Home |
Search |
Today's Posts |
#1
Posted to microsoft.public.excel.misc
|
|||
|
|||
Custom filter date using VB
Hi
I am running a macro to select rows from data using filter of certain fields. It works fine for the fields where I have to searching for specific text eg Selection.AutoFilter Field:=10, Criteria1:="=*" & strReportSponsor & "*" however I am trying to filter a date field to say where the date is less then a particular date Selection.AutoFilter Field:=13, Criteria1:="<=" & ReportDueBy the macro enters the less than date in the filter but it does not select any rows. When I select the filter manually I can see the date has been entered by the macro and then when I manually select "ok" again it works fine. Any idea why the macro is not returning any rows? -- Kevin |
#2
Posted to microsoft.public.excel.misc
|
|||
|
|||
Custom filter date using VB
Ron de Bruin pointed me to a way that works for him (he can have a problem with
international issues). This is from "Excel 2002 VBA Programmer's Reference" Written by John Green, Stephen Bullen, Rob Bovey and Robert Rosenberg http://www.oaltd.co.uk:80/ExcelProgR...rogRefCh22.htm Search for "Range.AutoFilter" and you'll see this note: Range.AutoFilter The AutoFilter method of a Range object is a very curious beast. We are forced to pass it strings for its filter criteria and hence must be aware of its string handling behaviour. The criteria string consists of an operator (=, , <, = etc.) followed by a value. If no operator is specified, the "=" operator is assumed. The key issue is that when using the "=" operator, AutoFilter performs a textual match, while using any other operator results in a match by value. This gives us problems when trying to locate exact matches for dates and numbers. If we use "=", Excel matches on the text that is displayed in the cell, i.e. the formatted number. As the text displayed in a cell will change with different regional settings and Windows language version, it is impossible for us to create a criteria string that will locate an exact match in all locales. There is a workaround for this problem. When using any of the other filter criteria, Excel plays by the rules and interprets the criteria string according to US formats. Hence, a search criterion of "=02/01/2001" will find all dates on or after 1st Feb, 2001, in all locales. We can use this to match an exact date by using two AutoFilter criteria. The following code will give an exact match on 1st Feb, 2001 and will work in any locale: Range("A1:D200").AutoFilter 2, "=02/01/2001", xlAnd, "<=02/01/2001" ============== So in your case, I'd try this first: Selection.AutoFilter Field:=13, _ Criteria1:="<=" & format(ReportDueBy,"mm/dd/yyyy") Kevin wrote: Hi I am running a macro to select rows from data using filter of certain fields. It works fine for the fields where I have to searching for specific text eg Selection.AutoFilter Field:=10, Criteria1:="=*" & strReportSponsor & "*" however I am trying to filter a date field to say where the date is less then a particular date Selection.AutoFilter Field:=13, Criteria1:="<=" & ReportDueBy the macro enters the less than date in the filter but it does not select any rows. When I select the filter manually I can see the date has been entered by the macro and then when I manually select "ok" again it works fine. Any idea why the macro is not returning any rows? -- Kevin -- Dave Peterson |
Reply |
Thread Tools | Search this Thread |
Display Modes | |
|
|
Similar Threads | ||||
Thread | Forum | |||
Custom Filter? | Excel Discussion (Misc queries) | |||
Custom Filter | Excel Worksheet Functions | |||
Custom Filter | New Users to Excel | |||
Custom Filter | Excel Discussion (Misc queries) | |||
Custom Filter Problem | Excel Discussion (Misc queries) |