Excel Track Changes - Text and Formulas with user name and time stamp Ease of Use Intermediate

Version tested with 2003 Submitted by: arkusM Description: This Macro would be used to track all _changes_ to a sheet, whether they are dat a entry changes or formula changes. and displays the old value in a seperate she et. Discussion: I developed by modifying lenze's change macro (http://vbaexpress.com/kb/getartic le.php?kb_id=909). This version will track changes in a new sheet, I created thi s code for a Excel application that I created and maintained but did not use. It was intended it to be a history maker for the file. **NB** this macro renders t he "undo" function useless. **NB** this maco will not show data cahnges when mul tiple cells are selected. It will show the range that cahnged but does not show each cell change. There is password protection in the code but it is commented o ut. CODE: '.Protect Password:="Secret" Modification ideas: - Track change on a n ew, hidden, file. Code: instructions for use Option Explicit Dim sOldAddress As String Dim vOldValue As Variant Dim sOldFormula As String Private Sub Workbook_TrackChange(Cancel As Boolean) Dim sh As Worksheet For Each sh In ActiveWorkbook.Worksheets sh.PageSetup.LeftFooter = "&06" & ActiveWorkbook.FullName & vbLf & "&A" Next sh End Sub Private Sub Workbook_SheetChange(ByVal sh As Object, ByVal Target As Range) ''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''' 'Thanks to lenze for getting me started on this project (http://vbaexpress. com/kb/getarticle.php?kb_id=909) 'http://www.mrexcel.com/forum/showthread.php?t=376400&referrerid=76744 'Tha nks to Colin_L 'Adapted by Mark Reierson 2009 ''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''' Dim Dim Dim Set wSheet As Worksheet wActSheet As Worksheet iCol As Integer wActSheet = ActiveSheet

'Precursor Exits 'Other conditions that you do not want to tracke could be added here If vOldValue = "" Then Exit Sub 'If you comment out this line *every* entry will be recorded 'Continue

On Error Resume Next ' This Error-Resume-Next is only to allow the creation of the tracker sheet. Set wSheet = Sheets("Tracker") '**** Add the tracker Sheet if it does not exist **** If wSheet Is Nothing Then Set wActSheet = ActiveSheet Worksheets.Add(After:=Worksheets(Worksheets.Count)).Name = "Tracker" End If On Error Goto 0 '**** End of specific error resume next On Error Goto ErrorHandler With Application .ScreenUpdating = False .EnableEvents = False End With With Sheets("Tracker") '******** This bit of code moves the tracker over a column when the fir st columns are full**' If .Cells(1, 1) = "" Then ' iCol = 1 ' Else ' iCol = .Cells(1, 256).End(xlToLeft).Column - 7 ' If Not .Cells(65536, iCol) = "" Then ' iCol = .Cells(1, 256).End(xlToLeft).Column + 1 ' End If ' End If ' '********* END ******************************************************** *********************' .Unprotect Password:="Secret" '******** Sets the Column Headers ************************************* ********************* If LenB(.Cells(1, iCol).Value) = 0 Then .Range(.Cells(1, iCol), .Cells(1, iCol + 7)) = Array("Cell Changed", "Old Value", _ "New Value", "Old Formula", "New Formula", "Time of Change", "Date o f Change", "User") .Cells.Columns.AutoFit End If With .Cells(.Rows.Count, iCol).End(xlUp).Offset(1) .Value = sOldAddress .Offset(0, 1).Value = vOldValue .Offset(0, 3).Value = sOldFormula If Target.Count = 1 Then .Offset(0, 2).Value = Target.Value If Target.HasFormula Then .Offset(0, 4).Value = "'" & Target.For mula End If .Offset(0, 5) = Time .Offset(0, 6) = Date .Offset(0, 7) = Application.UserName

.Offset(0, 7).Borders(xlEdgeRight).LineStyle = xlContinuous End With '.Protect Password:="Secret" 'Uncomment to protect the "tracker tab" End With ErrorExit: With Application .ScreenUpdating = True .EnableEvents = True End With wActSheet.Activate Exit Sub ErrorHandler: 'any error handling you want 'Debug.Print "We have an error" Resume ErrorExit End Sub Private Sub Workbook_SheetSelectionChange(ByVal sh As Object, ByVal Target As Ra nge) With Target sOldAddress = .Address(external:=True) If .Count > 1 Then vOldValue = "Multiple Cell Select" sOldFormula = vbNullString Else vOldValue = .Value If .HasFormula Then sOldFormula = "'" & Target.Formula Else sOldFormula = vbNullString End If End If End With End Sub

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use: The code should be copied in its entirety into the "thisWorkbook" code s When a value is entered then changed the macro should fire. Close the Code window and exit the Editor.

Test the code: 1. Enter data on any sheet. Change the value, a new tab should be created c alled "Tracker", navigate to this tab and you should see the old and new values your user name and time you made the change. 2. Test on single cell entries and test on multiple cells to see if this wi ll work for you.

Sample File: Track changes Macro.zip 11.8KB