) = minRow On a separate note, I have text boxes on these chart which fill with the statistics for a formula (using the text box linked to a cell). This utility probably saved me four full days worth of work manually editing the formulas. There are 27 charts and when I delete the three that are causing the problem, the code works perfect. Workaround: temporarily change the sheets to something short, like Sheet 1 and Sheet 2. Ive annoted the full code to hopefully make it easier to understand and to spot and glaring errors. This does not work. Names in workbook: Values Itd be really cool, if you could match the chart title to the row and make the replacement of that criteria. A more complicated algorithm is required if the sheet name being changed from or to contains a space, hyphen, or certain other characters. Do you have any tips/tricks for using ActiveX Scroll Bars (sliders) for changing series data? The normal way to handle this is to set the formula for the 'Series Name' in a cell, and then set the Series Name equal to this single cell. I.e., instead of 100 things, I want to plot 1-10, 11-20, 21-30, etc., all as one graph. Do you want to use this version of the name? There are actually four errors (four names). Im using Excel 2003, SP3. Im not able to change the series ranges using the chart utility, I get the following vba error: I am running Excell 2003, I have multiple XY scatter graph that compares datas from differents workbooks, the sheets where datas are stored have all the same name, so In the SERIES formula I have [Book1.xls]Sheet1, [Book2.xls]Sheet1,.,[Book#.xls]Sheet1 and so on. 1 1 asked Apr 30, 2013 at 21:12 user2337549 33 1 1 3 You have a closing parenthesis, but not an opening one in your formula. In the Series dialog, if you want to fill cells in a column, check Columns, if not, check Rows, in Type section, check Linear, and in the buttom of the dialog, specify the step value and stop value as you . It works perfect in excel 2003, but doesnt work in excel 2007. Hi, A more detailed description of a chart and its series formula is presented in The Chart Series Formula and How to Edit Series Formulas elsewhere on this site, but a brief description here is in order. Doh! I think you could change the = to # (single quote then hash mark), then copy the used range of the sheet, and paste special values into the new workbook. Invalid procedure call or argument. The rows and columns arguments control the number of rows and columns that should be generated in the output. Enter a series of numbers, dates, or other items When i try to do $cm$ to d all of the series are deleted from the chart. The utility worked as expected. Im trying to change 3 to 28 on 9 charts. Make sure Excel is updated and youre using the latest service pack (SP3 for Excel 2003, SP2 for 2007). The stated limit is 1024 characters, but its much less than that. Once installed, the add-in should be available and its buttons should be visible, without having to also open the add-in file. You want a hierarchical set of dropdowns. Great little utility, saved many hours for me! But anyway. Apologies for the lengthy post and many thanks for taking the time to help. If the X value argument of a series formula consists of a Name instead of an array or a range address, VBA incorrectly reads the series formula, by enclosing the Name in single quotes. Any specifics? Maybe I dont understand something, but I dont get why you dont want to just use a 750-row data range. Keep It Simple Stupid principle), however, sometimes one has to deal with data produced by someone who thinks in purely human not computer way. Hi, I am not very familiar with Excel and trying to learn. No problems at all! A future version will correct this shortcoming. So, e.g. For an example of a working formula, click any existing series and check the formula bar. 2. Any feedback would be greatly appreciated. Any ideas? I save and close the file. Working now, thx. Thanks for your quick reply. I am changing the Sheet1 to each new sheet number as I create new information. Select a cell and type the first number of the series. When I look at the SERIES for the line charts in my Original Workbook, this is how it appears, referencing the Original Filename, Causeway Official Return (Regional) 2015_2016.xlsm, =SERIES( Cumulative Forecast,{M1,M2,M3,M4,M5,M6,M7,M8,M9,M10,M11,M12},Causeway Official Return (Regional) 2015_2016.xlsm!North_Forecast,1). Thanks. Regarding Kens comment: I am getting the same error. When I changed 3 to 53 the add-in changed 3 to 53 and 23 to 253. Great utility that saved me loads of time. When I have updated the graphs with the correct source string, the graph graphics update, however the data values dont i.e. Thank you :). This has just saved me a full days work of changing data ranges. ?mySrs.Formula mySrs.Formula = WorksheetFunction.Substitute(mySrs.Formula, OldString, Ken The series I was changing referenced a data column. Thank you. The data label tools do something completely different. The formula in cell B2 is: =TRANSPOSE (SEQUENCE (8,3,5,10)) This is the same SEQUENCE function as we used in Example 1, but it has been wrapped in TRANSPOSE. Youve discovered that theres no easy way to approach this change. Next j Call replace_xlLinks(oldPath, newPath, xlDDELinks, xlDDELinks) Sub ChangeSeriesFormulaAllChartsAllSheets() I found the issue and it was NOT in your macro. start with Drive letter, L:\path1 & vbCrLf For example, you could edit the addresses in these formulas to change the sheet name or the first or last row. The routine, in fact, most VBA commands, will not work for one of the newer chart types, such as the Waterfall, that Microsoft introduced starting in 2016 or so. These issues have been reported. Else These new algorithms have been incorporated into the Change Series Formula function of the Peltier Tech Charts for Excel 3.0, both Standard and Advanced Editions. But it seems your utility doesnt work for the ranges within the Series tab. I only had to convert the quote marks back to a simple and delete extraneous spaces inside them. It does not work on chart sheets (is this what you mean by multiple