I have a spreadsheet in which 4 of every 5 Rows need to be deleted. ie: Row 1
is good, Row 6 is good, Row 11 is good, Row 16 is good, etc. I need to delete
Rows 2-5, 7-10, 12-15, etc. I would prefer for the 1st row (ie: Row 2) be
selected and then I can set a variable in the macro to tell it how many sets
of 4 consecutive rows (with one good row between each bad set of 4) I need
deleted.

Help is appreciated as I am not a programmer but guys are really good.

Thanks
Danny

Danny

Not sure of the last bit or whether you want a programming solution, but if
you just want to delete the four rows and keep the fifth, use a 'helper'
column.

Let's use column S as a helper column

1) Enter 1 in S2
2) Enter 2 in S3, 3 in S4, 4 in S5 and 5 in S6.
3) Highlight S2:S6
4) Drag this data using the fill handle (Small square bottom right S6) the
full extent of your data.
5) Highlight row 1 and apply an autofilter (DataFilterAutofilter...)
6) In the autofilter drop-down for column S select Custom
7) In the first drop-down select 'less than or equal to' and enter 4 in the
box along side
8) click ok
9) Select the data and press the delete key
10) Remove the filter (DataFilterAuto Filter...)
11) Highlight ALL the data (even the blank rows)
12) Sort it (Datasort)
13) The deleted rows will now be at the bottom

That's a non-programming solution. If you need a programming one, post back
in the programming newsgroup

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HTH
Nick Hodge
Microsoft MVP - Excel
Southampton, England
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"scratching my head" wrote in
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I have a spreadsheet in which 4 of every 5 Rows need to be deleted. ie: Row
1
is good, Row 6 is good, Row 11 is good, Row 16 is good, etc. I need to
delete
Rows 2-5, 7-10, 12-15, etc. I would prefer for the 1st row (ie: Row 2) be
selected and then I can set a variable in the macro to tell it how many
sets
of 4 consecutive rows (with one good row between each bad set of 4) I need
deleted.

Help is appreciated as I am not a programmer but guys are really good.

Thanks
Danny