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How Can I Insert Variable Into Formula in VBA: 2 Answers

The document is a Stack Overflow post asking how to insert a variable into a formula in VBA. [1] The OP has code attempting to insert the variable i into the formula "=Sum(E15,&i&)" but it is not working. [2] The top response explains that the ampersand needs to be outside the formula string to concatenate properly. It should be "=Sum(E15," & i & ")". [3] The response also notes that the goal is unclear but provides a modified code sample that loops and writes a SUM formula to cells using the variable i.

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How Can I Insert Variable Into Formula in VBA: 2 Answers

The document is a Stack Overflow post asking how to insert a variable into a formula in VBA. [1] The OP has code attempting to insert the variable i into the formula "=Sum(E15,&i&)" but it is not working. [2] The top response explains that the ampersand needs to be outside the formula string to concatenate properly. It should be "=Sum(E15," & i & ")". [3] The response also notes that the goal is unclear but provides a modified code sample that loops and writes a SUM formula to cells using the variable i.

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How can I insert variable into formula in VBA


Asked 3 years, 7 months ago Active 3 years, 7 months ago Viewed 41k times

Can anyone solve this?

7 Sub test

Dim i as integer

For I = 1 to 10
ActiveCell.Offset(0, 2).Formula = "=Sum(E15,&i&)"
3 Next I

End Sub

vba excel formula

edited Jul 9 '18 at 19:34 asked Feb 28 '17 at 8:08


Community ♦ lcc
1 1 261 1 5 17

1 you need to take the i out of the " . But what are you trying to Sum ? – Shai Rado Feb 28 '17 at 8:12

2 Answers Active Oldest Votes

your actual goal is unclear

5 you may want to start form this code

Sub test()
Dim i As Integer

For i = 1 To 10
cells(i, 4).Formula = "=Sum(E" & i & ":E15)"
Next
End Sub

and adjust it to your needs, knowing that:

it currently writes in cells "D1:D10"

since cells(i, 4) references a cell in 4th column (i.e.: column "D") 4 and i row, and we're
inside a loop where i is looping through 1 to 10

so if:

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you want to reference a different column then just change 4 to the proper column index

you want to reference a different row then just change i to the proper row index (may
be some i+2 if you need to iterate through 1 to 10 but start writing from row 3 )

the formula written in those cells is:

=SUM(E1:E15) in D1,

=SUM(E2:E15) in D2,

....

=SUM(E10:E15) in D10.

so just change "=Sum(E" & i & ":E15)" to your actual needs

answered Feb 28 '17 at 8:28


user3598756
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Actually I did try on this "=Sum(E" & i & ":E15)" but I forgot to leave a space between the ampersand,& and
"i" That's the reason I couldn't have this code work>< – lcc Feb 28 '17 at 8:48

fine. then you may want to mark answer as accepted by clicking on the check mark beside the answer to
toggle it from greyed out to filled in. thank you! – user3598756 Mar 15 '17 at 8:09

You're close, trying to use ampersands ( & ) to concatenate strings.

6 ActiveCell.Offset(0, 2).Formula = "=Sum(E15," & i & ")"

Use the ampersands between strings to merge them, not inside strings.

answered Feb 28 '17 at 8:11


Wolfie
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1 What is the purpose of the formula =SUM(E15,1) ? – Shai Rado Feb 28 '17 at 8:21

1 Thanks, if it's the accepted answer then please mark it so... @ShaiRado, I agree it's unclear what the OP is
trying to achieve, but this is the solution to their specific problem :) – Wolfie Feb 28 '17 at 10:29

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