standalone charts?) Try this: The funny thing is, when the plot areas get moved, they get moved for all chart types on a given sheet. Great utility! Have you tried the routine on another chart, or in another workbook? It still works as expected. PS. Ive tried entering the full filepath instead of just the filename but to no avail? I am unable to get the change series formula utilty to work in Excel 2013. I just got an error message In the format data labels options, there is an option under label contains that allows value from cells This is an excellent utility and will save me a lot of tedious work. This is fantastic! These clients come from small and large organizations, in manufacturing, finance, and other areas. That is, are there actual data points visible in the chart? =5+2*3. Boveys Chart Labeler always links the labels to cells. What do I need to do to correct the problem? Not an array. Source Data contains the data for the other two charts on Pivot Table Report I opened excel files with series data in new location (must be open to make it work), but my procedures would not work. I have 250 series plotted on one bubble chart and need to change a column reference for each series from $A$ to $B$. ?WorksheetFunction.Substitute(mySrs.Formula,OldString,NewString) Two of the charts (column charts with two series) use data on the Pivot Table Report Worksheet itself and these are no problem at all. For example, b will not find any references to column B in the formula. If the sheet names are in fact Sheet1 and Sheet2, then OldString is Sheet1 and NewString is Sheet2. Im not seeing where oChart was declared as a variable in the original code do I need to do that? Dominick Here is what to enter in the dialog. Unknown error R(1) = maxRow Commas in the sheet name, single quotes in the sheet name, etc. You saved me about 12 hours worth of work. Type this into the Immediate Window and press Enter: And it worked. Trevor. Exactly what I looked for, works great and saves me a lot of time. When you change the series formula with my utility, you will have to reapply labels with JWalks tool. A lot of the things that were fast in 2003, and a lot of options that were equally fast, dont perform the same in 2007. (Sorry for writing on the wrong post in the first place). I am amazed and you have just saved me hours of work. It wont change just part of a string inside the single quotes. ActiveWorkbook.ChangeLink Name:=aLinks(i), NewName:=aaLink, Type:=LinkType xlExcelLinks Im wanting to switch everything from a series of data named Personal to a series named Commercial everything looks correct when I check the series in the Immediate window but when I step through to the line that actually commits the change (mySrs.Formula = ..) I get a Run-time error 1004 Application-defined or object-defined error. I wonder whether reinstalling Excel 2013 would fix the problem. When I tried 3 to 53 it didnt work. Posted: Monday, March 28th, 2011 under Utilities.Tags: SERIES Formula, VBA. What line of code is highlighted when you see this error? runtime error -2147417848 (80010108) : method count of object countobjects failed. It is much quicker than changing chart series one by one, but does not allow to change sheet and data range references (file/workseet references only)! When I removed the space, the error disappeared, and the routine ran perfectly. This saved me a lot of time! I have several pages of several complex graphs containing multiple data series. Your wonderful chart only shows data down to row 100. I think weve just found a bug. Thank you very much. Hi, =E2&" Test Results". This becomes tedious if there are multiple series in the copied chart, or if youve copied multiple charts. You could do this in an XY chart. How to Edit Series Formulas - Peltier Tech Awesome add-on Jon, its saved me a whole heap of time! Please advise. Even if I never get this part to work youve already saved me a ton of time so its no biggie. and that is where I am stuck because it isnt working. Excel has crash again. Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge and expertise. This brought execution time down from minutes to seconds. How to changes the name of a series - Excelchat | Excelchat - Got It AI For Each s In ch.Chart.SeriesCollection What are you trying to do? I have solved the problem. =Sheet1!Tim1 SEQUENCE function in Excel (How to + 5 Examples) - Excel Off The Grid OldString, NewString) Rick I think youll have to recreate the workbook, including the sheets and the charts. What are OldString and NewString? How are the labels applied? ?WorksheetFunction.Substitute(mySrs.Formula, OldString, NewString) I will let everyone know about your site. Instead make a list of 100 points as chart source data, then on a second sheet, make links to the chart source data, but lay it out in three columnar regions, and format as desired. Thanks! Dont use ws. Understanding data series | Exceljet Then paste the new data onto the copied data. So names like Time1, Return1, and Limit1, or even Tim_1, Ret_1, and Lim_1 would have worked. please let me know the reason for that or tell me the solutions. I found a little problem. MsgBox Nothing to be replaced., vbInformation, Nothing Entered This tool is amazing. The column to which I was changing the series to was hidden in that tab. Every chart series has a formula which describes the data in the series. I made sure my macros were enabled so it is not because of that. My charts are identical across all worksheets. Ive added another procedure called ChangeSeriesFormulaAllChartsAllSheets. Your Y values are fine (MA1.2PersonalInsuranceNSWACTAverageCostAdjusted or MA1.2CommercialInsuranceNSWACTAverageCostAdjusted). selecting debug points to this line in the VBA from what I pasted above Ken On the Insert tab, click a chart, and then click a chart type.. Click the Design tab, click the Select Data in the Data group.. You can modify the "7" in the formula to skip a different number of rows. Replace the cell reference with a static name of your choice. I am just starting to learn VBAs so sorry for the beginner question.

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