Excel form - may need VBA?

Take this:

1. Default to Current Date in Entry Form

To automatically populate a textbox with today’s date when the form opens:

Private Sub UserForm_Initialize()
    Me.txtDate.Value = Format(Date, "dd/mm/yyyy") ' Or use Now() for date + time
End Sub

• Replace txtDate with the name of your date textbox.
• This runs when the form loads and sets the default value.

2. Pull-Down Restrictions from Master Sheet

If your restrictions (e.g. dropdown options) are stored on a separate tab, you can populate a ComboBox like this:

Private Sub UserForm_Initialize()
    Dim ws As Worksheet
    Dim rng As Range
    Dim cell As Range

    Set ws = ThisWorkbook.Sheets("RestrictionsTab") ' Change to your tab name
    Set rng = ws.Range("A2:A10") ' Change to your actual range

    For Each cell In rng
        Me.cboOptions.AddItem cell.Value
    Next cell
End Sub

• cboOptions is your ComboBox name.
• This ensures the form reflects the latest restrictions from your master sheet.

3. Calculations Within the Form

To calculate values like Ending Number = Starting Number + Quantity dynamically:

Private Sub txtQuantity_Change()
    If IsNumeric(Me.txtStart.Value) And IsNumeric(Me.txtQuantity.Value) Then
        Me.txtEnd.Value = Val(Me.txtStart.Value) + Val(Me.txtQuantity.Value)
    End If
End Sub

• This updates txtEnd automatically when txtQuantity changes.
• You can also trigger this on txtStart_Change if needed.

4. Saving Only Start and End to Database

When the user clicks a “Submit” button, you can write only the relevant fields to your database sheet:

Private Sub btnSubmit_Click()
    Dim ws As Worksheet
    Dim nextRow As Long

    Set ws = ThisWorkbook.Sheets("DatabaseSheet") ' Change to your sheet name
    nextRow = ws.Cells(ws.Rows.Count, "A").End(xlUp).Row + 1

    ws.Cells(nextRow, 1).Value = Me.txtDate.Value
    ws.Cells(nextRow, 2).Value = Me.txtStart.Value
    ws.Cells(nextRow, 3).Value = Me.txtEnd.Value
End Sub