If the entry in column A matches the entry in column A for a row that was
deleted, it (the row) is deleted - no check on codes in P:T for the what
codes they have (they would already have failed that test). That is what I
understood you to want.

Public Sub Test()
Dim r As Long
Dim r1 As Range
Dim lrw As Long
Dim list As Variant
Dim rng As Range
Application.ScreenUpdating = False
With Worksheets("Sheet1")
lrw = .UsedRange.Rows(.UsedRange.Rows.Count).Row
ReDim list(1 To lrw)
icnt = 0
For r = lrw To 1 Step -1
Set r1 = .Range(.Cells(r, "P"), .Cells(r, "T"))
If Application.CountIf(r1, "MS") = 1 And _
Application.CountA(r1) = 1 Then
icnt = icnt + 1
list(icnt) = .Cells(r, 1).Value
.Rows(r).Delete
End If
Next

ReDim Preserve list(1 To icnt)
For i = 1 To icnt
.Columns(1).Replace What:=list(i), _
Replacement:="=na()", LookAt:=xlWhole, _
SearchOrder:=xlByRows, MatchCase:=False
Next
On Error Resume Next
Set rng = Columns(1).SpecialCells(xlFormulas, xlErrors)
On Error GoTo 0
If Not rng Is Nothing Then
rng.EntireRow.Delete
End If
End With
Application.ScreenUpdating = True
End Sub

--
Regards,
Tom Ogilvy

Gareth wrote in message
...
Tom

Many thanks, just the job.....

I have remembered something else though....

The sheet is made up of duplicated rows of data, the only difference
between
the rows being the addition of any codes in P:T.

Your code deletes any MS only rows of data, but I need it to also delete
the
same row without the code. Both rows will have the same ID number in
column
A

Is there a way to find MS only codes and then delete any rows with the
same
value in column A?

PS
There will be occasions when an MS code doesn't have a duplicate row.

Gareth
{clear as mud}

"Tom Ogilvy" wrote in message
...


For lngRow = lngLastRow To 1 Step -1
' check that only one cell in columns P to T contains a value
if Application.CountA(cells(lngRow,16).Resize(1,4)) = 1 then
For intCounter = 16 To 20 ' check P to T
' check if singe cell with value contains MS and only MS
If Trim(Cells(lngRow, intCounter).Value) = "MS" Then
' a row with MS and only MS in P to T
Rows(lngRow).EntireRow.Delete
Exit For
End If
Next intCounter
End If
Next lngRow


--
Regards,
Tom Ogilvy



Gareth wrote in message
...
Firstly, apologies for asking the same question again but I was afraid
that
I might of been forgotten.

From the question below you will see that I onlty want to delete rows
which
have an MS in the range P:T, the code that Dianne suuplied deletes the
row
if MS exists with any other code.

many thanks

Gareth

--------------------------------
Dianne

Thanks for this but perhaps I didn't ask the question properly:

I only want the row deleted if MS is the only entry in the range, your
code
deletes any row containing MS in the range.

Help........

"Dianne" wrote in message
...
Sub CheckInitials()
Dim lngRow As Long
Dim lngLastRow As Long
Dim intCol As Integer
Dim intCounter As Integer

'Here you will need to use a column
'that will ALWAYS contain a value --
'at least in the very last row
'I have used A in my example
lngLastRow = ActiveSheet.Range("A65536").End(xlUp).Row

For lngRow = lngLastRow To 1 Step -1
For intCounter = 16 To 20
If Trim(Cells(lngRow, intCounter).Value) = "MS" Then
Rows(lngRow).EntireRow.Delete
Exit For
End If
Next intCounter
Next lngRow
End Sub

--
HTH,
Dianne

In ,
Gareth typed:
I want to check a range (P:T) in every row. These cells will
contain
2 letter codes, if the code 'MS' is found ON ITS OWN then I want
to
delete that row. The number of rows on the sheet will vary.

Examples:

MS TG do not delete
MS delete
no codes at all do not delete
BB DD FG TR do not delete

Thanks in advance.

Gareth