Application.RecordRelative property (Excel)

True if macros are recorded by using relative references; False if recording is absolute. Read-only Boolean.

Syntax

expression.RecordRelative

expression A variable that represents an Application object.

Example

This example displays the address of the active cell on Sheet1 in A1 style if RecordRelative is False; otherwise, it displays the address in R1C1 style.

Worksheets("Sheet1").Activate 
If Application.RecordRelative = False Then 
 MsgBox ActiveCell.Address(ReferenceStyle:=xlA1) 
Else 
 MsgBox ActiveCell.Address(ReferenceStyle:=xlR1C1) 
End If

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