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ConvertFormula Method [Excel 2003 VBA Language Reference]

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Converts cell references in a formula between the A1 and R1C1 reference styles, between relative and absolute references, or both. Variant.

expression.ConvertFormula(Formula, FromReferenceStyle, ToReferenceStyle, ToAbsolute, RelativeTo)

expression Required. An expression that returns one of the objects in the Applies To list.

Formula  Required Variant. A string that containis the formula you want to convert. This must be a valid formula, and it must begin with an equal sign.

XlReferenceStyle

XlReferenceStyle can be one of these XlReferenceStyle constants.
xlA1
xlR1C1

XlReferenceStyle

XlReferenceStyle can be one of these XlReferenceStyle constants.
xlA1
xlR1C1

XlReferenceStyle

XlReferenceStyle can be one of these XlReferenceStyle constants.
xlAbsolute
xlAbsRowRelColumn

xlRelRowAbsColumn

xlRelative

RelativeTo  Optional Variant. Optional Variant. A Range object that contains one cell. Relative references relate to this cell.

Example

This example converts a SUM formula that contains R1C1-style references to an equivalent formula that contains A1-style references, and then it displays the result.

inputFormula = "=SUM(R10C2:R15C2)"
MsgBox Application.ConvertFormula( _
    formula:=inputFormula, _
    fromReferenceStyle:=xlR1C1, _
    toReferenceStyle:=xlA1)

Applies to | Application Object