VBA- variable in a range, inside a formula

Question

I have the following code, to calculate the max in a range of cells:

 Range("E3").Select
 ActiveCell.FormulaR1C1 = "=MAX(RC[-3]:R[50]C[-3])"

How can I replace 50 with a variable in my code?

Thanks for your help!

Answer 1

Have you tried this:

Dim sVal as String
sVal = "50"
ActiveCell.FormulaR1C1 = "=MAX(RC[-3]:R[" & sVal & " ]C[-3])"

Answer 2

Something like this:

Dim somevar as Integer
somevar = 50
ActiveCell.FormulaR1C1 = "=MAX(RC[-3]:R[" + somevar + "]C[-3])"