Try this

Range("a" & p & ":b" & e).Select

You just had the column and row mixed up for the beginning
of the range.

KB

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Here is an example

p = 1
e = 5
Range(p & "a:b" & e).Select
if p is a variable row and u would want to start a
selection from colum 'a', microsoft will not accept the
above statement, only the 'b" & e' part works.

help, urgently please

thank u
.