VBA =COUNTIFS from different file, using variable for R1C1

Question

I am trying to turn this formula into VBA code:

=COUNTIFS('Report'!$J:$J,"=In Force")

However, I have acquired the column in the 'Report' file that I will be extracting the data from. The column number it stores in variable ColNum . I need to ensure that it extracts data from the column variable that I have found, and from the 'Report' File.

Here is my code so far (I know it is not correct):

ActiveCell.FormulaR1C1 = "=COUNTIFS(Report'!$I:$I,"=In Force")"

Any help would be greatly appreciated!!!

Answer 1

If you know the number of the column (in the ColNum variable) that you wish to sum then you can use:

ActiveCell.FormulaR1C1 = "=COUNTIFS('Report'!C" & ColNum & ":C" & ColNum & ",""=In Force"")"

If the name of the sheet is also in a variable, ReportName, then the formula is:

ActiveCell.FormulaR1C1 = "=COUNTIFS('" & ReportName &"'!C" & ColNum & ":C" & ColNum & ",""=In Force"")"