Range Selection
You don't have to work with selections in your code for most things.
If you do, I think you'll find the code harder to understand and maintain.
You didn't say how you wanted the sort done (or did I miss that???).
Option Explicit
Sub testme()
Dim TopLeftCorner As Range
Dim BotRightCorner As Range
Dim LastRow As Long
Dim LastCol As Long
Dim StringToSearchFor As String
Dim wks As Worksheet
Set wks = ActiveSheet 'worksheets("sheetnamehere")
StringToSearchFor = "Freq"
With wks
With .Range("A1").EntireColumn
Set TopLeftCorner = .Cells.Find(What:=StringToSearchFor, _
After:=.Cells(.Cells.Count), _
LookIn:=xlValues, _
LookAt:=xlWhole, _
SearchOrder:=xlByRows, _
SearchDirection:=xlNext, _
MatchCase:=False)
End With
If TopLeftCorner Is Nothing Then
MsgBox StringToSearchFor & " wasn't found!"
Exit Sub
End If
'using column A to determined the last row to sort
LastRow = .Cells(.Rows.Count, "A").End(xlUp).Row
'using the headers in the row with Freq to determine
'the last column to sort
LastCol _
= .Cells(TopLeftCorner.Row, .Columns.Count).End(xlToLeft).Column
Set BotRightCorner = .Cells(LastRow, LastCol)
With .Range(TopLeftCorner, BotRightCorner)
.Sort key1:=.Columns(1), order1:=xlAscending, _
key2:=.Columns(2), order2:=xlAscending, _
key3:=.Columns(LastCol), order3:=xlAscending, _
header:=xlYes, MatchCase:=False
End With
End With
End Sub
The sort statement includes the row with Freq, but header:=xlyes means that it
won't be sorted as part of the data.
WLMPilot wrote:
I am trying to select a variable range, beginning in column A and ending in
the furtherest column to the right being used AND last row used.
There are three factors to remember:
1) The actual beginning point (upper leftmost cell) may change as I
insert/delete
rows above the data to be sorted. The first cell in column A for the
sort range
is located below the header FREQ.
2) The number of rows down will increase as data is added.
3) The number of columns used may increase if I determine there are other
items I need to calculate/input.
Currently, I am using columns A-R. The column headers are on row 8, which
may increase/decrease based on item #1 above.
One other quick question:
I believe I have the sort code I need. My question is this: After the
range is selected, I believe the first part of the sort code is
"Selection:Sort" (without quotes). Is this correct?
Thanks for your help!
Les
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Dave Peterson
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