Dear Ashish, Below is the modified code. Just a little modification in your existing code and it is working fine.
Sub Macro1() i = Application.InputBox("enter range") ' If you want to select A2:B5 then enter as A2:B5 Dim xxxx As Range Set xxxx = ActiveSheet.Range(i) Sheet1.Activate ActiveSheet.Range(i).Select With Selection.Interior .Pattern = xlSolid .PatternColorIndex = xlAutomatic .Color = 65535 '.TintAndShade = 0 '.PatternTintAndShade = 0 End With End Sub Best Regards, -- DILIP KUMAR PANDEY MBA-HR,B COM(Hons.),BCA Mobile: +91 9810929744 dilipan...@gmail.com dilipan...@yahoo.com New Delhi - 110062 On 11/28/09, ashish koul <koul.ash...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > hi > > actually i want user to enter the range in input box and want to perform > some action on it > > like user to enter c1,or c1:c20 > > how can i do it in vba > > something like this or anyother smiple way > > > > > > > Sub Macro1() > > Dim xxxx As Range > xxxx = Application.InputBox("enter the RANGE") > > Sheet1.Activate > > > Range("xxxx").Select > With Selection.Interior > .Pattern = xlSolid > .PatternColorIndex = xlAutomatic > .Color = 65535 > .TintAndShade = 0 > .PatternTintAndShade = 0 > End With > End Sub > > -- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Some important links for excel users: 1. Excel and VBA Tutorials(Video and Text), Free add-ins downloads at http://www.excelitems.com 2. Excel tutorials at http://www.excel-macros.blogspot.com 3. Learn VBA Macros at http://www.vbamacros.blogspot.com 4. Excel Tips and Tricks at http://exceldailytip.blogspot.com To post to this group, send email to excel-macros@googlegroups.com If you find any spam message in the group, please send an email to: Ayush Jain @ jainayus...@gmail.com or Ashish Jain @ 26may.1...@gmail.com <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><> HELP US GROW !! We reach over 6,500 subscribers worldwide and receive many nice notes about the learning and support from the group. Our goal is to have 10,000 subscribers by the end of 2009. Let friends and co-workers know they can subscribe to group at http://groups.google.com/group/excel-macros/subscribe