David, you're a Star!  Thank you so much - didn't expect the counter 
addition - very thoughtful of you.  It works brilliantly!
Orange on its way...! :-)

On Saturday, June 16, 2012 12:05:30 PM UTC+1, David Grugeon wrote:

> Final version including force uppercase input and counter so you know what 
> it has done
>
> Completed with Ucase and Counter.
>
> Sub UpdateCode()
>
> Dim mySearch As String
> Dim myReplaceValue As String
> Dim ws As Worksheet
> Dim c As Range
> Dim Counter As Long
>
> mySearch = UCase(InputBox("Enter the Box Number requiring relocation: "))
> myReplaceValue = InputBox("What is the new location? ")
>
> For Each ws In Worksheets
> If Len(ws.Name) = 1 Then
> For Each c In Intersect(ws.Range("O:O"), ws.UsedRange)
>     If c.Value = mySearch Then
>         c.Offset(0, 4) = myReplaceValue
>         Counter = Counter + 1
>         
>     End If
> Next c
> End If
> Next ws
> MsgBox "Made " & Counter & " Replacements", vbOKOnly, "Completed"
> End Sub
>
> On 16 June 2012 12:12, David Grugeon <da...@grugeon.com.au> wrote:
>
>> Sorry - hit the send button too quickly
>>
>> Option Explicit
>>
>> Sub UpdateCode()
>>
>> Dim mySearch As String
>> Dim myReplaceValue As String
>> Dim ws As Worksheet
>> Dim c As Range
>>
>> mySearch = InputBox("Enter the Box Number requiring relocation: ")
>> myReplaceValue = InputBox("What is the new location? ")
>>
>> For Each ws In Worksheets
>> If Len(ws.Name) = 1 Then
>> For Each c In Intersect(ws.Range("O:O"), ws.UsedRange)
>>     If c.Value = mySearch Then
>>         c.Offset(0, 4) = myReplaceValue
>>         
>>     End If
>> Next c
>> End If
>> Next ws
>> End Sub
>>
>> On 16 June 2012 12:10, David Grugeon <da...@grugeon.com.au> wrote:
>>
>>> Hi Jeanette
>>>
>>> Try the following.  It assumes that the sheet names of 1 character 
>>> length are the ones you want to work with.  If this is not so you will need 
>>> to change the line 
>>>
>>> If Len(ws.Name) = 1 Then
>>>
>>> to apply a more appropriate test.
>>>
>>> On 16 June 2012 10:18, JLO <jeanette_lovel...@btinternet.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Could really use some help with this.  I have worksheets A to Z.  I'm 
>>>> searching for data the user has entered via an input box, then changing 
>>>> the 
>>>> data in cells over to the right with the data the user enters via another 
>>>> input box.  This works perfectly on active sheet.  What I need is for the 
>>>> exact same thing to happen across worksheets A to Z (there being further 
>>>> worksheets that don't get changed), so some sort of loop is needed.  I've 
>>>> tried looping, but with disastrous results!! I'd really appreciate a 
>>>> solution - I cribbed the example from elsewhere and tailored it, but I'm 
>>>> stumped to get it to work across the other sheets.  Thanks in advance for 
>>>> all your help!  Here's my code:
>>>>  
>>>> With ActiveSheet.Range("O:O")
>>>>     Dim mySearch As String
>>>>     Dim myReplaceValue
>>>>     mySearch = InputBox("Enter the Box Number requiring relocation: ")
>>>>     myReplaceValue = InputBox("What is the new location? ")
>>>>     Set c = .Find(mySearch, LookIn:=xlValues)
>>>>     If Not c Is Nothing Then
>>>>         firstaddress = c.Address
>>>>         Do
>>>>             c.Offset(, 4) = myReplaceValue
>>>>             Set c = .FindNext(c)
>>>>         Loop While Not c Is Nothing And c.Address <> firstaddress
>>>>     End If
>>>> End With
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