VBA trigger macro on cell value change

Question

This should be simple. When the value of a cell changes I want to trigger some VBA code. The cell (D3) is a calculation from two other cells =B3*C3. I have atte

Answer 1

If you are only looking at if the Worksheet_Change then it will count a change for anything entered even if it is the same as the previous value. To overcome this I use a Public variable to capture the starting value and compare it.

This is my code to do this. It also allows you omit parts of the worksheet or you can use it to evaluate every cell in the worksheet.

Place this code in the Worksheet.

Public TargetVal As String 'This is the value of a cell when it is selected


Private Sub Worksheet_SelectionChange(ByVal Target As Range)
If Target.Cells.CountLarge > 1 Then 'If more then one cell is selected do not save TargetVal. CountLarge is used to protect from overflow if all cells are selected.
    GoTo EXITNOW
Else
    TargetVal = Target 'This sets the value of the TargetVal variable when a cell is selected
End If
EXITNOW:
End Sub

 Sub Worksheet_Change(ByVal Target As Range)
'When a cell is modified this will evaluate if the value in the cell value has changed.
'For example if a cell is entered and enter is pressed the value is still evaluated
'We don't want to count it as a change if the value hasn't actually changed

Dim ColumnNumber As Integer
Dim RowNumber As Integer
Dim ColumnLetter As String

'---------------------
'GET CURRENT CELL INFO
'---------------------
    ColumnNumber = Target.Column
    RowNumber = Target.Row
    ColumnLetter = Split(Target.Address, "$")(1)

'---------------------
'DEFINE NO ACTION PARAMETERS
'   IF CELL CHANGED IS IN NO ACTION RANGE, EXIT CODE NOW FOR PERFORMANCE IMPROVEMENT OR TO NOT TAKE ACTION
'---------------------
    If ColumnNumber <> 4 Then 'This would exempt anything not in Column 4
        GoTo EXITNOW
    ElseIf RowNumber <> 3 Then 'This would exempt anything not in Row 3
        GoTo EXITNOW
    'Add Attional ElseIf statements as needed
    'ElseIf ColumnNumber > 25 Then
        'GoTo EXITNOW
    End If

'---------------------
'EVALUATE IF CELL VALUE HAS CHANGED
'---------------------
Debug.Print "---------------------------------------------------------"
Debug.Print "Cell: " & ColumnLetter & RowNumber & " Starting Value: " & TargetVal & " | New Value: " & Target

    If Target = TargetVal Then
        Debug.Print " No Change"
        'CALL MACRO, FUNCTION, or ADD CODE HERE TO DO SOMETHING IF NOT CHANGED
    Else
        Debug.Print " Cell Value has Changed"
        'CALL MACRO, FUNCTION, or ADD CODE HERE TO DO SOMETHING IF CHANGED
    End If
Debug.Print "---------------------------------------------------------"

EXITNOW:
 End Sub