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Default To delete rows when more than one cell is blank

Since it took me a while to fine tune this macro, I thought I'd post it
in case anyone else can use it.

This macro selects 3 consecutive cells at a time and looks in those
cells for values. If all 3 cells are blank, that row is deleted. If
any cell in the selection contains a value, the row is left in tact.

Sub DeleteRowsWithSomeBlankCells()
Dim B As Long
Dim X As Variant
Dim Y As Long
Dim ThisCol As String
Y = 1
For B = 1000 To 1 Step -1
' Start at row 1000 and work up. Change 1000 to the number of rows
' in your worksheet. This prevents the macro from skipping a row if
' the row above it was deleted, since Excel shifts up after deleting
' a row.
Range("A" & B & ":" & "C" & B).Select
' Selects the 3 cells in columns A, B and C. Change A and C
' if you plan to search other columns.
For Each X In Selection
If X.Text = "" Then
If Y / 3 = 1 Then
'Only deletes the row once it has checked all 3 cells.
Rows(X.Row).Select
Selection.Delete Shift:=xlUp
Y = 1 'Reset Y
Else
ThisCol = Chr(65 + X.Column)
' This is needed to convert X.column to a character
' instead of a number. 64 would be the current value
' of X.Column. 65 is X.Column + 1, needed because
' 'm incrementing the active cell by 1 column.
Y = Y + 1
Range(ThisCol & X.Row).Activate
' Moves the active cell in the selection to the right
' 1 cell.
End If
Else
Y = 1
Exit For
' It found a value in a cell and is moving on to the
' row above.
End If
Next
Next
End Sub


Thanks to Tom Ogilvy for posting his elegant ThisCol solution for
converting a column's numerical value to a string by using the Char
function and adding 64 to the ASCII value of x.column. He posted that
back in 1998. It's still being used, Tom! :)

Max.