I have an Excel table in which multiple rows are given different coloured backgrounds by VBA macros. These background colours should be locked to the rows. My problem is that when the table is sorted by one column or another the background colours move as the data is reordered.
Can I format in another way to stop this happening so that the cells remain locked?
The code I use to format is:
For Each Row In rng.Rows
If Condition Then
Row.Select
cIndex = ColourIndex(colour)
With Selection.Interior
.ColorIndex = cIndex
End With
End If
Next
An example of my table is like this:
EDIT: Extra Code
Sub Quota(ByVal Type As String)
Dim records As Long
Dim sht1 As Worksheet
Set sht1 = Worksheets("Sheet1")
Dim sht2 As Worksheet
Set sht2 = Worksheets("Sheet2")
records = sht1.Range("A1048576").End(xlUp).Row - 5
Dim rng As Range
Dim rngRowCount As Long
Dim rLastCell As Range
Dim i As Long
sht2.Activate
'Last used cell
Set rLastCell = sht2.Cells.Find(What:="*", After:=Cells(1, 1), LookIn:=xlFormulas, LookAt:= _
xlPart, SearchOrder:=xlByRows, SearchDirection:=xlPrevious, MatchCase:=False)
'All used columns except 1st
Set rng = sht2.Range(Cells(2, 1), rLastCell)
rng.Select
rngRowCount = rng.Rows.CountLarge
For i = 1 To rngRowCount
Dim valueAs String
Dim colour As String
Dim VarX As Long
Dim maxValue As Long
value= sht2.Cells(i + 1, 1).Value
colour = sht2.Cells(i + 1, 2).Value
If Type = "A" Then
VarX = sht2.Cells(i + 1, 3).Value
ElseIf Type = "B" Then
VarX = sht2.Cells(i + 1, 5).Value
End If
maxValue = (records / 100) * VarX
ColourRows value, colour, maxValue
Next i
End Sub
Sub ColourRows(value As String, colour As String, maxValue As Long)
Dim sht1 As Worksheet
Set sht1 = Worksheets("Sheet1")
sht1.Activate
Dim rng As Range
Dim firstSixRowsOnwards As Range
Dim lastColumn As Long
Dim usedColumns As Range
Dim usedColumnsString As String
Dim highlightedColumns As Range
Dim rngDataRowCount As Long
Dim performancevalueAs String
Dim cIndex As Integer
Dim count As Long
count = 0
Dim rLastCell As Range
'End row
rngDataRowCount = sht1.Range("A1048576").End(xlUp).Row
'First 6 rows
Set firstSixRowsOnwards = sht1.Range("A6:XFD1048576")
'Last column
lastColumn = Cells.Find("*", SearchOrder:=xlByColumns, SearchDirection:=xlPrevious).Column
'Used Range
Set rng = sht1.Range(Cells(1, 1), Cells(rngDataRowCount, lastColumn))
'Used Columns
Set usedColumns = sht1.Range(Cells(1, 1), Cells(1048576, lastColumn))
Set rng = Intersect(rng, firstSixRowsOnwards, usedColumns)
For Each Row In rng.Rows
compareValue= Cells(Row.Row, 5)).Value
If (InStr(1, value, compareValue, 1) Then
Dim rowNumber As Long
Row.Select
If count < maxValue Then
cIndex = ColourIndex(colour)
With Selection.Interior
.ColorIndex = cIndex
End With
count = count + 1
Else
cIndex = 3 'red
With Selection.Interior
.ColorIndex = cIndex
End With
End If
End If
Next
End Sub