The editor here messed up one line of code in mine - and if you copy from
that, you'll get a runtime error. Here's code you should be able to copy and
paste without error:

Sub DeleteMiddleColumn()
'any column that is between the two with the
'defined labels will be deleted.
'only works with 1 column between the two
'so with 'Column 1' | newCol | 'Column 2'
'labels, the 'newCol' column would be deleted
'regardless of how it is labeled.

Const keeperCol1 = "Column 1" ' change to actual label
Const keeperCol2 = "Column 2" ' change to actual label
Dim lastColumn As Long
Dim titleRange As Range
Dim anyTitle As Range

lastColumn = Range("A1").Offset(0, _
Columns.Count - 1).End(xlToLeft).Column
Set titleRange = Range("A1", Cells(1, lastColumn))
For Each anyTitle In titleRange
If UCase(anyTitle.Value) = UCase(keeperCol1) And _
UCase(anyTitle.Offset(0, 2).Value) = UCase(keeperCol2) Then
anyTitle.Offset(0, 1).EntireColumn.Delete
'alldone, can exit
Exit For
End If
Next
Set titleRange = Nothing

End Sub


"JLatham" wrote:

Try this code instead? I'm not sure what was going on in the previously
provided code, so I just wrote this from scratch. If you have any questions,
just ask.

This goes into a regular code module and you access it using Tools | Macro |
Macros

Sub DeleteMiddleColumn()
'any column that is between the two with the
'defined labels will be deleted.
'only works with 1 column between the two
'so with 'Column 1' | newCol | 'Column 2'
'labels, the 'newCol' column would be deleted
'regardless of how it is labeled.

Const keeperCol1 = "Column 1" ' change to actual label
Const keeperCol2 = "Column 2" ' change to actual label
Dim lastColumn As Long
Dim titleRange As Range
Dim anyTitle As Range

lastColumn = Range("A1").Offset(0, Columns.Count - 1).End(xlToLeft).Column
Set titleRange = Range("A1", Cells(1, lastColumn))
For Each anyTitle In titleRange
If UCase(anyTitle.Value) = UCase(keeperCol1) And _
UCase(anyTitle.Offset(0, 2).Value) = UCase(keeperCol2) Then
anyTitle.Offset(0, 1).EntireColumn.Delete
'alldone, can exit
Exit For
End If
Next
Set titleRange = Nothing

End Sub


"David A." wrote:

Its not liking the If C < "Ralph" Or .Name < "Irvin" Or C.Name < "Melvin"
Then
statment. I have change it to and and or but still not working.

"JLGWhiz" wrote:

Assume that you name three columns "Ralph", "Irvin" and "Melvin" respectively.

lc = Cells(1,Columns.Count).End(xlToLeft).Column
myRng = Range("A1", Cells(1, lc))
For Each C In myRng
If C < "Ralph" Or .Name < "Irvin" Or C.Name < "Melvin" Then
C.EntireColumn.Delete
End If
Next

I didn't test this so you should before you install it in your regular code.


"David A." wrote:

I have a spreadsheet that people keep adding columns to. I import this sheet
and I have a macro that I hide the unwanted columns. The problem is that I
have to re-write the macro every time they add another (or change) column. I
need to write a macro that will delete the unwanted columns without
re-writing the macro.
EX:
"Column1" "Column2 "Column3"
I want to keep Column1 and Column3 and delete Column2 no matter what its
name or possition.